The Hyperbolic Model: Option Pricing Using Approximation and Quasi-Monte Carlo Methods

The Hyperbolic Model: Option Pricing Using Approximation and Quasi-Monte Carlo Methods
Author: Martin Predota
Publisher: GRIN Verlag
Total Pages: 141
Release: 2009-04
Genre: Mathematics
ISBN: 3640305477

Doctoral Thesis / Dissertation from the year 2002 in the subject Mathematics - Stochastics, grade: 1, Technical University of Graz, language: English, abstract: Aus Sicht der Mathematik spielen Optionen eine wesentliche Rolle seit der bahnbrechenden Arbeit von Black und Scholes im Jahre 1973. Deren Modell basiert jedoch auf der unrealistischen Annahme, das log-returns von Aktienkursen normalverteilt sind. Eberlein und Keller haben 1995 gezeigt, daß solche log-returns hyperbolisch verteilt sind. Die vorliegende Arbeit baut auf dieser Annahme auf und erweitert das Optionsspektrum von Europäischen Optionen auf Asiatische, Amerikanische sowie Multi-Asset-Optionen. Weiters wird das "Standard"-Martingal-Maß, die sogenannte Esscher-Transformation, durch das Entropie-minimierende Maß erweitert. Da jedoch keine exakte Preissetzung solcher Optionen möglich ist, wird auf numerische Simulationen und Approximationen zurückgegriffen. Die verwendeten numerischen Verfahren sind die Monte Carlo-Methode mit verschiedenen Varianzreduktionstechniken und die Quasi-Monte Carlo Methode.

Error Bounds for Quasi-Monte Carlo Methods in Option Pricing

Error Bounds for Quasi-Monte Carlo Methods in Option Pricing
Author: Jennifer X.F. Jiang
Publisher:
Total Pages: 23
Release: 2004
Genre:
ISBN:

The classic error bounds for quasi-Monte Carlo approximation follow the Koksma-Hlawka inequality based on the assumption that the integrand has finite variation. Unfortunately, not all functions have this property. In particular, integrands for common applications in finance, such as option pricing, do not typically have bounded variation. In contrast to this lack of theoretical precision, quasi-Monte Carlo methods perform quite well empirically. This paper provides some theoretical justification for these observations. We present new error bounds for a broad class of option pricing problems using quasi-Monte Carlo approximation in one and multiple dimensions. The method for proving these error bounds uses a recent result of Niederreiter (2003) and does not require bounded variation or other smoothness properties.

Introduction to Quasi-Monte Carlo Integration and Applications

Introduction to Quasi-Monte Carlo Integration and Applications
Author: Gunther Leobacher
Publisher: Springer
Total Pages: 206
Release: 2014-09-12
Genre: Mathematics
ISBN: 3319034251

This textbook introduces readers to the basic concepts of quasi-Monte Carlo methods for numerical integration and to the theory behind them. The comprehensive treatment of the subject with detailed explanations comprises, for example, lattice rules, digital nets and sequences and discrepancy theory. It also presents methods currently used in research and discusses practical applications with an emphasis on finance-related problems. Each chapter closes with suggestions for further reading and with exercises which help students to arrive at a deeper understanding of the material presented. The book is based on a one-semester, two-hour undergraduate course and is well-suited for readers with a basic grasp of algebra, calculus, linear algebra and basic probability theory. It provides an accessible introduction for undergraduate students in mathematics or computer science.

Exotic Option Pricing and Advanced Lévy Models

Exotic Option Pricing and Advanced Lévy Models
Author: Andreas Kyprianou
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
Total Pages: 344
Release: 2006-06-14
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 0470017201

Since around the turn of the millennium there has been a general acceptance that one of the more practical improvements one may make in the light of the shortfalls of the classical Black-Scholes model is to replace the underlying source of randomness, a Brownian motion, by a Lévy process. Working with Lévy processes allows one to capture desirable distributional characteristics in the stock returns. In addition, recent work on Lévy processes has led to the understanding of many probabilistic and analytical properties, which make the processes attractive as mathematical tools. At the same time, exotic derivatives are gaining increasing importance as financial instruments and are traded nowadays in large quantities in OTC markets. The current volume is a compendium of chapters, each of which consists of discursive review and recent research on the topic of exotic option pricing and advanced Lévy markets, written by leading scientists in this field. In recent years, Lévy processes have leapt to the fore as a tractable mechanism for modeling asset returns. Exotic option values are especially sensitive to an accurate portrayal of these dynamics. This comprehensive volume provides a valuable service for financial researchers everywhere by assembling key contributions from the world's leading researchers in the field. Peter Carr, Head of Quantitative Finance, Bloomberg LP. This book provides a front-row seat to the hottest new field in modern finance: options pricing in turbulent markets. The old models have failed, as many a professional investor can sadly attest. So many of the brightest minds in mathematical finance across the globe are now in search of new, more accurate models. Here, in one volume, is a comprehensive selection of this cutting-edge research. Richard L. Hudson, former Managing Editor of The Wall Street Journal Europe, and co-author with Benoit B. Mandelbrot of The (Mis)Behaviour of Markets: A Fractal View of Risk, Ruin and Reward

Comparisons of Alternative Quasi-Monte Carlo Sequences for American Option Pricing

Comparisons of Alternative Quasi-Monte Carlo Sequences for American Option Pricing
Author: Jennifer X.F. Jiang
Publisher:
Total Pages: 17
Release: 2004
Genre:
ISBN:

Quasi-Monte Carlo sequences have been shown to provide accurate option price approximations for a variety of options. In this paper, we apply quasi-Monte Carlo sequences in a duality approach to value American options. We compare the results using different low discrepancy sequences and estimate error bounds and computational effort. The results demonstrate the value of sequences using expansions of irrationals.

Valuation of American Options

Valuation of American Options
Author: David Animante
Publisher:
Total Pages: 55
Release: 2016
Genre:
ISBN:

The use of American style equity options as hedging instrument has gained currency in recent times. This phenomenon devolves from the ever-expanding need by individuals, corporations and governments to hedge away their financial risks and the clarion call for derivative securities that give the holder increased flexibility in exercise. Nevertheless, pricing American options is complex and there exists no analytic solution to the problem except a profusion of approximation and finite difference techniques. Indeed, many researchers have shown that these methods cannot handle multifactor situations where the underlying asset follows a jump-diffusion process and where the derivative security depends on multiple sources of uncertainty such as stochastic volatility, stochastic interest rate among others. Monte-Carlo simulation techniques therefore developed out of the search for a pricing formula that has the capacity to accommodate all forms of uncertainty and at the same time able to produce speedy and accurate results. Some scholars at first rejected these techniques as yielding inaccurate results but in recent times, many researchers have demonstrated the efficacy of Monte-Carlo simulation in option pricing. The aim of this study is to assess the effectiveness of Monte-Carlo simulation methods in comparison with other option pricing techniques. To achieve this objective, the research builds an algorithm to compute Call and Put prices based on a wide range of input parameters. It also develops a model where volatility or interest rate is stochastic and a deterministic function of time. The results indicate that Monte-Carlo simulation techniques produce option values and exercise boundaries that are very similar to the Binomial, Barone-Adesi and Whaley as well as the Explicit Finite Difference methods. The results also show that the stochastic volatility and stochastic interest rate models yield slightly different but more accurate results. Consequently, the study recommends simulation techniques that incorporate multiple sources of uncertainty simultaneously for fast, efficient and more accurate option pricing.

Monte Carlo and Quasi-Monte Carlo Methods

Monte Carlo and Quasi-Monte Carlo Methods
Author: Ronald Cools
Publisher: Springer
Total Pages: 624
Release: 2016-06-13
Genre: Mathematics
ISBN: 3319335073

This book presents the refereed proceedings of the Eleventh International Conference on Monte Carlo and Quasi-Monte Carlo Methods in Scientific Computing that was held at the University of Leuven (Belgium) in April 2014. These biennial conferences are major events for Monte Carlo and quasi-Monte Carlo researchers. The proceedings include articles based on invited lectures as well as carefully selected contributed papers on all theoretical aspects and applications of Monte Carlo and quasi-Monte Carlo methods. Offering information on the latest developments in these very active areas, this book is an excellent reference resource for theoreticians and practitioners interested in solving high-dimensional computational problems, arising, in particular, in finance, statistics and computer graphics.