Black-76

Model

The Black-76 model is a foundational pricing framework specifically designed for European-style options on futures contracts. It adapts the core principles of the Black-Scholes model by substituting the underlying asset’s spot price with its forward price. This adjustment makes it particularly suitable for derivatives markets where the underlying asset itself is a future, such as in many cryptocurrency derivatives exchanges. The model calculates the theoretical value of an option by considering factors like the strike price, time to expiration, risk-free rate, and implied volatility.