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Which answer to "what is wrong with Black–Scholes?" is strongest in an interview?
- AIt assumes constant volatility
- BConstant vol is contradicted by the smile; lognormality understates tails
- CThe mathematics of the derivation contains an error
- DIt is fine, and traders use it every day without adjustment
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