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Black-Scholes Model: Why Option Alpha Uses Historical Volatility to Calculate EV

This study examines the Black-Scholes-Merton model's flexibility in calculating expected value. We explore how this formula allows us to calculate probabilities and expected values in multiple ways, and we’ll compare the different methods to show why Option Alpha uses historical volatility.
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