A non-Gaussian Ornstein–Uhlenbeck model for pricing wind power futures

The recent introduction of wind power futures written on the German wind power production index has brought with it new interesting challenges in terms of modelling and pricing. Some particularities of this product are the strong seasonal component embedded in the underlying, the fact that the wind index is bounded from both above and below and also that the futures are settled against a synthetically generated spot index. Here, we consider the non-Gaussian Ornstein–Uhlenbeck type processes proposed by Barndorff-Nielsen and Shephard in the context of modelling the wind power production index. We discuss the properties of the model and estimation of the model parameters. Further, the model allows for an analytical formula for pricing wind power futures. We provide an empirical study, where the model is calibrated to 37 years of German wind power production index that is synthetically generated assuming a constant level of installed capacity. Also, based on 1 year of observed prices for wind power futures with different delivery periods, we study the market price of risk. Generally, we find a negative risk premium whose magnitude decreases as the length of the delivery period increases. To further demonstrate the benefits of our proposed model, we address the pricing of European options written on wind power futures, which can be achieved through Fourier techniques.     

Hedging mortality/longevity risks of insurance portfolios for life insurer/annuity provider and financial intermediary

In this paper, we propose two risk hedge schemes in which a life insurer (an annuity provider) can transfer mortality (longevity) risk of a portfolio of life (annuity) exposures to a financial intermediary by paying the hedging premium of a mortality-linked security. The optimal units of the mortality-linked security which maximize hedge effectiveness for a life insurer (an annuity provider) can be derived as closed-form formulas under the risk hedge schemes. Numerical illustrations show that the risk hedge schemes can significantly hedge the downside risk of loss due to mortality (longevity) risk for the life insurer (annuity provider) under some stochastic mortality models. Besides, finding an optimal weight of a portfolio of life and annuity business, the financial intermediary can reduce the sensitivity to mortality rates but the model risk; a security loading may be imposed on the hedge premium for a higher probability of gain to compensate the financial intermediary for the inevitable model risk.     

微量元素与脑卒中(2)

脑卒中是目前中国最重要的公共卫生问题,正以其高发病率、高死亡率对我国造成巨大的社会、经济困难。从脑卒中的流行病学特征、脑卒中发病的危险因素、脑卒中患者的微量元素失衡及微量元素检测的临床意义四个方面阐述了微量元素与脑卒中的关系。     

Weber Correspondence Analysis: The One-Dimensional Case

When designing programs or software for the implementation of Monte Carlo (MC) hypothesis tests, we can save computation time by using sequential stopping boundaries. Such boundaries imply stopping resampling after relatively few replications if the early replications indicate a very large or a very small p value. We study a truncated sequential probability ratio test (SPRT) boundary and provide a tractable algorithm to implement it. We review two properties desired of any MC p value, the validity of the p value and a small resampling risk, where resampling risk is the probability that the accept/reject decision will be different than the decision from complete enumeration. We show how the algorithm can be used to calculate a valid p value and confidence intervals for any truncated SPRT boundary. We show that a class of SPRT boundaries is minimax with respect to resampling risk and recommend a truncated version of boundaries in that class by comparing their resampling risk (RR) to the RR of fixed boundaries with the same maximum resample size. We study the lack of validity of some simple estimators of p values and offer a new, simple valid p value for the recommended truncated SPRT boundary. We explore the use of these methods in a practical example and provide the MChtest R package to perform the methods.     

The uncertain premium principle based on the distortion function

In this paper, we discuss the premium principle in uncertain environment. First, the net premium principle for uncertain risks is presented within the framework of uncertainty theory. With the help of distortion function, a new uncertain premium principle is derived from the uncertain net premium. Some properties of uncertain distortion premium principle are proved. Furthermore, a sufficient and necessary condition that an uncertain premium principle is an uncertain distortion premium principle has been characterized. Finally, some examples are given to illustrate the calculations of the uncertain distortion premium.     

Valuation and risk assessment of participating life insurance in the presence of credit risk

In participating life insurance, management decisions regarding the asset composition can substantially impact the value of a policy from the policyholders’ perspective as well as the insurer’s risk situation. Due to the long-term guarantees often embedded in these contracts, life insurers typically invest a considerable portion of their capital in long-term assets such as corporate and government bonds. Besides interest rate risk, the value of these bond investments is thus particularly influenced by credit risk. Thus, the aim of this paper is to examine the impact of market risk associated with the asset composition on fair valuation and risk assessment with focus on credit risk and its interaction with equity risk and interest rate risk. Our analysis emphasizes that the consideration of credit risk associated with bonds has a strong impact on the fair valuation and risk measurement in the context of participating life insurance contracts, even in case of higher grade bond exposures.     

ON THE EXPECTED DISCOUNTED PENALTY FUNCTION IN A MARKOV-DEPENDENT RISK MODEL WITH CONSTANT DIVIDEND BARRIER

This article considers a Markov-dependent risk model with a constant dividend barrier. A system of integro-differential equations with boundary conditions satisfied by the expected discounted penalty function, with given initial environment state, is derived and solved. Explicit formulas for the discounted penalty function are obtained when the initial surplus is zero or when all the claim amount distributions are from rational family. In two state model, numerical illustrations with exponential claim amounts are given.     

资本充足率控制预留缺口的资产负债优化模型

以利率变化后的资本充足率满足商业银行法要求的≥8%为约束条件,以资产组合的利息收入最大为目标函数,建立资产负债组合优化模型.本文的创新与特色一是通过预设持续期缺口使银行的资产组合在利率变动的有利条件下增加银行净值.这弥补了现有的零缺口免疫条件的资产组合不能使银行股东权益在利率变化中增加的缺陷.二是通过对预设持续期缺口的控制使银行的资产组合在利率变动的不利条件下满足资本充足率的法律要求.这种优化配给控制了资本损失,保护了股东权益,保证了在银行净值发生变化时资本充足率仍满足法律要求.     

双侧风险度量方法及其在投资组合优化模型中的应用

现有的资产风险度量方法不能合理的反映收益的向上波动给投资者带来的风险感受,针对这一不足,本文提出了一种新的风险度量方法,这一方法综合考虑了投资者对于损失的规避和对超额收益的偏好,能够更为真实的反映投资者对于资产收益双侧波动的不同风险感受.同时本文结合新的风险度量方法给出了投资组合优化模型,并对模型的解从不同角度进行了分析.研究结果表明,新的风险度量方法可以为投资者提供更有效的投资决策依据,并且投资者的风险态度对于投资组合有效前沿和最优投资组合都有显著的影响.     

需求拉动型供应链突发风险传递模型

研究突发事件风险在需求拉动型供应链中传递的效应和规律。以博弈论思想为指导,分析了突发事件风险在需求拉动型供应链中传递的过程,建立了相应的风险传递模型,计算了供应链双方利润的需求风险弹性系数。研究表明:供应链双方利润与市场容量呈正相关,与价格敏感系数呈负相关;突发事件引起的市场容量变化对供应链双方利润的影响要远大于价格弹性系数变化对供应链双方利润的影响;无论供应链成本如何变化,供应链各方利润对需求总量和需求倾向的各风险弹性系数恒大于1,说明下游需求的小幅变动可能引起上游利润的大幅变动,证明了牛鞭效应的存在。