Comment on “Option pricing under the Merton model of the short rate” by Kung and Lee [Math. Comput. Simul. 80 (2009) 378–386] Original Research Article

In this note, we correct the formula given in Ref. for European call and put option under Mertonʹs model of the short rate. We give a probabilistic derivation making use of the “change of numeraire” technique which is simpler and more standard.