The CGMY model's ATM call-price asymptotics are derived using characteristic function.
problem Deriving short-time asymptotics for the CGMY model's ATM call prices.
method Using the characteristic function, derived short-time asymptotics for the CGMY model's ATM call prices. Extracted higher-order coefficients by dynamic cutoff partitioning.
result Higher-order coefficients are derived for the CGMY model's ATM call prices.
Derives formulae linking SABR model parameters to ATM and option prices.
problem Characterizing SABR model parameters from option prices.
method Analytic formulae linking α, ν, and ρ to ATM price and option prices at strikes. result Characterization of SABR parameters from swap rate probability density function derivatives.
Study short-maturity Asian option pricing in LSV models using large deviations theory.
problem Derive short-maturity asymptotics for Asian option prices in LSV models.
method Large deviations theory and novel expansion method.
result Explicit series expansions for the solution of the variational problem around the ATM point.
Study on short-term behavior of ATM-IV for jump-diffusion model.
problem Analyzing the short-time behavior of ATM-IV for a specific stochastic volatility model.
method Used Malliavin Calculus techniques to derive expressions for ATM-IV level and skew.
result Short-time behavior of ATM-IV level is consistent for all pure-jump Lévy processes.
The paper examines short-term volatilities in equity indexes using a ranking procedure.
problem Understanding short-term behaviors of implied volatility in equity markets.
method Using a ranking procedure to model equity index dynamics, the paper investigates the short-term volatilities of derivatives written on indexes.
result The models reconcile the long memory of volatilities and power law of ATM skews in equity markets.
The short-time asymptotic behavior of option prices for a variety of models with jumps has received much attention in recent years. In the present work, a novel second-order approximation for ATM option prices under the CGMY Lévy model is derived, and then extended to a model with an additional independent Brownian com…
Study examines short-term IVS dynamics using a model-independent approach.
problem Understanding the short-term behavior of implied volatility surface (IVS).
method Model-independent, distribution-based approach imposing cumulant conditions on asset log return distribution.
result Derives a quadratic expansion for implied volatility and asymptotic expressions for ATM skew and curvature.
Unified model for financial derivatives pricing with stochastic interest rates.
problem Pricing and hedging financial derivatives with stochastic interest rates.
method Volterra Stein-Stein model with correlated Gaussian Volterra processes.
result Explicit formulas for bond and cap/floor pricing, and characteristic function for log-forward index.
Exact relationships found between ATM slope, volatility swap, and zero vanna.
problem Understanding relationships between implied volatilities and swaps.
method Analyzes exact relationships between ATM slope, volatility swap, and zero vanna.
result Exact relationships between ATM slope, volatility swap, and zero vanna.
In the present work, a novel second-order approximation for ATM option prices is derived for a large class of exponential Lévy models with or without Brownian component. The results hereafter shed new light on the connection between both the volatility of the continuous component and the jump parameters and the behavio…
Bayesian ATM improves stability and efficiency in mobile health interventions.
problem Balancing intervention efficacy with user burden in mobile health interventions.
method Bayesian extension to ATM using Kalman filter-style updates.
result Bayesian ATM achieves comparable or improved scalarized returns with lower variance and more stable policy behavior.
The ADO-Heston model approximates market implied skew in vanilla options.
problem Reproduce market implied skew in vanilla options using a Markovian approximation.
method Derived characteristic function under risk-neutral and real measures, chose market price of risk, found closed form for log-price CF and implied skew.
result The ADO-Heston model can approximate the vanilla implied skew at small T but not exactly as rough volatility models. Proposes ATM method to improve domain adaptation.
problem Mitigating distribution divergence between source and target domains.
method Adversarial Tight Match (ATM) method using Maximum Density Divergence (MDD).
result New state-of-the-art performance on domain adaptation benchmarks.
Paper proposes MA-BERT for efficient data-driven ATM models.
problem Long training time and need for large datasets in data-driven ATM models.
method Multi-Agent Bidirectional Encoder Representations from Transformers (MA-BERT) and transfer learning framework.
result MA-BERT saves training time and achieves high performance with little data.
Study leading-order asymptotics for VIX option prices in Bergomi models.
problem Understanding VIX option pricing in Bergomi models.
method Analytical approach to derive leading-order asymptotics for VIX option prices in Bergomi models.
result Closed-form solutions for VIX option prices in Bergomi models are derived.
This paper contains a feasibility study of deep neural networks for the classification of Euro banknotes with respect to requirements of central banks on the ATM and high speed sorting industry. Instead of concentrating on the accuracy for a large number of classes as in the famous ImageNet Challenge we focus thus on c…
Study short-maturity VIX and European option prices with jumps.
problem Analyzing VIX and European options with jumps in short-maturity models.
method Local-stochastic volatility models with compound Poisson jumps, leading-order asymptotics in closed-form.
result Closed-form solutions for VIX and European option prices in short-maturity models.
Optimizes cash management in ATM networks to reduce costs and increase revenue.
problem Minimizing cash costs while ensuring adequate funds in a network of ATMs.
method Developed a discrete optimal control model using forecasting techniques and control theory.
result The proposed model outperforms classical inventory management models, earning 30% more revenue.
Paper derives new option pricing formulas and approximations for a local volatility model with discontinuity.
problem Modeling extreme ATM skew in a local volatility model with discontinuity.
method Uses joint distribution of Skew Brownian motion and its functionals to derive option pricing formulas and approximations.
result Derives an approximation of option prices by Black-Scholes prices, simplifying skew behavior.
The paper models ATM cash withdrawal chaos and forecasts using deep learning.
problem Forecasting ATM cash withdrawals in an Indian bank.
method Chaos modeling of ATM cash withdrawal time series, deep learning methods (ARIMA, RF, SVR, MLP, GMDH, GRNN, LSTM, 1D CNN).
result Deep learning models show similar performance to random forest in forecasting ATM cash withdrawals.
In Figueroa-López et al. (2013), a second order approximation for at-the-money (ATM) option prices is derived for a large class of exponential Lévy models, with or without a Brownian component. The purpose of this article is twofold. First, we relax the regularity conditions imposed in Figueroa-López et al. (2013) on t…
New asymptotic formula for option prices with interest rates and dividend yield effects.
problem Deriving option prices with interest rates and dividend yield effects in the local volatility model.
method Developed a new asymptotic limit for short-maturity option prices, including interest rates and dividend yield effects.
result Generalized the Berestycki-Busca-Florent formula to all orders in n for interest rates and dividend yield effects. Incorporating the side information of text corpus, i.e., authors, time stamps, and emotional tags, into the traditional text mining models has gained significant interests in the area of information retrieval, statistical natural language processing, and machine learning. One branch of these works is the so-called Auth…
DeepSVM learns SVMs without PDE solving, achieving high pricing accuracy.
problem Computational bottleneck in real-time calibration of stochastic volatility models.
method Physics-informed Deep Operator Network (PI-DeepONet) that enforces terminal payoffs and no-arbitrage conditions.
result DeepSVM achieves high pricing accuracy across various market dynamics.
Using Malliavin Calculus techniques, we derive closed-form expressions for the at-the-money behaviour of the forward implied volatility, its skew and its curvature, in general Markovian stochastic volatility models with continuous paths.
Derives short-term option pricing asymptotics in local-stochastic volatility models.
problem Short-term option pricing in local-stochastic volatility models.
method Large deviations theory and variational methods.
result Explicit series expansions for implied volatility and asymptotic results for European and VIX options.
A new QHR model extends HR model with a quadratic variance function.
problem Modeling volatility with greater flexibility and stationarity.
method Introducing a quadratic variance function to the HR model, maintaining Markovian property.
result Stationary distribution of the QHR model is Pearson type IV.
Paper uses deep imitation learning to predict aircraft trajectories accurately.
problem Inefficient and costly Air Traffic Management system limits predictability.
method Generative Adversarial Imitation Learning framework with trajectory clustering and classification.
result Accurate predictions for entire trajectory stages, pre- and tactical.
A new perspective on Call option pricing reveals identical prices for certain options.
problem Understanding and pricing exotic options like Call on Call.
method Analyzing the relative pricing function and deriving new formulas.
result Identical prices for certain exotic options under no arbitrage.
Proposes a model for clearing prices in financial markets due to margin calls.
problem Determining prices in financial markets following margin calls and short squeezes.
method Developed an explicit formulation for clearing prices after margin calls and short squeezes.
result Identified a threshold short interest ratio leading to discontinuity in clearing prices.
A statistical decision problem is hidden in the core of option pricing. A simple form for the price C of a European call option is obtained via the minimum Bayes risk, R_B, of a 2-parameter estimation problem, thus justifying calling C Bayes (B-)price. The result provides new insight in option pricing, among others obt…
Model earnings call transcripts for better stock price prediction.
problem Predicting future stock price movements using earnings call transcripts.
method Deep learning framework with an attention mechanism to encode text data into vectors for predicting stock price movements.
result The proposed model outperforms traditional machine learning methods in stock price prediction.
It is well known that in models with time-homogeneous local volatility functions and constant interest and dividend rates, the European Put prices are transformed into European Call prices by the simultaneous exchanges of the interest and dividend rates and of the strike and spot price of the underlying. This paper inv…
The study examines how including additional call option prices affects model-independent price bounds for exotic derivatives.
problem Improving model-independent price bounds for exotic derivatives using additional call option prices.
method Characterization of market settings that guarantee improved price bounds and exclusion of any improvement.
result The inclusion of additional call option prices can significantly impact model-independent price bounds.
Derives a dual equation for various option types, leading to new pricing and hedging insights.
problem Pricing and hedging of various option types.
method Derives a dual equation with the same form as the Black-Scholes-Merton equation, applicable to homogeneous degree one payoffs.
result Provides simple analytic formulas for delta and gamma, and reveals put-call equality for various options.
An analytic method for pricing American call options is provided; followed by an empirical method for pricing Asian call options. The methodology is the pricing theory presented in "A Modern Theory of Random Variation", by Patrick Muldowney, 2012.
We investigate the position of the Buchen-Kelly density in a family of entropy maximising densities which all match European call option prices for a given maturity observed in the market. Using the Legendre transform which links the entropy function and the cumulant generating function, we show that it is both the uni…
MNN improves American call option pricing accuracy.
problem Inaccurate valuation of American call options.
method Modular Neural Network (MNN) model.
result MNN model outperforms traditional models and FNN.
We study the statistical regularities of opening call auction using the ultra-high-frequency data of 22 liquid stocks traded on the Shenzhen Stock Exchange in 2003. The distribution of the relative price, defined as the relative difference between the order price in opening call auction and the closing price of last tr…
Paper solves stock loan pricing with finite maturity using integral equations.
problem Valuation of margin-call stock loans with finite maturities.
method Fourier Sine transform and Volterra integral equation approach.
result Integral representation of margin-call stock loan value.
In this paper we investigate a nonlinear generalization of the Black-Scholes equation for pricing American style call options in which the volatility term may depend on the underlying asset price and the Gamma of the option. We propose a numerical method for pricing American style call options by means of transformatio…
There exist several methods how more general options can be priced with call prices. In this article, we extend these results to cover a wider class of options and market models. In particular, we introduce a new pricing formula which can be used to price more general options if prices for call options and digital opti…
The space of call price functions has a natural noncommutative semigroup structure with an involution. A basic example is the Black--Scholes call price surface, from which an interesting inequality for Black--Scholes implied volatility is derived. The binary operation is compatible with the convex order, and therefore …
Approximates call option prices for Barndorff-Nielsen and Shephard model.
problem Calculating exact option prices for complex models is computationally expensive.
method Developed approximate expressions using decomposition formula.
result Approximations are effective as shown by numerical experiments.
Asymptotic expansions for call prices and implied volatilities in exponential Lévy models.
problem Developing precise call-price and implied volatility approximations for asset-price models.
method Analyzing the asymptotic behavior of at-the-money call prices and implied volatilities for Lévy-driven asset-price models.
result First-order asymptotic expansions for at-the-money call prices and implied volatilities in exponential Lévy models.
In this paper, we obtain asymptotic formulas with error estimates for the implied volatility associated with a European call pricing function. We show that these formulas imply Lee's moment formulas for the implied volatility and the tail-wing formulas due to Benaim and Friz. In addition, we analyze Pareto-type tails o…
Pricing of European basket call option with n-assets and a bond is discussed in this paper, where all prices of n-assets and the bond are driven by Exponential Ornstein-Uhlenbeck processes. The close-form of European basket option pricing formula is derived. Utilizing with 1-order differential approximate numerical sol…
We show that the existence of an equivalent local martingale measure for asset prices does not prevent negative prices for European calls written on positive stock prices. In particular, we illustrate that many standard no-arbitrage arguments implicitly rely on conditions stronger than the No Free Lunch With Vanishing …