Develops trinomial models using cubature methods for financial derivative pricing.
problem Pricing financial derivatives in complex stochastic market models.
method Cubature methods applied to Wiener space for constructing trinomial models.
result Numerical solutions compare favorably with Black-Scholes model.
Paper proposes auction method for smart derivatives to avoid disputes.
problem Disputes over derivative liquidation processes in smart contracts.
method Defines an auction type resolution for smart derivatives.
result Proposes a beneficial method for smart derivatives participants.
Kernel methods' derivatives make complex models more interpretable.
problem Interpreting complex kernel models.
method Deriving kernel functions' derivatives and applying them to various kernel methods.
result Derivatives of kernel functions can be computed and applied to improve model interpretation.
Quantum computing speeds up pricing multi-asset derivatives.
problem Exponential growth in complexity for multi-asset derivatives pricing.
method Quantum algorithm based on quantum linear system algorithms for FDM.
result Exponential speedup in derivative pricing compared to classical methods.
Derives PDEs for pricing RFR derivatives under a new FMM model.
problem Valuation of interest rate derivatives under a new FMM model.
method Develops PDEs and finite differences methods for numerical solution.
result First use of PDE methods for RFR derivatives valuation.
Optimizes material distribution on surfaces using topological derivatives.
problem Optimal distribution of two materials on smooth submanifolds in Rd. method Topological derivative approach for shape optimization constrained by PDEs.
result Numerical solution of topology optimization problem on surfaces.
Differential geomtrical methods for deriving the Dirac equation in Curved Spacetime are presented. Einstein's field equation is applied in a novel manner; in the most current standard reference, Birrell and Davies, 1994 [1], the suggestions for deriving the Dirac equation in Curved Spacetime make no mention of employin…
Develops derived differential geometry theory.
problem Homotopy and intersection in smooth manifolds.
method Using L∞[1]-algebras and homotopy transfer. result Derived manifolds form a category of fibrant objects.
Conditional Leibniz Derivative Estimation reduces variance in stochastic models.
problem Estimating derivatives in stochastic models with discontinuous sample performance.
method Combining push-out likelihood ratio method with Leibniz integral rules.
result Conditional Leibniz estimator reduces variance and is easy to implement.
Using tools from spectral analysis, singular and regular perturbation theory, we develop a systematic method for analytically computing the approximate price of a derivative-asset. The payoff of the derivative-asset may be path-dependent. Additionally, the process underlying the derivative may exhibit killing (i.e. jum…
New method uses quantum simulation to price multi-asset derivatives efficiently.
problem Efficiently pricing derivatives with many underlying assets.
method Variational quantum simulation to solve Black-Scholes equation.
result Quantum speedup in derivative pricing for small quantum computers.
In this short note, we propose an unified method to derive formulas for derivations conjugated by exponential functions on an almost complex manifold. In v3, we corrected some mistakes in previous versions.
Derives a method to optimize high-dimensional functions on low-dimensional manifolds.
problem High-dimensional derivative-free optimization with high sample complexity.
method Online learning approach that learns the manifold while optimizing the function.
result Significantly reduces sample complexity compared to existing methods.
Derives new optimization methods using variational integrators.
problem Optimization methods in machine learning.
method Variational integrators and principles of Hamilton and Lagrange-d'Alembert.
result Derives two families of optimization methods, including Nesterov's accelerated gradient method.
Derivative-free method solves stochastic optimization problems with noisy objectives and constraints.
problem Solving nonlinear optimization problems with stochastic objectives and deterministic constraints using only zero-order information.
method Derivative-Free Stochastic Sequential Quadratic Programming (DF-SSQP) method using simultaneous perturbation stochastic approximation (SPSA) for gradient and Hessian estimation.
result Global almost-sure convergence of the DF-SSQP method under standard assumptions, with local asymptotic normality and statistical inference.
Quantum advantage in derivative pricing requires 8k qubits and 54M T-depth.
problem Quantum advantage in pricing derivatives.
method Re-parameterization method combining pre-trained variational circuits and fault-tolerant quantum computing.
result Benchmark use cases require 8k logical qubits and a T-depth of 54 million.
New formulas derived for variance gamma model option pricing.
problem Option pricing for the variance gamma model.
method Combining randomization method and fractional derivatives.
result Closed-form formulas for European options.
Estimation of density derivatives is a versatile tool in statistical data analysis. A naive approach is to first estimate the density and then compute its derivative. However, such a two-step approach does not work well because a good density estimator does not necessarily mean a good density-derivative estimator. In t…
Improved path integral method for financial derivatives pricing.
problem Analytical intractability of financial derivative pricing models.
method Generalized semi-classical path integral approach to time-dependent Hamiltonians.
result Accuracy and computational efficiency of the path integral approach for derivatives pricing.
Euler derived elastica equation using modern mathematical concepts.
problem Euler's original derivation of elastica equation has not been properly interpreted.
method Euler used Noether's theorem and the Goldstein-Petrich scheme.
result Euler's equation is the static modified KdV equation.
The paper provides an efficient method to price path-dependent derivatives using multiscale stochastic volatility models.
problem Pricing path-dependent derivatives under multiscale stochastic volatility models.
method Derives a Malliavin representation for the first-order approximation of the price of path-dependent derivatives.
result An efficient Monte Carlo approximation for pricing path-dependent derivatives is derived.
New method computes first Vassiliev derivative of Khovanov homology.
problem Computing Vassiliev derivatives of Khovanov homology.
method Developed a crux complex to compute the first derivative.
result Direct computation of the first derivative of Khovanov homology.
In this paper, we present a new method for calculating the limit of early exercise boundary at expiry. We price American style of general derivative using a formula expressed as a sum of the value of European style of derivative and so called American premium. We use the latter expression to calculate an analytic formu…
DSoftKI scales GP regression with full derivative observations.
problem Efficiently fitting and predicting full derivative observations in Gaussian Processes.
method Extends SoftKI by using local temperature vectors for interpolation, enabling encoding of local directional sensitivity.
result DSoftKI achieves accurate predictions and scales to larger datasets with full derivative observations.
We propose a new forward-backward stochastic differential equation solver for high-dimensional derivatives pricing problems by combining deep learning solver with least square regression technique widely used in the least square Monte Carlo method for the valuation of American options. Our numerical experiments demonst…
Gradient-based methods for optimisation of objectives in stochastic settings with unknown or intractable dynamics require estimators of derivatives. We derive an objective that, under automatic differentiation, produces low-variance unbiased estimators of derivatives at any order. Our objective is compatible with arbit…
We present a method to derive local estimates for some classes of fully nonlinear elliptic equations. The advantage of our method is that we derive Hessian estimates directly from C0 estimates. Also, the method is flexible and can be applied to a large class of equations.
Blade uses diffusion priors to accurately and calibratedly infer complex systems.
problem Derivative-free Bayesian inversion for high-dimensional, nonlinear problems with costly forward models.
method Blade employs an ensemble of interacting particles and diffusion models as priors, querying forward models only through evaluations.
result Blade produces well-calibrated posterior samples that existing methods cannot, improving with more iterations and particles.
Algorithms for Gaussian process, marginal likelihood methods or restricted maximum likelihood methods often require derivatives of log determinant terms. These log determinants are usually parametric with variance parameters of the underlying statistical models. This paper demonstrates that, when the underlying matrix …
We study derivative-free methods for policy optimization over the class of linear policies. We focus on characterizing the convergence rate of these methods when applied to linear-quadratic systems, and study various settings of driving noise and reward feedback. We show that these methods provably converge to within a…
A typical goal of supervised dimension reduction is to find a low-dimensional subspace of the input space such that the projected input variables preserve maximal information about the output variables. The dependence maximization approach solves the supervised dimension reduction problem through maximizing a statistic…
A new algorithm speeds up neural network derivative calculations.
problem Exponential runtime of autodifferentiation for high-order derivatives in neural networks.
method n-TangentProp, a quasilinear algorithm for computing higher-order derivatives.
result Computes exact derivatives in quasilinear time, not exponential.
New method uses DistRL to estimate entire payoff distribution for financial derivatives.
problem Traditional methods focus on expected option value; this tackles risk-aware pricing.
method Reinterprets and proposes a framework using Distributional Reinforcement Learning (DistRL).
result Demonstrates enhanced risk-aware pricing and uncertainty quantification on Asian options.
This study compares MC and QMC methods for derivative pricing, showing QMC's superior convergence rates.
problem Improving derivative pricing accuracy and efficiency in high-dimensional settings.
method Compared Monte Carlo and quasi-Monte Carlo techniques, focusing on convergence rates and low-discrepancy sequences.
result Quasi-Monte Carlo methods achieve superior convergence rates and reduce root mean square error in derivative pricing.
Derives kernel PCA with Nyström method for scalability.
problem Scalability of kernel PCA.
method Nyström method for kernel PCA.
result Provides scalable alternative to full kernel PCA.
New methods solve SPDEs for financial derivative pricing.
problem Deriving the price of financial derivatives using SPDEs.
method Developed a conditional Feynman-Kac formula to solve SPDEs.
result Established new numerical methods for mixed Monte-Carlo PDEs.
New method for CMS derivatives pricing using Watanabe's expansions.
problem Pricing CMS derivatives under local and stochastic volatility.
method Malliavin's calculus and Watanabe's expansions applied to quadratic payoffs.
result Generic approximations for CMS derivatives pricing under various volatility models.
Quantum computing improves Monte Carlo option pricing for complex derivatives.
problem Complex financial derivatives require extensive computations in high-dimensional spaces.
method Developed a quantum algorithm for simulating many potential asset paths in parallel.
result Quantum algorithm provides highly accurate option pricing and risk analysis.
The latest generation of volatility derivatives goes beyond variance and volatility swaps and probes our ability to price realized variance and sojourn times along bridges for the underlying stock price process. In this paper, we give an operator algebraic treatment of this problem based on Dyson expansions and moment …
In this paper we present a new method to compute the first-order approximation of the price of derivatives on futures in the context of multiscale stochastic volatility of Fouque \textit{et al.} (2011, CUP). It provides an alternative method to the singular perturbation technique presented in Hikspoors and Jaimungal (2…
A method to estimate high order derivatives of data distributions from samples.
problem Estimating high order derivatives of data distributions efficiently and accurately.
method Generalizing denoising score matching via Tweedie's formula to estimate higher order derivatives.
result Models trained with the proposed method can approximate second order derivatives more efficiently and accurately than via automatic differentiation.
The paper models quanto weather and energy derivatives using Ornstein-Uhlenbeck processes and develops methods to hedge them.
problem Valuation and hedging of quanto derivatives on temperature and electricity.
method Developed a coupled model using Ornstein-Uhlenbeck processes and Conditional Least Square method for parameter estimation.
result Explicit and semi-explicit formulas for quanto options and hedging strategies are derived.
Modal regression is aimed at estimating the global mode (i.e., global maximum) of the conditional density function of the output variable given input variables, and has led to regression methods robust against heavy-tailed or skewed noises. The conditional mode is often estimated through maximization of the modal regre…
Paper develops formulas for shape derivatives in wave scattering.
problem Computing high order shape derivatives for wave scattering is challenging.
method Introduces elegant recurrence formulas using differential forms and Lie derivatives.
result Unified framework for computing high order shape perturbations in scattering problems.
Quantum computing speeds up interest rate derivative pricing using LMM.
problem Challenges in pricing interest rate derivatives, especially caps.
method Hybrid classical-quantum approach using quantum amplitude estimation.
result Quantum computing improves convergence in pricing interest rate derivatives.
New estimator for estimating derivatives in nonparametric regression.
problem Estimating derivatives of regression functions.
method Plug-in kernel ridge regression (KRR) estimator.
result Plug-in property for derivatives estimation, optimal rate of convergence.
We present a general method for deriving collapsed variational inference algo- rithms for probabilistic models in the conjugate exponential family. Our method unifies many existing approaches to collapsed variational inference. Our collapsed variational inference leads to a new lower bound on the marginal likelihood. W…
Paper uses IGA for efficient pricing of financial derivatives, comparing it to FDM and FEM.
problem Efficiently pricing complex financial derivatives with high accuracy.
method Isogeometric Analysis (IGA) for solving nonlinear Black-Scholes PDEs.
result IGA provides very accurate solutions with fewer knots, significantly reducing computational time.