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48 results for pricing techniques

We propose a pricing technique based on coherent risk measures, which enables one to get finer price intervals than in the No Good Deals pricing. The main idea consists in splitting a liability into several parts and selling these parts to different agents. The technique is closely connected with the convolution of coh…

2006-05-02abs ↗pdf ↗

Proposes ML methods for robust price-sensitivity estimation in dynamic pricing.

problem Estimating price elasticities robustly in the presence of feature-dependent sensitivity.
method Poisson semi-parametric model with two-stage estimation: first-stage ML for observed purchases, second-stage Bayesian GLM for price-sensitivity.
result Reduces estimation error in price-sensitivity parameters from 25% to 4%.

We apply a new numerical method, the singular Fourier-Padé (SFP) method invented by Driscoll and Fornberg (2001, 2011), to price European-type options in Lévy and affine processes. The motivation behind this application is to reduce the inefficiency of current Fourier techniques when they are used to approximate piecew…

2017-06-21abs ↗pdf ↗

We develop a model for indifference pricing in derivatives markets where price quotes have bid-ask spreads and finite quantities. The model quantifies the dependence of the prices and hedging portfolios on an investor's beliefs, risk preferences and financial position as well as on the price quotes. Computational techn…

2018-03-07abs ↗pdf ↗

This paper deals with applications of coherent risk measures to pricing in incomplete markets. Namely, we study the No Good Deals pricing technique based on coherent risk. Two forms of this technique are presented: one defines a good deal as a trade with negative risk; the other one defines a good deal as a trade with …

2006-05-02abs ↗pdf ↗

The paper introduces a new volatility model using Fourier techniques for pricing and hedging.

problem Pricing and hedging of financial derivatives with stochastic volatility.
method A Fourier-based approach to price and hedge European and path-dependent options in a stochastic volatility model.
result The model includes and extends popular volatility models like Stein-Stein, Bergomi, and Heston.

This paper explores alternative regression techniques in pricing American put options and compares to the least-squares method (LSM) in Monte Carlo implemented by Longstaff-Schwartz, 2001 which uses least squares to estimate the conditional expected payoff to the option holder from continuation. The pricing is done und…

2018-08-08abs ↗pdf ↗

We investigate a statistical-static hedging technique for pricing assets considered as single-step stochastic cash flows. The valuation is based on constructing in a canonical way a European style derivative on a benchmark security such that the physical payoff distribution coincides with the (corrected) physical asset…

2013-12-16abs ↗pdf ↗

A computational technique borrowed from the physical sciences is introduced to obtain accurate closed-form approximations for the transition probability of arbitrary diffusion processes. Within the path integral framework the same technique allows one to obtain remarkably good approximations of the pricing kernels of f…

2006-02-15abs ↗pdf ↗

Optimizes reserve prices for first-price auctions to maximize revenue.

problem Optimizing reserve prices for first-price auctions in display advertising.
method Gradient-based algorithm to adaptively update and optimize reserve prices based on bidder responsiveness to experimental shocks.
result Revenue optimization in first-price auctions can be decomposed into demand and bidding components, and techniques are introduced to reduce variance of each.

The paper proposes a machine learning technique to optimize prices in fashion e-commerce.

problem Optimizing prices for millions of products in fashion e-commerce to maximize revenue and profit.
method Demand prediction, price elasticity, multiple price demand pairs, linear programming optimization.
result The model improved revenue by 1% and gross margin by 0.81% in AB tests.

This paper compares machine learning models for pricing European options.

problem Pricing European options using traditional methods like Black Scholes Model.
method Google AutoML Regressor, TensorFlow Neural Networks, and XGBoost Gradient Boosting Decision Trees.
result All models outperformed the Black Scholes Model in terms of mean absolute error.

Optimal stock price prediction model using recurrent neural networks with RMSprop optimizer.

problem Stock price prediction using neural networks.
method Comparison of fully connected, convolutional, and recurrent architectures; inclusion of three optimization techniques.
result Single layer recurrent neural network with RMSprop optimizer produces optimal results with validation and test MAE of 0.0150 and 0.0148 respectively.

We give a pragmatic/pedagogical discussion of using Euclidean path integral in asset pricing. We then illustrate the path integral approach on short-rate models. By understanding the change of path integral measure in the Vasicek/Hull-White model, we can apply the same techniques to "less-tractable" models such as the …

2014-10-07abs ↗pdf ↗

As is known, an option price is a solution to a certain partial differential equation (PDE) with terminal conditions (payoff functions). There is a close association between the solution of PDE and the solution of a backward stochastic differential equation (BSDE). We can either solve the PDE to obtain option prices or…

2019-04-11abs ↗pdf ↗

New MC-Tree method combines Monte Carlo and binomial tree for option pricing and CVA.

problem Combining Monte Carlo and binomial tree methods for accurate and efficient option pricing and CVA calculations.
method MC-Tree method that mixes Monte Carlo and binomial tree parameters, using maximum entropy distributions for compound densities.
result MC-Tree method provides accurate and efficient option pricing and CVA calculations.

Modeling house prices in Australia reveals supply limitations as the primary driver of extreme trends.

problem Understanding the resilience of Australia's housing prices despite changes in mortgage rates.
method Developed a differential equation model and used modern extreme value techniques on real-world data.
result Without supply increases, a 11% mortgage rate hike is needed to moderate extreme housing costs.

Paper provides a method to price electricity storage contracts using COS technique.

problem Valuation of electricity storage contracts considering physical and operational constraints.
method Uses Fourier-based COS method to price contracts based on stochastic polynomial process.
result The COS method accurately and efficiently prices electricity storage contracts.

Ancillaries have become a major source of revenue and profitability in the travel industry. Yet, conventional pricing strategies are based on business rules that are poorly optimized and do not respond to changing market conditions. This paper describes the dynamic pricing model developed by Deepair solutions, an AI te…

2019-02-06abs ↗pdf ↗

Quantum algorithms improve stock price prediction accuracy.

problem Improving stock price prediction accuracy using quantum techniques.
method Extracted stock price indicators, used QA and PCA for feature selection and dimensionality reduction, trained QSVM for binary classification.
result Quantum Support Vector Machine (QSVM) outperformed classical models in stock price prediction accuracy.

Using classical Taylor series techniques, we develop a unified approach to pricing and implied volatility for European-style options in a general local-stochastic volatility setting. Our price approximations require only a normal CDF and our implied volatility approximations are fully explicit (ie, they require no spec…

2013-08-22abs ↗pdf ↗

Employing probabilistic techniques we compute best possible upper and lower bounds on the price of an option on one or two assets with continuous piecewise linear payoff function based on prices of simple call options of possibly distinct maturities and the no-arbitrage condition, but without any assumption on the pric…

2006-12-03abs ↗pdf ↗

Study scaling limits of utility indifference prices in discretized Bachelier model.

problem Analyzing utility indifference prices for path-dependent European options in a discretized Bachelier model.
method Purely probabilistic approach, including duality argument, optimal drift control problem, martingale techniques, and strong invariance principles.
result Obtained a scaling limit for utility indifference prices as the number of trading times increases.

This paper proposes a Monte Carlo technique for pricing the forward yield to maturity, when the volatility of the zero-coupon bond is known. We make the assumption of deterministic default intensity (Hazard Rate Function). We make no assumption on the volatility of the yield. We actually calculate the initial value of …

2012-04-20abs ↗pdf ↗

We consider an infinite dimensional optimization problem motivated by mathematical economics. Within the celebrated "Arbitrage Pricing Model", we use probabilistic and functional analytic techniques to show the existence of optimal strategies for investors who maximize their expected utility.

2015-08-31abs ↗pdf ↗

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.

The paper predicts Bitcoin prices using machine learning and sentiment analysis.

problem Predicting the future price of Bitcoin in USD.
method Applied supervised machine learning and sentiment analysis to Twitter and Reddit data.
result LSTM models with multi-feature analysis outperformed ARIMA models in predicting Bitcoin prices.

This paper analyzes hedge errors in Black-Scholes models using finite difference techniques.

problem Accurate hedging strategies in dynamic market environments.
method Asymptotic approach and finite difference techniques.
result Reduction of hedge errors and enhancement of option pricing model robustness.