New method calculates super-hedging prices with transaction costs.
problem Super-hedging European contingent claims under proportional transaction costs.
method Explicit recursive scheme based on convex duality and Legendre-Fenchel transform.
result Computes super-hedging price and optimal strategy without martingale arguments.
This paper provides formulas for minimum cost super-hedging in a multi-asset binomial market.
problem Finding minimum cost super-hedging strategies in a multi-asset, incomplete market model.
method Explicit formulas for minimum cost super-hedging strategies for various European type multi-asset contingent claims.
result Explicit formulas for non-negative local residuals of super-hedging strategies.
Solves super-hedging for financial models with uncertain prices.
problem Super-hedging European or Asian options in discrete-time models with uncertain prices.
method Numerical procedure under AIP condition to compute infimum price.
result Solves super-hedging problem under weak no-arbitrage condition.
New method for super-hedging American options under model uncertainty.
problem Super-hedging American options in a market with dynamic and static trading strategies.
method Supremum over prices under randomized models, where European options are static and stocks are dynamic.
result Super-hedging price is the supremum of prices under randomized models.
We consider the fundamental theorem of asset pricing (FTAP) and hedging prices of options under non-dominated model uncertainty and portfolio constrains in discrete time. We first show that no arbitrage holds if and only if there exists some family of probability measures such that any admissible portfolio value proces…
Analyzes hedging problems under various no-arbitrage conditions.
problem Existence of pricing functionals in general markets.
method Investigates duality properties and perturbation analysis of sub- and super-hedging problems.
result Perturbation analysis highlights the impact of smile extrapolation on exotic option bounds.
We consider as given a discrete time financial market with a risky asset and options written on that asset and determine both the sub- and super-hedging prices of an American option in the model independent framework of ArXiv:1305.6008. We obtain the duality of results for the sub- and super-hedging prices. For the sub…
Investors mispricing volatility and jump sensitivity in Delta hedging models still super-replicate the true claim.
problem Investors misestimate volatility and jump sensitivity in Delta hedging models.
method Analyzes the robustness of Delta hedging in jump-diffusion models, proving stochastic flow properties and convexity of value functions.
result An erroneously computed Delta strategy super-replicates the true claim in expectation under a wide class of models.
Convex duality for two two different super--replication problems in a continuous time financial market with proportional transaction cost is proved. In this market, static hedging in a finite number of options, in addition to usual dynamic hedging with the underlying stock, are allowed. The first one the problems consi…
We consider a financial market with liquidity cost as in Çetin, Jarrow and Protter [2004], where the supply function Sε(s,ν) depends on a parameter ε≥0 with S0(s,ν)=s corresponding to the perfect liquid situation. Using the PDE characterization of Çetin, Soner and Touzi [2010] of the super-hedging cost of a…
Explicit robust hedging strategies for convex or concave payoffs under a continuous semimartingale model with uncertainty and small transaction costs are constructed. In an asymptotic sense, the upper and lower bounds of the cumulative volatility enable us to super-hedge convex and concave payoffs respectively. The ide…
The paper develops formulas for hedging and arbitrage in markets with random stopping times.
problem Developing pricing formulas for assets in markets with random stopping times.
method Modeling market with random stopping time, analyzing conditional essential supremum, and describing super-hedging prices.
result Explicit formulas for super-hedging prices and Immediate-Profit arbitrage are derived.
The paper derives robust dualities for pricing and hedging in financial markets.
problem Tackles pricing and hedging of contingent claims in financial markets with various constraints.
method Derives dualities for super- and subhedging, considering strict and relaxed versions.
result Yields tighter price bounds and robust hedging strategies.
We consider the pricing and hedging of exotic options in a model-independent set-up using \emph{shortfall risk and quantiles}. We assume that the marginal distributions at certain times are given. This is tantamount to calibrating the model to call options with discrete set of maturities but a continuum of strikes. In …
Model uncertainty is a type of inevitable financial risk. Mistakes on the choice of pricing model may cause great financial losses. In this paper we investigate financial markets with mean-volatility uncertainty. Models for stock markets and option markets with uncertain prior distribution are established by Peng's G-s…
Paper develops a continuous-time framework for financial markets without stochastic calculus.
problem Developing continuous-time financial models without stochastic calculus.
method A general framework using conditional topologies and pseudo-distance topologies.
result No-arbitrage conditions hold in continuous time if and only if they hold in discrete time.
Clarifies conflicting results on hedging American options under model uncertainty.
problem Conflicting results on the cost of the cheapest super-replicating strategy for American options.
method Shows that Bayraktar et al. do not search over a sufficiently rich class of models.
result The cost of the cheapest super-replicating strategy can strictly exceed the highest model-based price under model uncertainty.
This paper shows how to hedge financial risks with integer investments.
problem Evaluating the minimal super-hedging price with integer-valued strategies for arbitrary payoffs.
method Formulated a dynamic programming principle to evaluate the minimal super-hedging price with integer-valued strategies for continuous piecewise affine terminal claims.
result It is possible to evaluate the minimal super-hedging price with integer-valued strategies for discrete-time, arbitrary Ω.
Geometric Mean Market Makers super-hedge impermanent loss without models.
problem Super-hedging impermanent loss in Geometric Mean Market Makers.
method Model-free rebalancing strategy.
result Loss-versus-rebalancing vanishes due to finite variation exchange rate.
We consider a financial model with permanent price impact. Continuous time trading dynamics are derived as the limit of discrete rebalancing policies. We then study the problem of super-hedging a European option. Our main result is the derivation of a quasi-linear pricing equation. It holds in the sense of viscosity so…
Since Hobson's seminal paper [D. Hobson: Robust hedging of the lookback option. In: Finance Stoch. (1998)] the connection between model-independent pricing and the Skorokhod embedding problem has been a driving force in robust finance. We establish a general pricing-hedging duality for financial derivatives which are s…
The paper studies incomplete financial markets and risk assets.
problem Incomplete financial markets and risk assets.
method Study of martingales and super-martingales, introduction of local regular super-martingales, and presentation of all local regular super-martingales.
result A new formula for the fair price of super-hedge is founded for the discrete geometric Brownian motion.
We study the problem of super-replication for game options under proportional transaction costs. We consider a multidimensional continuous time model, in which the discounted stock price process satisfies the conditional full support property. We show that the super-replication price is the cheapest cost of a trivial s…
New method for pricing financial products without no-arbitrage condition.
problem Pricing financial products without relying on no-arbitrage conditions.
method Convex duality and Fenchel conjugate for estimating super-replication cost.
result Endogenous weak no-arbitrage condition (AIP) leads to finite prices.
Study hedging covered options with linear impact and gamma constraint.
problem Hedging covered options with linear market impact and gamma constraint.
method Stochastic target and partial differential equation smoothing techniques.
result Super-replication price is viscosity solution of a fully non-linear parabolic equation.
We study the situation of an agent who can trade on a financial market and can also transform some assets into others by means of a production system, in order to price and hedge derivatives on produced goods. This framework is motivated by the case of an electricity producer who wants to hedge a position on the electr…
We consider the problem of option hedging in a market with proportional transaction costs. Since super-replication is very costly in such markets, we replace perfect hedging with an expected loss constraint. Asymptotic analysis for small transactions is used to obtain a tractable model. A general expansion theory is de…
Study shows cooperation can reduce investment risk and price gaps.
problem Investment risk and price gaps in cooperative markets.
method Introduced Collective Arbitrage and Collective Super-replication, established asset pricing theorems.
result Reduction of price intervals through collective super-replication.
We show that the results of ArXiv:1305.6008 on the Fundamental Theorem of Asset Pricing and the super-hedging theorem can be extended to the case in which the options available for static hedging (\emph{hedging options}) are quoted with bid-ask spreads. In this set-up, we need to work with the notion of \emph{robust no…
We introduce a setup of model uncertainty in discrete time. In this setup we derive dual expressions for the super--replication prices of game options with upper semicontinuous payoffs. We show that the super--replication price is equal to the supremum over a special (non dominated) set of martingale measures, of the c…
Model prices and hedges exotic S&P index derivatives with bid-ask spreads.
problem Pricing and hedging exotic derivatives in markets with bid-ask spreads and finite quantities.
method Develops a model using convex optimisation for fast computation of prices and hedging portfolios.
result Optimized static hedges provide good approximations of options payouts and narrow spreads.
Study bounds financial path expectations using martingale distributions.
problem Bounding path-dependent financial expectations over martingale distributions.
method Relaxed martingale optimal transport problem, approximated via linear programming.
result Empirical relaxation can be approximated within O(n^(-1/2)) error.
New decomposition for submartingales aids American option hedging in incomplete markets.
problem Hedging American options in incomplete markets with jumps.
method Introduced nonlinear optional decomposition for Yg,ξ-submartingales. result Infinitesimal characterization of buyer's superhedging price.
New approach to asset pricing without martingale measures.
problem No-arbitrage condition and martingale measures in financial asset pricing theory.
method Convex duality and Fenchel conjugate for super-replication cost estimation.
result Super-hedging problem leads to a new condition called Absence of Immediate Profit (AIP).
Study new BSDEs with mean reflection constraints.
problem Imposing mean reflection constraints on BSDE solutions.
method Introduced and analyzed new type of BSDEs with mean reflection constraints, proving well-posedness under natural Skorokhod condition.
result Extended results to include static risk measures, providing applications in super hedging.
The study analyzes pricing and hedging of STCDOs using an affine model with a catastrophic risk component.
problem Pricing and hedging of collateralized debt obligations (CDOs) with specific focus on mezzanine and equity tranches.
method Specified an affine two-factor model with a catastrophic risk component, estimated using QML and Kalman filter, derived variance-minimizing strategy, analyzed actual performance and simulated extreme loss scenarios.
result The variance-minimizing strategy is most effective for mezzanine tranches but fails for equity tranches.
New method for hedging path-dependent options with price impact using probabilistic arguments.
problem Hedging of path-dependent options with price impact.
method Dual formulation using probabilistic arguments, proving existence of perfect hedging portfolios.
result Existence of a perfect hedging portfolio for path-dependent options with price impact.
New financial model revises risk measure under NA condition.
problem Revising classical financial mathematics with coherent risk measure on L0. method Developed a new version of the fundamental theorem of asset pricing and provided dual representations.
result Set of risk-hedging prices is closed under NA condition.
Develops a new essential supremum concept for financial models.
problem Uncertainty in financial models with non-dominated, non-compact probability measures.
method Introduces quasi-sure essential supremum for real-valued functions and proves its properties.
result Bi-dual characterization of super-hedging cost and new results on aggregation of quasi-sure statements.
Unified framework for hedging American options, including shorting.
problem Generalizing hedging principles to American options, especially shorting.
method Unified framework, enlarging probability spaces, converting shorted options to European options.
result Unified FTAP and hedging dualities for American options, including shorting.
Study compares model-free valuation to actual financial outcomes, finds it slightly conservative.
problem Evaluating the quality of model-free valuation approaches for financial derivatives.
method Empirical analysis using historical option prices from S&P 500 constituents.
result Model-free valuation approaches are only marginally more conservative than industry-standard models.
In this note, we consider a general discrete time financial market with proportional transaction costs as in Kabanov and Stricker (2001), Kabanov et al. (2002), Kabanov et al. (2003) and Schachermayer (2004). We provide a dual formulation for the set of initial endowments which allow to super-hedge some American claim.…
Neural networks improve pricing and hedging of complex financial claims.
problem Pricing and hedging of high-dimensional, path-dependent contingent claims.
method Regress later Monte Carlo approach using neural networks for interpretability.
result Any contingent claim can be semi-statically hedged using a portfolio of short maturity options.
Financial markets have developed a lot of strategies to control risks induced by market fluctuations. Mathematics has emerged as the leading discipline to address fundamental questions in finance as asset pricing model and hedging strategies. History began with the paradigm of zero-risk introduced by Black & Scholes st…
Set-valued risk measures on Ldp with 0≤p≤∞ for conical market models are defined, primal and dual representation results are given. The collection of initial endowments which allow to super-hedge a multivariate claim are shown to form the values of a set-valued sublinear (coherent) risk measure. Sc…
Paper analyzes arbitrage in uncertain markets, providing quantitative asset pricing.
problem Dealing with model uncertainty in markets that allow small arbitrage.
method Quantitative analysis of arbitrage, focusing on asset price processes close to martingales.
result Quantitative version of the Fundamental Theorem of Asset Pricing and Super-Replication Theorem.
The paper extends collective arbitrage concepts to multi-agent markets with cooperation.
problem Understanding collective market completeness and pricing in multi-agent systems.
method Develops new techniques and theorems to establish collective pricing-hedging duality and collective replication.
result Established a Second Fundamental Theorem of Asset Pricing in cooperative multi-agent settings.
We pursue robust approach to pricing and hedging in mathematical finance. We consider a continuous time setting in which some underlying assets and options, with continuous paths, are available for dynamic trading and a further set of European options, possibly with varying maturities, is available for static trading. …