If the Volatility of a Stock Is Not Constant and Changes

question 12

Multiple Choice

If the volatility of a stock is not constant and changes randomly over time, it generates the implied volatility "smile" or "skew". Which of the following statements about the smile is most valid?

• A) The smile arises because changing volatility increases the overall variance of the stock return relative to that assumed by the Black-Scholes formula.
• B) The return distribution with stochastic volatility is thinner-tailed than assumed in the Black-Scholes model.
• C) The smile arises because changing volatility decreases the overall skewness of the stock return relative to that assumed by the Black-Scholes formula.
• D) None of the above.

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