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July  2006, 6(4): 829-834. doi: 10.3934/dcdsb.2006.6.829

On nonexistence of non-constant volatility in the Black-Scholes formula

Kais Hamza 1, and  Fima C. Klebaner 1,

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School of Mathematical Sciences, Monash University, VIC 3800, Australia, Australia

Received  February 2005 Revised  November 2005 Published  April 2006

We prove that if the Black-Scholes formula holds with the spot volatility for call options with all strikes, then the volatility parameter is constant.
Keywords: stochastic implied volatility, local volatility models., stochastic volatility, Black-Scholes formula.
Mathematics Subject Classification: Primary: 60G44, 60H30; Secondary: 91B28, 91B7.
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