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48 results for spot price simulation

Simulates multi-asset spot and option markets using normalizing flows.

problem High-dimensionality of market call prices and dynamic preservation across simulators.
method Normalizing flows for efficient low-dimensional representations, conditional invertibility for joint distribution calibration.
result Calibrated simulators maintain dynamics of each underlying and accurately represent market call prices.

Paper develops new spot regression estimators using candlesticks for asset pricing.

problem Estimation of spot betas in asset pricing and risk management.
method Develops a new estimation and inference framework for spot regressions using high-frequency candlesticks.
result The proposed candlestick-based estimators reduce estimation risk and achieve higher power in hypothesis testing.

Study compares two factor models for electricity spot prices across different periods.

problem Analyzing performance of factor models for electricity spot prices in various time periods.
method Developed a Markov Chain Monte Carlo method for model calibration and used simulations and posterior predictive checks for evaluation.
result 4-factor model outperforms 3-factor model in non-crisis times, but not in crises.

The recent liberalization of the electricity and gas markets has resulted in the growth of energy exchanges and modelling problems. In this paper, we modelize jointly gas and electricity spot prices using a mean-reverting model which fits the correlations structures for the two commodities. The dynamics are based on Or…

2009-10-01abs ↗pdf ↗

Study prices energy derivatives using specific stochastic processes.

problem Pricing energy derivatives in markets driven by specific stochastic processes.
method Calculated characteristic functions, derived non-arbitrage conditions, and developed efficient algorithms for simulation.
result Developed methods for pricing various energy contracts.

Study normal tempered stable processes for energy derivative pricing.

problem Pricing energy derivatives with spot price models.
method Specified statistical properties, derived non-arbitrage conditions, developed efficient algorithm for trajectory generation.
result Validated pricing models for various energy contracts.

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.

A new model adds stochastic spot/volatility correlation to Heston model for better exotic pricing.

problem Improving exotic option pricing in foreign exchange markets.
method Developed a Double Heston model with stochastic spot/volatility correlation, an affine model.
result The new model increases prices of out-of-the-money knockout options and one touch options.

We propose a new structural model that can compute the electricity spot and forward prices in two coupled markets with limited interconnection and multiple fuels. We choose a structural approach in order to represent some key characteristics of electricity spot prices such as their link to fuel prices, consumption leve…

2017-04-20abs ↗pdf ↗

We investigate triangular arbitrage within the spot foreign exchange market using high-frequency executable prices. We show that triangular arbitrage opportunities do exist, but that most have short durations and small magnitudes. We find intra-day variations in the number and length of arbitrage opportunities, with la…

2008-12-04abs ↗pdf ↗

Study simulates Variance Gamma processes for energy derivatives pricing.

problem Simulating Variance Gamma processes for accurate energy derivative pricing.
method Three-step procedure to relate self-decomposability to increments, derived from Qu et al. (2019). Exact simulation of skeleton of Variance Gamma and symmetric Variance Gamma driven Ornstein-Uhlenbeck processes.
result Exact simulation of Variance Gamma and related processes without numerical inversion.

In this paper analytic formulas for electricity derivatives are calculated. To this end, we assume that electricity spot prices follow a 3-regime Markov regime-switching model with independent spikes and drops and periodic transition matrix. Since the classical derivatives pricing methodology cannot be used in case of …

2012-03-24abs ↗pdf ↗

We construct a no-arbitrage model of bond prices where the long bond is used as a numeraire. We develop bond prices and their dynamics without developing any model for the spot rate or forward rates. The model is arbitrage free and all nominal interest rates remain positive in the model. We give examples where our mode…

2006-12-01abs ↗pdf ↗

Study shows different price correlations in European electricity markets.

problem Stochastic variability and temporal correlation in electricity prices.
method Comparison of Detrended Fluctuation Analysis (DFA) and Kramers--Moyal equation.
result Intraday 15 minutes spot markets show strong negative correlations, unlike other markets.

In commodity markets the convergence of futures towards spot prices, at the expiration of the contract, is usually justified by no-arbitrage arguments. In this article, we propose an alternative approach that relies on the expected profit maximization problem of an agent, producing and storing a commodity while trading…

2015-01-01abs ↗pdf ↗

In electricity markets, it is sensible to use a two-factor model with mean reversion for spot prices. One of the factors is an Ornstein-Uhlenbeck (OU) process driven by a Brownian motion and accounts for the small variations. The other factor is an OU process driven by a pure jump Lévy process and models the characteri…

2013-08-15abs ↗pdf ↗

This paper focuses on the valuation and hedging of gas storage facilities, using a spot-based valuation framework coupled with a financial hedging strategy implemented with futures contracts. The first novelty consist in proposing a model that unifies the dynamics of the futures curve and the spot price, which accounts…

2013-12-13abs ↗pdf ↗

We consider a market model that consists of financial investors and producers of a commodity. Producers optionally store some production for future sale and go short on forward contracts to hedge the uncertainty of the future commodity price. Financial investors take positions in these contracts in order to diversify t…

2015-02-02abs ↗pdf ↗

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.

Study Fourier estimator for spot volatility with unbounded coefficients and jumps.

problem Estimating spot volatility with unbounded coefficients and jumps in price process.
method Fourier estimator for spot volatility, convergence analysis for unbounded coefficients and jumps.
result Convergence of trigonometric polynomial to volatility's path, almost sure convergence of reconstructed volatility.

The paper examines variable annuities pricing and risk management using the Black-Scholes model and identifies key risk drivers.

problem Model risk in pricing and managing variable annuities using the Black-Scholes model.
method Derives a model-free decomposition of variable annuity prices and investigates hedging strategies.
result The spot price risk can always be eliminated by the BS-based hedging strategy, but there is gradual slippage and instantaneous leakage.

It is well known that in models with time-homogeneous local volatility functions and constant interest and dividend rates, the European Put prices are transformed into European Call prices by the simultaneous exchanges of the interest and dividend rates and of the strike and spot price of the underlying. This paper inv…

2006-12-21abs ↗pdf ↗

The paper explains stock predictability by integrating rational finance without behavioral finance assumptions.

problem The predictability of stock returns observed in the stock market.
method Developed a statistical model within rational finance to incorporate stock predictability into the Black-Scholes formula.
result Empirical analysis shows asymmetric predictability by spot and option traders, and potential stock return predictors.

The recent research report of U.S. Department of Energy prompts us to re-examine the pricing theories applied in electricity market design. The theory of spot pricing is the basis of electricity market design in many countries, but it has two major drawbacks: one is that it is still based on the traditional hourly sche…

2017-10-22abs ↗pdf ↗

GG distribution improves option pricing for negatively skewed spot price distributions.

problem Inaccurate Black-Scholes model for negatively skewed spot price distributions.
method Applied Generalized Gamma (GG) distribution as a Risk-Neutral Density (RND) for Heston's SV model.
result GG distribution better matches market option data with negatively skewed spot price distributions.

Paper presents fast methods for pricing energy derivatives using mean-reverting jump-diffusion models.

problem Pricing energy derivatives with mean-reverting and occasional spikes.
method Exact and fast simulation of spot price dynamics using Ornstein-Uhlenbeck and jump-diffusion processes.
result Apparent computational advantages of the proposed procedures for pricing Asian options, gas storages, and swings.

Perpetual futures offer leverage without maturity, with prices influenced by funding rates.

problem Understanding and pricing perpetual futures with funding rates.
method Derive no-arbitrage prices and bounds in markets with trading costs. Empirically analyze deviations and Sharpe ratios of implied arbitrage strategies.
result Implied arbitrage strategies in crypto markets yield high Sharpe ratios, indicating significant pricing inefficiencies.

China uses two Renminbi markets to hedge cross-border risks, leading to a price discrepancy.

problem China's two Renminbi markets (onshore and offshore) create a price discrepancy for currency forwards.
method Joint equilibrium model for spot and forward trading with transaction costs and segmented supply.
result The model explains the observed forward price discrepancy in terms of offshore liquidity stress.

Fast probabilistic option price predictions using modular Bayesian inference.

problem Accurate probabilistic predictions of future option prices.
method Modular approximate Bayesian inference framework that combines multiple data sources.
result Accurate probabilistic option-price predictions in realistic scenarios.