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Symmetries of the Black–Scholes–Merton Equation for European Options

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The aim of the present paper is the clarification of the result of A. Paliathanasis, K. Krishnakumar, K.M. Tamizhmani and P.G.L. Leach on the symmetry Lie algebra of the Black–Scholes–Merton equation for European options.

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Bakirova, L.N., Shurygina, M.A. & Shurygin, V.V. Symmetries of the Black–Scholes–Merton Equation for European Options. Lobachevskii J Math 44, 1256–1263 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1134/S1995080223040042

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