function volAssets = volatilityAssets(y) %Function used in solving the non linear equation to %estimate the volatility and firm's assets value. %y(1,1): Assets' value. %y(2,1): Assets' volatility. %Extraction to input parameters V = y(1,1); sigmaV = y(2,1); %Initial parameters E = 100; sigmaE = 0.3; r = 0.03; B = 60; tau = 1; %Computation of parameters x. x = (log(V/B)+(r+sigmaV^2/2)*tau)/(sigmaV*sqrt(tau)); %Determination of outputs. volAssets(1,1) = E-V*normcdf(x)+B*exp(-r*tau)* ... normcdf(x-sigmaV*sqrt(tau)); volAssets(2,1) = sigmaV-sigmaE*E/(V*normcdf(x)); end