The Application of backward stochastic differential equation with stopping time in hedging American contingent claims

We consider a more general wealth process with a drift coefficient which is Lipschitz continuous and the portfolio process with convex constraint. We convert the problem of hedging American contingent claims into the problem of minimal solution of backward stochastic differential equation with stopping time. We adopt the penalization method for constructing the minimal solution of stochastic differential equations and obtain the upper hedging price of American contingent claims.     

Local risk minimization for vulnerable European contingent claims on nontradable assets under regime switching models

This article focuses on an optimal hedging problem of the vulnerable European contingent claims. The underlying asset of the vulnerable European contingent claims is assumed to be nontradable. The interest rate, the appreciation rate and the volatility of risky assets are modulated by a finite-state continuous-time Markov chain. By using the local risk minimization method, we obtain an explicit closed-form solution for the optimal hedging strategies of the vulnerable European contingent claims. Further, we consider a problem of hedging for a vulnerable European call option. Optimal hedging strategies are obtained. Finally, a numerical example for the optimal hedging strategies of the vulnerable European call option in a two-regime case is provided to illustrate the sensitivities of the hedging strategies.     

Dual representation of superhedging costs in illiquid markets

This paper studies superhedging of contingent claims in illiquid markets where trading costs may depend nonlinearly on the traded amounts and portfolios may be subject to constraints. We give dual expressions for superhedging costs of financial contracts where claims and premiums are paid possibly at multiple points in time. Besides classical pricing problems, this setup covers various swap and insurance contracts where premiums are paid in sequences. Validity of the dual expressions is proved under new relaxed conditions related to the classical no-arbitrage condition. A new version of the fundamental theorem of asset pricing is given for unconstrained models with nonlinear trading costs.     

Efficient Hedging and Pricing of Life Insurance Policies in a Jump-Diffusion Model

Abstract

This paper is devoted to the problem of hedging contingent claims in the framework of a two factors jump-diffusion model under initial budget constraint. We give explicit formulas for the so called efficient hedging. These results are applied for the pricing of equity linked-life insurance contracts.     

Hedging costs for two large investors

We consider the cost of hedging contingent claims in a financial market where the trades of two large investors can move market prices. We provide a characterization of the minimal hedging costs in terms of associated stochastic control problems. We also prove that the minimal hedging cost is a viscosity solution of a corresponding dynamic programming equation in the case of a Markov market model.     

基于动态规划原理的平方套期保值策略研究

在自融资约束下研究了标的资产价格服从跳扩散过程时欧式未定权益的平方套期保值问题。假定套期保值者用与未定权益相关的风险资产和另一种无风险资产来进行套期保值,利用动态规划原理,得到了离散时间集上均方最优套期保值策略的显式解。文章最后通过对比分析不同期限、不同策略调整频率的欧式看涨期权的套期保值结果表明:(1)对冲头寸与期限具有相依关系,期限越长,头寸比例通常也高;(2)对冲头寸与标的资产价格呈同向变化,标的资产价格越高,可以持有的头寸比例也高;(3)对冲头寸与交割价格呈反向变化,交割价格越高,可以适当降低头寸比例。     

不完备证券市场中博弈未定权益的保值

考虑不完备证券市场中博弈未定权益(GCC)的保值问题,通过Kramkov关于上鞅的可选分解定理给出未定权益的上保值价格和下保值价格。指出关于买卖双方都存在着一个最优保值策略。给出价格的一个无套利区间,并针对前面的结论,给出几个性质以及在限制投资组合方面的一个应用。     

Quadratic hedging for sequential claims with random weights in discrete time

We study a quadratic hedging problem for a sequence of contingent claims with random weights in discrete time. We obtain the optimal hedging strategy explicitly in a recursive representation, without imposing the non-degeneracy (ND) condition on the model and square integrability on hedging strategies. We relate the general results to hedging under random horizon and fair pricing in the quadratic sense. We illustrate the significance of our results in an example in which the ND condition fails.     

Numerical solutions of quantile hedging for guaranteed minimum death benefits under a regime-switching jump-diffusion formulation

This work develops numerical approximation methods for quantile hedging involving mortality components for contingent claims in incomplete markets, in which guaranteed minimum death benefits (GMDBs) could not be perfectly hedged. A regime-switching jump-diffusion model is used to delineate the dynamic system and the hedging function for GMDBs, where the switching is represented by a continuous-time Markov chain. Using Markov chain approximation techniques, a discrete-time controlled Markov chain with two component is constructed. Under simple conditions, the convergence of the approximation to the value function is established. Examples of quantile hedging model for guaranteed minimum death benefits under linear jumps and general jumps are also presented.     

Quantile hedging for equity-linked contracts

We consider an equity-linked contract whose payoff depends on the lifetime of the policy holder and the stock price. We provide the best strategy for an insurance company assuming limited capital for the hedging. The main idea of the proof consists in reducing the construction of such strategies for a given claim to a problem of superhedging for a modified claim, which is the solution to a static optimization problem of the Neyman-Pearson type. This modified claim is given via some sets constructed in an iterative way. Some numerical examples are also given.     

Cooperative Hedging in the Complete Market under g-expectation Constraint

The paper studies the muiti-agent cooperative hedging problem of contingent claims in the complete market when the g-expected shortfall risks are bounded. We give the optimal cooperative hedging strategy explicitly by the Neyman-Pearson lemma under g-probability.     

Asymptotic analysis of utility-based hedging strategies for small number of contingent claims

We study the linear approximation of utility-based hedging strategies for small number of contingent claims. We show that this approximation is actually a mean-variance hedging strategy under an appropriate choice of a numéraire and a risk-neutral probability. In contrast to previous studies, we work in the general framework of a semimartingale financial model and a utility function defined on the positive real line.     

利率风险与或有权益定价

应用无差异方法研究不完全市场中或有权益的保值和定价问题,并证明了或有权益的价格不仅依赖于或有权益的不可复制部分,而且受利率风险的影响．在最优保值意义下利率风险分解为可控风险和不可控风险．利率的可控风险与资本市场波动有关,可通过套期保值方法避免,可能产生正、零或负的期望收益．利率的不可控风险与资本市场波动无关,无法对冲,而且带来正的期望收益．利率风险的分解有助于更准确地解释或有权益的价格-它受利率的不可控风险影响,而与可控风险无关．当利率的不可控收益与或有权益的不可复制部分正(负)相关时,或有权益的不可复制部分的风险越大导致或有权益的价格越高(低)．     

Cooperative hedging with a higher interest rate for borrowing

The paper studies the cooperative hedging problem of contingent claims in an incomplete financial market. Firstly we give the characterization of the optimal cooperative hedging strategy for the Black-Scholes model and the Volatility Jump model explicitly, then we consider the problem of cooperative hedging for the multi-agent case in a market with a higher borrowing interest rate. By the results of concave and linear backward stochastic differential equations, we give the optimal cooperative hedging strategy in our model.     

随机支付型未定权益的风险最小套期保值

讨论了具有随机支付型未定权益的风险最小套期问题.假定市场中存在两类具有不同市场信息的投资者,对于一个预先给定的随机支付流未定权益,利用Galtchouk-Kunita-Watanabe分解和L2空间投影定理证明了风险最小策略的存在性和唯一性,并给出了风险最小策略的构造方法.     

Duality and martingales: a stochastic programming perspective on contingent claims

The hedging of contingent claims in the discrete time, discrete state case is analyzed from the perspective of modeling the hedging problem as a stochastic program. Application of conjugate duality leads to the arbitrage pricing theorems of financial mathematics, namely the equivalence of absence of arbitrage and the existence of a probability measure that makes the price process into a martingale. The model easily extends to the analysis of options pricing when modeling risk management concerns and the impact of spreads and margin requirements for writers of contingent claims. However, we find that arbitrage pricing in incomplete markets fails to model incentives to buy or sell options. An extension of the model to incorporate pre-existing liabilities and endowments reveals the reasons why buyers and sellers trade in options. The model also indicates the importance of financial equilibrium analysis for the understanding of options prices in incomplete markets. Received: June 5, 2000 / Accepted: July 12, 2001?Published online December 6, 2001     

Cooperative hedging in the complete market under <Emphasis Type="Italic">g</Emphasis>-expectation constraint

The paper studies the muiti-agent cooperative hedging problem of contingent claims in the complete market when the g-expected shortfall risks are bounded. We give the optimal cooperative hedging strategy explicitly by the Neyman-Pearson lemma under g-probability.     

Pricing and hedging of American contingent claims in incomplete markets

0.IntroductionandSummaryThecelebratedpapersof[2]and[3],pavedthewayforpricingoptionsonstocks,onthebasisofthefollowingprinciple:inacompletemarket(suchastheoneinSection1.5),everycontingentclaimcanbeattainedexactlybyinvestinginthemarketandstartingwithala...     

Utility-based indifference pricing in regime-switching models

In this paper, we study utility-based indifference pricing and hedging of a contingent claim in a continuous-time, Markov, regime-switching model. The market in this model is incomplete, so there is more than one price kernel. We specify the parametric form of price kernels so that both market risk and economic risk are taken into account. The pricing and hedging problem is formulated as a stochastic optimal control problem and is discussed using the dynamic programming approach. A verification theorem for the Hamilton-Jacobi-Bellman (HJB) solution to the problem is given. An issuer’s price kernel is obtained from a solution of a system of linear programming problems and an optimal hedged portfolio is determined.     

Quantile hedging for guaranteed minimum death benefits

Quantile hedging for contingent claims is an active topic of research in mathematical finance. It plays a role in incomplete markets when perfect hedging is not possible. Guaranteed minimum death benefits (GMDBs) are present in many variable annuity contracts, and act as a form of portfolio insurance. They cannot be perfectly hedged due to the mortality component, except in the limit as the number of contracts becomes infinitely large. In this article, we apply ideas from finance to derive quantile hedges for these products under various assumptions.