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In the Black-Scholes PDE, (partial V)/(partial t) + rS(partial V)/(partial S) + (1)/(2)σ^2S^2fracpartial^2 Vpartial S^2 - rV = 0, what does the term -rV physically represent?

  1. The variance of the underlying asset returns.
  2. The opportunity cost of the capital tied up in the option premium.
  3. The expected growth of the stock price under the real-world measure.
  4. The decay of the option value due to time passage alone (Theta).

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