Meanings
nounBlack-Scholes model (plural Black-Scholes models)
plural Black-Scholes models
- economicsA mathematical model for the dynamics of a financial market containing derivative investment instruments.
Origin
Named after Fischer Black and Myron Scholes, involved in its development.
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