BSCallVega
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Function Description
Returns the Vega, i.e. sensitivity of price to volatility,
of a European call option assuming that the (generalised) Black-Scholes (i.e.
Garman-Kohlhagen) pricing formula applies, i.e.:
 

 
See Black-Scholes option
pricing greeks for further details of notation and (other) option greeks.
 
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    Output type / Parameter details
    
		
			Output type: Double
		
			| Parameter Name | Variable Type | Description | 
			| StrikePrice | Double | Strike price of option | 
			| UnderlyingPrice | Double | Current price of underlying | 
			| InterestCts | Double | Interest rate (continously compounded) | 
			| DividendCts | Double | Dividend yield (continuously compounded) | 
			| TimeNow | Double | Time now (typically 0) | 
			| TimeMaturity | Double | Time at maturity | 
			| ImpliedVolatility | Double | Implied volatility (of price of underlying) | 
	
    
 
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