UNSPECIFIED. (2004) Valuing Bermudan options when asset returns are Levy processes. QUANTITATIVE FINANCE, 4 (1). pp. 87-100. ISSN 1469-7688

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Abstract

Evidence from the financial markets suggests that empirical returns distributions, both historical and implied, do not arise from diffusion processes. A growing literature models the returns process as a Levy process, finding a number of explicit formulae for the values of some derivatives in special cases. Practical use of these models has been hindered by a relative paucity of numerical methods which can be used when explicit solutions are not present. In particular, the valuation of Bermudan options is problematical. This paper investigates a lattice method that can be used when the returns process is Levy, based upon an approximation to the transition density function of the Levy process. We find alternative derivations of the lattice, stemming from alternative representations of the Levy process, which may be useful if the transition density function is unknown or intractable. We apply the lattice to models based on the variance-gamma and normal inverse Gaussian processes. We find that the lattice is able to price Bermudan-style options to an acceptable level of accuracy.

Item Type:	Journal Article
Subjects:	H Social Sciences > HG Finance H Social Sciences > HC Economic History and Conditions Q Science > QA Mathematics H Social Sciences
Journal or Publication Title:	QUANTITATIVE FINANCE
Publisher:	IOP PUBLISHING LTD
ISSN:	1469-7688
Date:	February 2004
Volume:	4
Number:	1
Number of Pages:	14
Page Range:	pp. 87-100
Identification Number:	10.1088/1469-7688/4/1/008
Publication Status:	Published
URI:	http://wrap.warwick.ac.uk/id/eprint/8643

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