http://hdl.handle.net/1765/1472
series: ERS-2004-054-F&A

An Improved Estimator For Black-Scholes-Merton Implied Volatility


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We derive an estimator for Black-Scholes-Merton implied volatility that, when compared to the familiar Corrado & Miller [JBaF, 1996] estimator, has substantially higher approximation accuracy and extends over a wider region of moneyness.



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