Long Dated Options Valuation

Valuation

Long dated options valuation in cryptocurrency derivatives necessitates models accommodating extended time horizons and inherent volatility structures unique to digital assets. Accurate pricing requires careful consideration of factors beyond traditional Black-Scholes assumptions, including the impact of funding rates, exchange-specific liquidity, and potential regulatory shifts. Consequently, practitioners often employ stochastic volatility models or variance gamma processes to better capture the non-constant volatility observed in crypto markets, influencing the derived option premium.