Research
On-device research index

arXiv research

A locally-built, LLM-digested index of recent arXiv papers in quant finance, geometry/topology, and statistical ML — keyword search served straight from SQLite on this machine.

168,657 papers · 148 categories

Trend · papers per month

22446587 · May 202619922001200920172026
48 results for benchmark-neutral pricing

Paper studies pricing and hedging of nonreplicable insurance contracts using benchmark-neutral approach.

problem Pricing and hedging of long-term insurance contracts like variable annuities.
method Benchmark-neutral pricing framework using stock growth optimal portfolio as numéraire.
result Prices can be significantly lower than risk-neutral ones, offering attractive long-term risk-management.

Model financial markets using information theory with a single parameter.

problem Capture the complexity of financial markets with a simple model.
method Derive an idealized model based on four information-theoretic assumptions, minimizing surprisal and divergence.
result The model uses squared radial Ornstein-Uhlenbeck processes for state variables and their sums.

The paper uncovers the impact of price and payoff autocorrelations in multi-period asset pricing models.

problem Hidden dependence of asset pricing models on price and payoff autocorrelations.
method Obtained approximations of the basic pricing equation describing various parameters.
result Valid results for other pricing models like ICAPM and APM.

New pricing algorithm learns demand curves and optimizes prices in dynamic markets.

problem Dynamic pricing in markets with incomplete demand information and shifting conditions.
method Actor-Critic Information-Directed Pricing (ACIDP) using IDS algorithms and auditing procedures.
result ACIDP outperforms UCB and TS in market environment shifts.

Study utility indifference pricing in a Bachelier model with small linear price impact.

problem Utility indifference pricing in a model with linear price impact.
method Analyzes the Bachelier model with exponential utility indifference prices for vanilla European options.
result Computes the scaling limit of utility indifference prices for a vanishing price impact inversely proportional to risk aversion.

A pricing principle is introduced for non-attainable claims in incomplete markets.

problem Pricing non-attainable contingent claims in incomplete markets.
method Distorted Radon-Nikodym derivative and Tsallis relative entropy over a family of equivalent martingale measures.
result The pricing principle is closely related to backward stochastic differential equations and is arbitrage-free and time-consistent.

Price without transaction makes no sense. Trading volume authenticates its corresponding price, so there exist mutual information and correlation between price and trading volume. We are curious about fractal features of this correlation and need to know how structures in different scales translate information. To expl…

2019-03-05abs ↗pdf ↗

Revisits behavioral finance option pricing model to align with rational asset pricing theory.

problem Inconsistency between behavioral finance and rational asset pricing models in option pricing.
method Introduces arbitrage transaction costs to modify the behavioral finance option pricing formula.
result Modifies behavioral finance option pricing formula to be consistent with rational asset pricing theory.

The paper extends option pricing theory for markets with informed traders.

problem Discontinuity in option pricing for markets with informed traders.
method New models for option pricing in complete markets considering informed traders' information on stock price direction and return mean.
result The discontinuity puzzle in option pricing is resolved using continuous diffusion price processes.

How does dynamic price information flow among Northern European electricity spot prices and prices of major electricity generation fuel sources? We use time series models combined with new advances in causal inference to answer these questions. Applying our methods to weekly Nordic and German electricity prices, and oi…

2011-10-25abs ↗pdf ↗

In this paper we apply active learning algorithms for dynamic pricing in a prominent e-commerce website. Dynamic pricing involves changing the price of items on a regular basis, and uses the feedback from the pricing decisions to update prices of the items. Most popular approaches to dynamic pricing use a passive learn…

2018-02-08abs ↗pdf ↗

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…

2013-04-18abs ↗pdf ↗

The paper addresses pricing interest rate derivatives in markets with volatility uncertainty.

problem Pricing interest rate derivatives under uncertainty about volatility.
method Modeling volatility uncertainty with G-Brownian motion and defining forward sublinear expectation.
result Developed robust pricing formulas for interest rate derivatives.

The paper reviews historical and modern approaches to asset pricing probability measures.

problem Constructing or selecting probability measures for asset pricing.
method Historical review of various approaches including state price theory, martingale measures, and modern data-driven methods.
result Modern asset pricing involves constructing, transforming, or selecting probability measures to represent market prices.

Introduces an unobservable intrinsic electricity price to link storage theory with risk premium.

problem Connecting storage theory with risk premium in electricity markets.
method Introduces an unobservable intrinsic electricity price and derives prices for various contracts.
result Finds an overall negative risk premium in empirical analysis.

Data-driven method for option pricing using historical asset prices.

problem Tackling the gap between historical asset prices and risk-neutral option pricing.
method Identifying a pricing kernel process, solving utility maximization and functional optimization problems using deep learning.
result Demonstrated the efficiency of the data-driven option pricing methodology.

Study compares price limit and circuit breaker effects in stock markets.

problem Preventing rapid and steep price drops in stock exchanges.
method Agent-based model for financial market simulation.
result Price limit and circuit breaker have similar effects under same conditions, but price limit less effective with shorter limit time range.

We discuss the pricing methodology for Bonus Certificates and Barrier Reverse-Convertible Structured Products. Pricing for a European barrier condition is straightforward for products of both types and depends on an efficient interpolation of observed market option pricing. Pricing products We discuss the pricing metho…

2016-07-31abs ↗pdf ↗

The paper addresses fairness in dynamic pricing for strategic buyers.

problem Price disparities among specific groups can lead to unfair perceptions and legal violations.
method Proposes a dynamic pricing policy that achieves fairness and discourages strategic behavior.
result Achieves an upper bound of O(T+H(T))O(\sqrt{T}+H(T)) regret over TT time horizons, reducing regret by 35.06% compared to a benchmark policy.

FINN learns option pricing and hedging using financial theory.

problem Learning accurate option prices and sensitivities from financial theory.
method Self-supervised replication objective based on dynamic hedging.
result FINN accurately recovers classical Black--Scholes prices and performs robustly in stochastic volatility environments.

Derives pricing formulas for perpetual futures contracts.

problem Ensuring fair pricing of perpetual futures contracts without expiration.
method Explicit expressions derived for various types of perpetual contracts, including linear, inverse, and quantos futures.
result Futures price is the risk-neutral expectation of the spot price sampled at a random time reflecting funding payments.

Path integral method calculates PDBS option prices with time-dependent parameters.

problem Pricing proportional double-barrier step options with time-dependent interest rates and volatilities.
method Path integral method applied to a quantum mechanical analogy of barrier options.
result Derivation of pricing kernel for PDBS options with time-dependent parameters.

The price of a stock will rarely follow the assumed model and a curious investor or a Regulatory Authority may wish to obtain a probability model the prices support. A risk neutral probability P{\cal P}^* for the stock's price at time TT is determined in closed form from the prices before TT without assuming a price…

2015-01-24abs ↗pdf ↗

Warrants with stock price dependent threshold conditions give the right to buy specially issued stocks, if the performance of the stock price satisfies some requirements. Existence of these derivatives changes the price process of the underlying. We show that in the presence of such warrants one cannot assume that the …

2015-03-17abs ↗pdf ↗

The paper examines how market trade values and volumes affect price autocorrelation.

problem Understanding the impact of market trade values and volumes on price autocorrelation.
method Derives the dependence of price statistical moments and volatility on trade values and volumes, and assesses statistical moments and correlations by conventional frequency-based probabilities.
result Highlights the impact of market trade randomness on price statistical moments and autocorrelation.

Paper proposes an analytical pricing model for puttable bonds with credit risk.

problem Analytical pricing of puttable bonds with credit risk.
method Developed a 2-factor structural PDE model and derived analytical pricing formula under specific conditions.
result Derived analytical pricing formula for puttable bonds with credit risk.

Report presents analysis of empirical distribution of future returns of bitcoin (BTC) from BTUSD inverse option prices. Logistic pdf is chosen as underlying distribution to fit option prices. The result is satisfactory and suggests that these prices can be described with just three or even one parameter. Fitted Logisti…

2019-01-15abs ↗pdf ↗