Essays about: "volatility smile"

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  1. 1. Option pricing with Quadratic Rough Heston Model

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Sannolikhetsteori och kombinatorik

    Author : Marina Dushkina; [2023]
    Keywords : option pricing; rough volatility models; Heston model; Monte Carlo methods; calibration; quadratic rough Heston model; volatility smile;

    Abstract : In this thesis, we study the quadratic rough Heston model and the corresponding simulation methods. We calibrate the model using real-world market data. We compare and implement the three commonly used schemes (Hybrid, Multifactor, and Multifactor hybrid). We calibrate the model using real-world market SPX data. READ MORE

  3. 2. 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

  4. 3. 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

  5. 4. Empirical study of methods to complete the swaption volatility cube from the caplet volatility surface

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Tillämpad matematik och statistik

    Author : Niclas Samuelsson; [2021]
    Keywords : fixed income; interest rate derivatives; swaption; cap;

    Abstract : Fixed income markets are vast markets, involving a large number of actors including financial institutions, state actors, asset managers and corporations. An import part of these markets are contracts written on the xIBOR rates. READ MORE

  6. 5. Volatility Curves of Incomplete Markets

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Institutionen för matematiska vetenskaper

    Author : Kateryna Chechelnytska; [2020-06-23]
    Keywords : Implied volatility; Incomplete markets; Trinomial option pricing model; Black-Scholes option pricing model; Risk-neutral probability;

    Abstract : The graph of the implied volatility of call options as a function of the strike price is called volatility curve. If the options market were perfectly described by the Black-Scholes model, the implied volatility would be independent of the strike price and thus the volatility curve would be a at horizontal line. READ MORE