Essays about: "out-of-the-money"

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  1. 1. 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

  3. 2. Constrained Gaussian Process Regression Applied to the Swaption Cube

    University essay from KTH/Matematik (Avd.)

    Author : Adrien Deleplace; [2021]
    Keywords : Swaption cube; Constrained Gaussian process regression; No arbitrage; Option pricing; Hamiltonian Monte Carlo; Swaption-kuben; Regression för gaussiska processer med bivillkor;

    Abstract : This document is a Master Thesis report in financial mathematics for KTH. This Master thesis is the product of an internship conducted at Nexialog Consulting, in Paris. This document is about the innovative use of Constrained Gaussian process regression in order to build an arbitrage free swaption cube. READ MORE

  4. 3. 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

  5. 4. Algorithmic Trading and Prediction of Foreign Exchange Rates Based on the Option Expiration Effect

    University essay from KTH/Matematisk statistik

    Author : Sina Mozayyan Esfahani; [2019]
    Keywords : Option expiration effect; option relevance coefficient; algorithmic trading; time series analysis; GARCH-X.; Effekten av optioners förfall; optionsrelevanskoefficient; algoritmisk handel; tidsserieanalys; GARCH-X.;

    Abstract : The equity option expiration effect is a well observed phenomenon and is explained by delta hedge rebalancing and pinning risk, which makes the strike price of an option work as a magnet for the underlying price. The FX option expiration effect has not previously been explored to the same extent. READ MORE

  6. 5. The Implied Volatility Skew of Single Stock Options and the Predictability of Jumps - Robustness Analysis

    University essay from Handelshögskolan i Stockholm/Institutionen för finansiell ekonomi

    Author : Davide Brugola; [2019]
    Keywords : single stocks; options; implied volatility skew; jumps; earnings announcements;

    Abstract : In this thesis, we try to understand whether the observed implied volatility skew of single stock options is significantly related to the probability of observing future return jumps in the underlying single stock. In particular, our main aim is to verify whether the skew-jump relationship persists during normal periods without any pre-scheduled information disclosure event or it is confined to earnings announcement periods. READ MORE