Essays about: "thesis on black scholes"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 51 essays containing the words thesis on black scholes.

  1. 1. Artificial Intelligence for Option Pricing

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Institutionen för matematiska vetenskaper

    Author : Emil Hietanen; [2022-06-19]
    Keywords : Options; calls; puts; pricing; artificial neural networks; models; volatility; comparison;

    Abstract : This thesis addresses the issue of vulnerable underlying assumptions used in option pricing methodology. More precisely; underlying assumptions made on the financial assets and markets make option pricing theory vulnerable to changes in the financial framework. READ MORE

  3. 2. Swaptions from a Clearinghouse perspective : Hedging swaptions, an option on interest rate swaps, using compression

    University essay from Umeå universitet/Institutionen för fysik

    Author : Joel Forsberg; [2022]
    Keywords : Swaptions; Clearinghouse; Compression; Interest rate swap;

    Abstract : 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

  4. 3. Bermudan Option Pricing using Almost-Exact Scheme under Heston-type Models

    University essay from Mälardalens universitet/Akademin för utbildning, kultur och kommunikation

    Author : Mara Kalicanin Dimitrov; [2022]
    Keywords : Almost Exact Scheme; Monte Carlo; Bermudan Options; Least Squares Monte Carlo; CIR; Heston Model; Double Heston Model; Stochastic Volatility;

    Abstract : Black and Scholes have proposed a model for pricing European options where the underlying asset follows a so-called geometric Brownian motion which assumes constant volatility. The proposed Black-Scholes model has an exact solution. READ MORE

  5. 4. The impact of extreme weather events on implied volatility functions of agricultural options

    University essay from Umeå universitet/Företagsekonomi

    Author : Henry Korba; Samkele Leve; [2022]
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    Abstract : The main aim of this thesis is to investigate the impact of extreme weather events on implied volatility functions of agricultural commodity options at different levels of moneyness. The thesis used daily data of the implied volatilties of four major US agricultural commodities at three moneyness levels for the period starting 2017 to 2022. READ MORE

  6. 5. Estimating the Expected Pay-out of Earnout Contracts in Private Acquisitions

    University essay from KTH/Matematik (Avd.)

    Author : Adam Wuilmart; Erik Harrysson; [2022]
    Keywords : Earnout Contracts; Valuation; Mergers Acquisitions; Private Equity; Monte Carlo Simulation; Contingent Considerations; Tilläggsköpeskilling; Värdering; Bolagsförvärv; Black-Scholes; Monte Carlo Simulering; Optioner;

    Abstract : The growth of private equity, as well as consolidation trends across other industries, have produced a strong and vibrant mergers and acquisitions market. A challenge during these acquisitions is information asymmetry, which makes agreeing on the transaction price a challenge. READ MORE