Multifactor Heston's stochastic volatility model for European option pricing

In this study, we extend the multiscale stochastic volatility model of [Fouque J‐P, Lorig MJ, SIAM J Financial Math. 2011;2(1):221‐254] by incorporating a slow varying factor of volatility. The resulting model can be viewed as a multifactor extension of the Heston model with two additional factors driving the volatility levels. An asymptotic analysis consisting of singular and regular perturbation expansions is developed to obtain an approximation to European option prices. We also find explicit expressions for some essential functions that are available only in integral formulas in the work of [Fouque J‐P, Lorig MJ, SIAM J Financial Math. 2011;2(1):221‐254]. This finding basically leads to considerable reduction in computational time for numerical calculation as well as calibration problems. An accuracy result of the asymptotic approximation is also provided. For numerical illustration, the multifactor Heston model is calibrated to index options on the market, and we find that the resulting implied volatility surfaces fit the market data better than those produced by the multiscale stochastic volatility model of [Fouque J‐P, Lorig MJ, SIAM J Financial Math. 2011;2(1):221‐254], particularly for long‐maturity call options.     

沪铜期货及其期权的量化定价实证研究

作为最大的铜消费市场,铜在我国占据着最重要地位。随着2018年9月沪铜期货期权正式登陆上海期货交易所,我国铜交易产品进一步与国际接轨。虽然拥有世界领先的铜交易市场,但我国学术领域尚缺乏采用量化方法对沪铜期货及其期权的深入实证研究。在大宗商品量化领域,Schwartz二因子模型^[1]被看作是量化期货定价的基准模型,本文通过实证分析发现经典二因子模型在中国市场应用时会产生“水土不服”,因此本文采用波动参数的思想,修正了Schwartz二因子模型在中国沪铜市场的“水土不服”。另外,根据早期文献对认购期货期权的量化定价模型^[2,3],本文明确了认沽期货期权的量化定价公式,并通过对沪铜期货期权定价模型的实证分析,发现目前沪铜期货期权存在套利空间。     

Entropy function spaces and interpolation

We associate to every function space, and to every entropy function E, a scale of spaces Λp,q(E) similar to the classical Lorentz spaces Lp,q. Necessary and sufficient conditions for they to be normed spaces are proved, their role in real interpolation theory is analyzed, and a number of applications to functional and interpolation properties of several variants of Lorentz spaces and entropy spaces are given.     

Detonation properties of dense methane-oxygen-diluent gaseous mixtures: application to ram accelerators

Using a 90mm-bore, 3.15 m long detonation tube, experimental detonation characteristics (detonability limits, detonation velocities and peak pressures) of stoichiometric methane-oxygen-diluent mixtures at an initial pressure up to 3.5 MPa have been experimentally investigated. A parametric study has been carried out as a function of both amount and nature of diluent, namely carbon dioxide, nitrogen and helium. The experimental results allowed the adjustment and validation of computations of the Chapman-Jouguet characteristics by means of a thermochemical code. These experimental data associated with validated computations provide a valuable tool, among others, for the choice of the most appropriate mixture composition in the superdetonative combustion mode for ram accelerator (ramac) experiments. The investigations were organized to determine the upper detonable areas of dense ternary mixtures, and to provide detonation velocity data in order to adjust a series of intermolecular parameters involved in the thermochemical code. Received 8 May 1997 / Accepted 15 December 1997     

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     

企业经营者股票期权薪酬机制的模型探讨

采用 Black-Scholes期权定价理论 ,建立了激励机制下企业经营者股票期权薪酬机制的分析、操作模型     

The necessary and sufficient condition for the convergence of Ishikawa iteration on an arbitrary interval

As an important iteration, the Mann and Ishikawa iteration has extensive application in fixed point theory. In 1991, David Borwein and Jonathan Borwein proved the convergence of the Mann iteration on a closed bounded interval in their paper. In this paper, we will extend their result to an arbitrary interval and to the Ishikawa iteration, indicating the necessary and sufficient condition for the convergence of Ishikawa iteration of continuous functions on an arbitrary interval.     

Real time task scheduling allowing fuzzy due dates

The paper deals with periodical task scheduling. The tasks are described by fuzzy due dates and fuzzy execution times. The goal of scheduling is to find an optimal assignment of priorities such that the satisfaction associated with due dates and execution times be minimized. The paper shows how the rules associated with task priorities improve the optimal assignment search.     

基于实物期权的油气开采许可证策略分析

石油与天然气作为我国最重要的矿产资源,其矿权管理采用许可证制度.基于我国的石油与天然气许可证体系结构,分析了石油天然气勘查与开采许可证的实物期权特性,采用实物期权思想对油气勘探开发项目进行战略经济评价,针对传统方法在颁发开采许可证时忽略了时间灵活性价值这一问题,提出了估算颁发开采许可证价值和对投资开发时机进行选择的办法.为资源管理部门和石油公司的决策提供科学依据.最后,应用实物期权法对一个算例进行了分析.     

Power Penalty Method for a Linear Complementarity Problem Arising from American Option Valuation

In this paper, we present a power penalty function approach to the linear complementarity problem arising from pricing American options. The problem is first reformulated as a variational inequality problem; the resulting variational inequality problem is then transformed into a nonlinear parabolic partial differential equation (PDE) by adding a power penalty term. It is shown that the solution to the penalized equation converges to that of the variational inequality problem with an arbitrary order. This arbitrary-order convergence rate allows us to achieve the required accuracy of the solution with a small penalty parameter. A numerical scheme for solving the penalized nonlinear PDE is also proposed. Numerical results are given to illustrate the theoretical findings and to show the effectiveness and usefulness of the method. This work was partially supported by a research grant from the University of Western Australia and the Research Grant Council of Hong Kong, Grants PolyU BQ475 and PolyU BQ493.