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48 results for near-the-money skew

We refine option pricing near-the-money skew in rough fractional volatility models.

problem Approximating near-the-money skew in rough fractional volatility models.
method Proved higher order moderate deviation estimates for rough fractional volatility models.
result Allowed application of skew approximation formulae to wider moderate deviations regime.

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.

Breaks circular dependency in synthetic option pricing with a novel model.

problem Circular dependency in implied volatility limits synthetic data for machine learning and risk analysis.
method Uses a Jump-Hidden Markov Model to generate price paths and a modified Heston process to convert paths into implied volatility.
result Framework generates realistic synthetic American option prices without external calibration.

The paper defines MTCov for skewed elliptical distributions.

problem No specific problem stated, but dealing with skewed elliptical distributions.
method Defined MTCov for generalized skew-elliptical distributions and compared with skewed and non-skewed normal distributions.
result Special formula for MTCov of generalized skew-elliptical distributions.

The paper analyzes skewness and kurtosis measures for skew-elliptical distributions.

problem Examining skewness and kurtosis measures for skew-elliptical distributions.
method Deriving exact expressions for skewness and kurtosis measures for skew-elliptical distributions, constructing test statistics, and comparing measures through simulations and real data analysis.
result Exact expressions and test statistics for skewness and kurtosis measures for various skew-elliptical distributions.

The paper calculates moments and conditional risks for skewed elliptical distributions.

problem Estimating moments and tail conditional risks for skewed elliptical distributions.
method Derives explicit expressions for multivariate doubly truncated moments and conditional risks for generalized skew-elliptical distributions.
result Explicit formulas for multivariate doubly truncated moments and conditional risks are derived for various skewed elliptical distributions.

Proposes a method to identify elements in a skewness matrix for multivariate skew-elliptical distributions.

problem Label switching issue in Bayesian estimation of skewness matrix.
method Imposes a positive lower-triangular constraint and uses Bayesian sparse estimation with horseshoe prior.
result Successfully estimates the true structure of skewness dependency.

Study the geometry and dynamics of skew evolutes and involutes, related to bicycle kinematics.

problem Understanding the geometry and dynamics of skew evolutes and involutes.
method Investigate the skew evolute and involute maps, comparing them to bicycle kinematics.
result The skew evolute and involute maps have properties analogous to bicycle kinematics.

Study on simplicity of Lie skew braces, proving new results for compact cases.

problem Simplicity of Lie skew braces, focusing on compact connected cases.
method Reviewing correspondence, investigating ideals and rigidity, proving main result for compact Lie skew braces.
result Compact connected simple Lie skew braces are either trivial or have simple underlying Lie groups.

A skew loop is a closed curve without parallel tangent lines. We prove: The only complete surfaces in euclidean 3-space with a point of positive curvature and no skew loops are the quadrics. In particular, ellipsoids are the only closed surfaces without skew loops. We also prove results about skew loops on cylinders an…

2002-05-21abs ↗pdf ↗

Skewness dispersion predicts future stock market returns, especially in months with monetary policy announcements.

problem Predicting future stock market returns using skewness dispersion.
method Cross-sectional analysis of firm-level realized skewness and stock market returns.
result Skewness dispersion is a significant predictor of future stock market returns, robust to various estimation methods.

A skew brane is an immersed codimension 2 submanifold in affine space, free from pairs of parallel tangent spaces. Using Morse theory, we prove that a skew brane cannot lie on a quadratic hypersurface. We also prove that there are no skew loops on embedded ruled developable discs in 3-space. The paper extends recent wo…

2003-02-21abs ↗pdf ↗

This paper classifies 4D spin manifolds with skew Killing spinors.

problem Classifying 4D Riemannian spin manifolds with skew Killing spinors.
method Analyzing skew Killing spinors with skew-symmetric endomorphisms A, considering both degenerate and non-degenerate cases.
result In the degenerate case, the manifold is locally isometric to R x N with N having a skew Killing spinor.

Complete classification of quaternionic skew-Hermitian symmetric spaces found.

problem Classifying quaternionic skew-Hermitian symmetric spaces.
method Proving the existence of a torsion-free mSO(2n)mSp(1){ m SO}^{*}(2n){ m Sp}(1)-structure and showing that any homogeneous space is symmetric.
result A complete classification of quaternionic skew-Hermitian symmetric spaces for arbitrary n>1n>1.

Following recent work by Ghomi, Solomon and Tabachnikov, we study geometry and topology of skew branes. A skew brane is a codimension 2 submanifold in affine space such that the tangent spaces at any pair of distinct points are not parallel. We prove that if an oriented closed manifold has a non-zero Euler characterist…

2005-04-23abs ↗pdf ↗

A parsimonious model reduces over-parameterization in skewed matrix variate mixtures.

problem Over-parameterization in skewed matrix variate mixtures.
method Parsimonious family of 256 models using bilinear factor analyzers constrained over clusters, with AECM algorithm for estimation.
result Extensive simulations and real-world datasets (MNIST, Olivetti faces) demonstrate the method's effectiveness.

Optimizes option portfolios for skewed-t returns using VaR and variance measures.

problem Optimizing portfolios for skewed-t returns with heavy tails and skewness.
method Uses variance and VaR measures, departing from normal returns, and provides explicit portfolio weights.
result Optimal portfolio weights differ significantly from variance optimal weights due to skewness.

The paper improves asset allocation using a skew-normal distribution in the Black-Litterman model.

problem Improving asset allocation under skewed return distributions.
method Using the Black-Litterman model with hidden truncation skew-normal distribution and Simaan's three-moment risk model.
result Optimal portfolios have less risk and higher skewness compared to classical BL model.

A new clustering method for functional data using skewed distributions.

problem Clustering functional data with skewed distributions.
method Mixtures of functional linear regression models and three skewed multivariate distributions (variance-gamma, skew-t, normal-inverse Gaussian).
result The proposed method funWeightClustSkew performs well on simulated and real data.

The paper characterizes curvature of quaternionic skew-Hermitian manifolds and constructs related geometric structures.

problem Characterizing the curvature of quaternionic skew-Hermitian manifolds.
method Holonomy theory of symplectic connections and bundle constructions.
result Existence and integrability of almost hypercomplex skew-Hermitian structures on Swann bundles.

The paper defines symmetric brackets for skew-symmetric algebroids with totally skew-symmetric torsion.

problem Defining symmetric brackets for skew-symmetric algebroids.
method Using connections with totally skew-symmetric torsion and pseudo-Riemannian metrics.
result Explicit formula for the Levi-Civita connection and symmetric brackets on almost Hermitian manifolds.

Researchers found invariant metric connections on Berger spheres that are Einstein with skew torsion.

problem Determining invariant metric affine connections on Berger spheres that are Einstein with skew torsion.
method Explicitly determined and expressed connections in both Riemannian and Lorentzian signatures.
result Every Berger sphere with Lorentzian signature admits invariant metric affine connections Einstein with skew-torsion up to S3\mathbb{S}^3.

Quaternionic hyperbolic groups stabilize complex subspaces if trace skew-field is commutative.

problem Characterizing discrete subgroups of quaternionic hyperbolic groups with commutative trace skew-fields.
method Analyzing the trace skew-field of discrete subgroups in Sp(n,1)\mathrm{Sp}(n,1).
result Quaternionic hyperbolic groups stabilize complex subspaces if their trace skew-field is commutative.

The paper calculates European option prices under a generalized skew normal distribution.

problem European option pricing under a generalized skew normal distribution.
method Proved existence of martingale measure, derived explicit option pricing formula, applied numerical methods.
result Explicit expressions for European option prices are derived.

Optimal option portfolios under Sharpe Ratio maximization with skew-elliptical t-distributed returns

problem Optimal option portfolios under Sharpe Ratio maximization
method Formulation for explicit portfolio weights
result Different optimal portfolios for Sharpe Ratio and return-to-Value-at-Risk (VaR) ratio

Study the geometric properties of skew symmetric matrices and orthogonal groups.

problem Understanding the geometric properties of skew symmetric matrices and orthogonal groups.
method Investigate the differential-geometric properties of the exponential map and Riemannian structure.
result Connections between skew symmetric matrices and orthogonal groups are revealed.