In this article,we introduce a method for volatility computation from listed prices of American options on a un- derlying close to log-normal. From prices of American calls and puts, traded at an exchange at multiple strikes we compute the underlying volatility and implied volatility of an untraded European contract at each strike.

Authors: Yuriy Shkolnikov

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