Sökning: "Volatility smile"

Hittade 5 avhandlingar innehållade orden Volatility smile.

  1. 1. Market Models with Stochastic Volatility

    Författare :Jean-Paul Murara; Sergei Silvestrov; Guglielmo D’Amico; Mälardalens högskola; []
    Nyckelord :NATURVETENSKAP; NATURAL SCIENCES; Mathematics Applied Mathematics; matematik tillämpad matematik;

    Sammanfattning : Financial Markets is an interesting wide range area of research in Financial Engineering. In this thesis, which consists of an introduction, six papers and appendices, we deal with market models with stochastic volatility in order to understand some financial derivatives, mainly European options. LÄS MER

  3. 2. Essays on Derivatives and Liquidity

    Författare :Caihong Xu; Lars Nordén; Björn Hagströmer; Hans Byström; Stockholms universitet; []
    Nyckelord :SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Index options; volatility smile; liquidity; index futures; expiration-day effects; limit order book; trading patience; order flows; gold futures; hedging; företagsekonomi; Business Administration;

    Sammanfattning : This dissertation contains four essays in which derivatives markets are studied in relation to three related topics in financial economics: asset pricing, market microstructure and risk management.Essay I studies the role of relative option liquidity in explaining the volatility smile. LÄS MER

  4. 3. Option Pricing and Bayesian Learning

    Författare :Ola Jönsson; Nationalekonomiska institutionen; []
    Nyckelord :SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; ekonomisk politik; ekonomiska system; ekonomisk teori; ekonometri; Bayesian learning; Volatility smile; Economics; Polya urn model; economic theory; econometrics; economic systems; Nationalekonomi; economic policy; Finansiering; Financial science;

    Sammanfattning : This thesis consists of three chapters devoted to both empirical and theoretical aspects of option pricing. The first chapter investigates the market for European options on the Swedish OMX index using daily data for the period 1993-2000. LÄS MER

  5. 4. Asset Pricing Models with Stochastic Volatility

    Författare :Jean-Paul Murara; Sergei Silvestrov; George Fodor; Mälardalens högskola; []
    Nyckelord :NATURVETENSKAP; NATURAL SCIENCES; Mathematics Applied Mathematics; matematik tillämpad matematik;

    Sammanfattning : Asset pricing modeling is a wide range area of research in Financial Engineering. In this thesis, which consists of an introduction, three papers and appendices; we deal with asset pricing models with stochastic volatility. Here stochastic volatility modeling includes diffusion models and regime-switching models. LÄS MER

  7. 5. Derivative Prices for Models using Levy Processes and Markov Switching

    Författare :Sebastian Rasmus; Matematisk statistik; []
    Nyckelord :NATURVETENSKAP; NATURAL SCIENCES; programming; operations research; Statistics; Regime switching; Levy processes; Derivative pricing; Computer simulations; actuarial mathematics; Statistik; operationsanalys; programmering; aktuariematematik;

    Sammanfattning : This thesis contributes to mathematics, finance and computer simulations. In terms of mathematics this thesis concerns applied probability and Lévy processes and from the financial point of view the thesis concerns derivative pricing. Within these two areas several simulation techniques are investigated. The thesis is organized as follows. LÄS MER