Switching Levy Models in Continuous Time

Switching Levy Models in Continuous Time
Author: Kyriakos Chourdakis
Publisher:
Total Pages: 39
Release: 2008
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This paper introduces a general regime switching Levy process, and constructs the characteristic function in closed form. Correlations between the underlying Markov chain and the asset returns are also allowed, by imposing asset price jumps whenever a regime change takes place. Based on the characteristic function the conditional densities and vanilla option prices can be rapidly computed using FFT. It is shown that the regime switching model has the potential to capture a wide variety of implied volatility skews. The paper also discusses the pricing of exotic contracts, like barrier, Bermudan and American options, by implementation of a quadrature method. A detailed numerical experiment illustrates the application of the regime switching framework.

Financial Models with Levy Processes and Volatility Clustering

Financial Models with Levy Processes and Volatility Clustering
Author: Svetlozar T. Rachev
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
Total Pages: 316
Release: 2011-02-08
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 0470937262

An in-depth guide to understanding probability distributions and financial modeling for the purposes of investment management In Financial Models with Lévy Processes and Volatility Clustering, the expert author team provides a framework to model the behavior of stock returns in both a univariate and a multivariate setting, providing you with practical applications to option pricing and portfolio management. They also explain the reasons for working with non-normal distribution in financial modeling and the best methodologies for employing it. The book's framework includes the basics of probability distributions and explains the alpha-stable distribution and the tempered stable distribution. The authors also explore discrete time option pricing models, beginning with the classical normal model with volatility clustering to more recent models that consider both volatility clustering and heavy tails. Reviews the basics of probability distributions Analyzes a continuous time option pricing model (the so-called exponential Lévy model) Defines a discrete time model with volatility clustering and how to price options using Monte Carlo methods Studies two multivariate settings that are suitable to explain joint extreme events Financial Models with Lévy Processes and Volatility Clustering is a thorough guide to classical probability distribution methods and brand new methodologies for financial modeling.

Change of Time Methods in Quantitative Finance

Change of Time Methods in Quantitative Finance
Author: Anatoliy Swishchuk
Publisher: Springer
Total Pages: 140
Release: 2016-05-31
Genre: Mathematics
ISBN: 331932408X

This book is devoted to the history of Change of Time Methods (CTM), the connections of CTM to stochastic volatilities and finance, fundamental aspects of the theory of CTM, basic concepts, and its properties. An emphasis is given on many applications of CTM in financial and energy markets, and the presented numerical examples are based on real data. The change of time method is applied to derive the well-known Black-Scholes formula for European call options, and to derive an explicit option pricing formula for a European call option for a mean-reverting model for commodity prices. Explicit formulas are also derived for variance and volatility swaps for financial markets with a stochastic volatility following a classical and delayed Heston model. The CTM is applied to price financial and energy derivatives for one-factor and multi-factor alpha-stable Levy-based models. Readers should have a basic knowledge of probability and statistics, and some familiarity with stochastic processes, such as Brownian motion, Levy process and martingale.

Regime-Switching And Levy Jump Dynamics In Option-Adjusted Spreads

Regime-Switching And Levy Jump Dynamics In Option-Adjusted Spreads
Author: Charles Shaw
Publisher:
Total Pages: 21
Release: 2019
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A regime-switching Levy framework, where all parameter values depend on the value of a continuous time Markov chain as per Chevallier and Goutte (2017), is employed to study US Corporate Option-Adjusted Spreads (OASs). For modelling purposes we assume a Normal Inverse Gaussian distribution, allowing heavier tails and skewness. After the Expectation-Maximization algorithm is applied to this general class of regime switching models, we compare the obtained results with time series models without jumps, including one with regime switching and one without. We find that a regime-switching Levy model clearly defines two regimes for A-, AA-, and AAA-rated OASs. We find further evidence of regime-switching effects, with data showing relatively pronounced jump intensity around the time of major crisis periods, thereby confirming the presence and importance of volatility regimes. Results indicate that ignoring the complex and dynamic dependence structure in favour of certain model assumptions may lead to a significant underestimation of risk.

Fluctuations of Lévy Processes with Applications

Fluctuations of Lévy Processes with Applications
Author: Andreas E. Kyprianou
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
Total Pages: 461
Release: 2014-01-09
Genre: Mathematics
ISBN: 3642376320

Lévy processes are the natural continuous-time analogue of random walks and form a rich class of stochastic processes around which a robust mathematical theory exists. Their application appears in the theory of many areas of classical and modern stochastic processes including storage models, renewal processes, insurance risk models, optimal stopping problems, mathematical finance, continuous-state branching processes and positive self-similar Markov processes. This textbook is based on a series of graduate courses concerning the theory and application of Lévy processes from the perspective of their path fluctuations. Central to the presentation is the decomposition of paths in terms of excursions from the running maximum as well as an understanding of short- and long-term behaviour. The book aims to be mathematically rigorous while still providing an intuitive feel for underlying principles. The results and applications often focus on the case of Lévy processes with jumps in only one direction, for which recent theoretical advances have yielded a higher degree of mathematical tractability. The second edition additionally addresses recent developments in the potential analysis of subordinators, Wiener-Hopf theory, the theory of scale functions and their application to ruin theory, as well as including an extensive overview of the classical and modern theory of positive self-similar Markov processes. Each chapter has a comprehensive set of exercises.

Levy-Based Interest Rate Derivatives

Levy-Based Interest Rate Derivatives
Author: Anatoliy V. Swishchuk
Publisher:
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2009
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In this paper, we show how to calculate the price of zero-coupon bonds for many Gaussian and Levy one-factor and multi-factor models of r(t) using change of time method. These models include, in particular, Ornshtein-Uhlenbeck (1930), Vasicek (1977), Cox-Ingersoll-Ross (1985), continuous-time GARCH, Ho-Lee (1986), Hull-White (1990) and Heath-Jarrrow-Morton (1992) models and their various combinations. We also derive partial integro-differential equations (PIDEs) for the values of swaps, caps, floors and options on them, swaptions, captions and floortions, respectively. We apply the change of time method to price the interest rate derivatives for the interest rates r(t) described by various stochastic differential equations driven by alpha-stable Levy processes.

Harry Markowitz

Harry Markowitz
Author: Harry Markowitz
Publisher: World Scientific
Total Pages: 719
Release: 2009-03-03
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 981283365X

Harry M Markowitz received the Nobel Prize in Economics in 1990 for his pioneering work in portfolio theory. He also received the von Neumann Prize from the Institute of Management Science and the Operations Research Institute of America in 1989 for his work in portfolio theory, sparse matrices and the SIMSCRIPT computer language. While Dr Markowitz is well-known for his work on portfolio theory, his work on sparse matrices remains an essential part of linear optimization calculations. In addition, he designed and developed SIMSCRIPT OCo a computer programming language. SIMSCRIPT has been widely used for simulations of systems such as air transportation and communication networks."

Levy Processes in Finance

Levy Processes in Finance
Author: Wim Schoutens
Publisher: Wiley
Total Pages: 200
Release: 2003-05-07
Genre: Mathematics
ISBN: 9780470851562

Financial mathematics has recently enjoyed considerable interest on account of its impact on the finance industry. In parallel, the theory of L?vy processes has also seen many exciting developments. These powerful modelling tools allow the user to model more complex phenomena, and are commonly applied to problems in finance. L?vy Processes in Finance: Pricing Financial Derivatives takes a practical approach to describing the theory of L?vy-based models, and features many examples of how they may be used to solve problems in finance. * Provides an introduction to the use of L?vy processes in finance. * Features many examples using real market data, with emphasis on the pricing of financial derivatives. * Covers a number of key topics, including option pricing, Monte Carlo simulations, stochastic volatility, exotic options and interest rate modelling. * Includes many figures to illustrate the theory and examples discussed. * Avoids unnecessary mathematical formalities. The book is primarily aimed at researchers and postgraduate students of mathematical finance, economics and finance. The range of examples ensures the book will make a valuable reference source for practitioners from the finance industry including risk managers and financial product developers.

Financial Modelling with Jump Processes

Financial Modelling with Jump Processes
Author: Peter Tankov
Publisher: CRC Press
Total Pages: 552
Release: 2003-12-30
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 1135437947

WINNER of a Riskbook.com Best of 2004 Book Award! During the last decade, financial models based on jump processes have acquired increasing popularity in risk management and option pricing. Much has been published on the subject, but the technical nature of most papers makes them difficult for nonspecialists to understand, and the mathematic