Essays about: "HEDGING BLACK-SCHOLES"
Showing result 1 - 5 of 17 essays containing the words HEDGING BLACK-SCHOLES.
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1. Swaptions from a Clearinghouse perspective : Hedging swaptions, an option on interest rate swaps, using compression
University essay from Umeå universitet/Institutionen för fysikAbstract : With the increasing popularity of interest rate swaps the need to understandswaptions, an option of an interest rate swap, is of great importance. A swap-tion can be used in both speculative purposes and to hedge against changesin interest rates. The most important thing to understand is the pricing for-mula. READ MORE
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2. Option Modelling by Deep Learning
University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Institutionen för nationalekonomi med statistikAbstract : In this thesis we aim to provide a fully data driven approach for modelling financial derivatives, exclusively using deep learning. In order for a derivatives model to be plausible, it should adhere to the principle of no-arbitrage which has profound consequences on both pricing and risk management. READ MORE
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3. Hedging Foreign Exchange Exposure in Private Equity Using Financial Derivatives
University essay from KTH/Matematisk statistikAbstract : This thesis sets out to examine if and how private equity funds should hedge foreign exchange exposure. To our knowledge the field of foreign exchange hedging within private equity, from the private equity firms’ point of view, is vastly unexplored scientifically. READ MORE
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4. Extracting volatility smiles from historical spot data
University essay from Lunds universitet/Nationalekonomiska institutionenAbstract : The Black-Scholes model has been the fundamental framework for option pricing since its publication 1973, but it is known to have shortcomings. To correct for this, plenty of research in option pricing theory has been focused on calibrating a stochastic process to match asset behavior in the financial markets better than the geometric Brownian motion that Black-Scholes assume describe asset behaviour justly. READ MORE
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5. Gap Premium Pricing in Leveraged Exchange Traded Notes
University essay from KTH/Matematisk statistikAbstract : Exchange traded notes have recently seen a surge in popularity. Investors are pouring cash into these debt securities that track various underlying assets. Riskier leveraged exchange traded notes replicate the daily return of the underlying asset multiplied by a lever. READ MORE
