Delta of a Digital Call Option
A digital (binary) call option pays $\
$ if $S_T > K$ and $\$0$ otherwise. Under standard Black-Scholes assumptions (constant volatility $\sigma$, risk-free rate $r$, log-normal stock price), the price of this option is:
$V = e^{-rT} N(d_2)$
where $d_2 = \dfrac{\ln(S/K) + (r - \sigma^2/2)T}{\sigma\sqrt{T}}$.
1. Derive the delta $\Delta = \partial V / \partial S$ of this digital call.
2. What happens to the delta as $T \to 0$ when the option is at-the-money ($S \approx K$)? What does this imply for hedging?
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