Risk Minimizing Option Pricing for a Class of Exotic Options in a Markov-Modulated Market

We address risk minimizing option pricing in a regime switching market where the floating interest rate depends on a finite state Markov process. The growth rate and the volatility of the stock also depend on the Markov process. Using the minimal martingale measure, we show that the locally risk minimizing prices for certain exotic options satisfy a system of Black-Scholes partial differential equations with appropriate boundary conditions. We find the corresponding hedging strategies and the residual risk. We develop suitable numerical methods to compute option prices.     

Stochastic equity volatility related to the leverage effect II: valuation of European equity options and warrants

We propose a general framework to assess the value of the financial claims issued by the firm, European equity options and warrantsin terms of the stock price. In our framework, the firm's asset is assumed to follow a standard stationary lognormal process with constant volatility. However, it is not the case for equity volatility. The stochastic nature of equity volatility is endogenous, and comes from the impact of a change in the value of the firm's assets on the financial leverage. In a previous paper we studied the stochastic process for equity volatility, and proposed analytic approximations for different capital structures. In this companion paper we derive analytic approximations for the value of European equity options and warrants for a firm financed by equity, debt and warrants. We first present the basic model, which is an extension of the Black-Scholes model, to value corporate securities either as a function of the stock price, or as a function of the firm's total assets. Since stock prices are observable, then for practical purposes, traders prefer to use the stock as the underlying instrument, we concentrate on valuation models in terms of the stock price. Second, we derive an exact solution for the valuation in terms of the stock price of (i) a European call option on the stock of a levered firm, i.e. a European compound call option on the total assets of the firm, (ii) an equity warrant for an all-equity firm, and (iii) an equity warrant for a firm financed by equity and debt. Unfortunately, to compute these solutions we need to specify the function of the stock price in terms of the firm's assets value. In general we are unable to specify this expression, but we propose tight bounds for the value of these options which can be easily computed as a function of the stock price. Our results provide useful extensions of the Black-Scholes model.     

风险投资的多阶段复合实物期权定价方法

根据风险投资的多阶段连续性,建立多阶段复合实物期权定价模型,并利用条件期望和矩阵性质推导出该期权的定价公式,定价方法可用于风险投资项目的评估和决策.     

具随机折现的博弈期权定价问题

对具随机折现的博弈期权定价问题进行了研究,在满足一个可积性条件的情况下,借用过份函数等工具给出了期权价格的表达式和买卖双方的最优停止策略.对于不满足可积性条件的情况,推广了相关文献的结果,并给出了τ＊存在的条件.最后给出了一个例子.     

Reversible stopping (“switching”) implies super contact

This note shows that the second derivative of the value function exists (across a stopping threshold, short “super contact”) if reversibly stopping and entering involves no cost, called “switching”. This holds for discrete (real option) as well as for continuous stochastic control problems and proves particularly suitable in real option set ups since it provides the lacking boundary condition. However, super contact does not hold in dynamic games. A simple example documents the applicability of this condition. This paper was written during my visit of the University of Technology, Sydney (UTS) and I am grateful for the hospitality of and the stimulus at the School of Finance and Economics, in particular to Carl Chiarella. I also acknowledge many helpful discussions with Thomas Dangl on related issues, valuable suggestions from a referee and last but not least encouragement by Josef Kallrath     

An optimal insurance strategy for an individual under an intertemporal equilibrium

In this paper, we discuss how a risk-averse individual under an intertemporal equilibrium chooses his/her optimal insurance strategy to maximize his/her expected utility of terminal wealth. It is shown that the individual’s optimal insurance strategy actually is equivalent to buying a put option, which is written on his/her holding asset with a proper strike price. Since the cost of avoiding risk can be seen as a risk measure, the put option premium can be considered as a reasonable risk measure. Jarrow [Jarrow, R., 2002. Put option premiums and coherent risk measures. Math. Finance 12, 135-142] drew this conclusion with an axiomatic approach, and we verify it by solving the individual’s optimal insurance problem.     

Black-Scholes期权定价公式的博弈论相关分析

从博弈论理论角度出发分析了B lack-Scho les期权定价公式的内容,把期权价格看作期权交易过程中依赖于股票价格的收益期望值,通过计算这个无限随机过程的密度函数得出B lack-Scho les期权定价公式.     

基于跳跃波动率的未定权益定价模型

讨论了具有随机波动率的未定权益定价问题,建立了两状态波动率的股票价格行为模型,在股票价格过程是连续过程、跳风险不可定价的假设下,推导出未定权益的定价公式.     

Black-Scholes期权定价公式推广

在Black-Scholes期权定价模型的基础上,进一步考虑标的资产受多个跳跃源影响的情况,用含有多维Poisson过程的Ito-Skorohod随机微分方程描述标的资产价格的动态运动,应用等价鞅测度变换方法导出一般形式的欧式期权定价公式,并讨论了利率,波动率不是常数情况下的拓广形式.     

看涨期权契约与看跌期权契约对比分析研究

在面临相同随机市场需求的情况下,本文对期权契约中的看涨期权与看跌期权契约进行了对比分析,以期为决策者在实际采购活动中选择不同类型的期权契约时提供决策依据。通过模型建立与求解分析,本文得出了销售商接受期权契约时,契约参数需要满足的条件及相应的订购策略;并进一步得出了两种期权契约下,供应链达到协调状态时的具体条件,分析了此时契约参数对供销双方利润的影响,继而给出了两种期权契约的适用范围以及供销双方的契约选择偏好。在此基础上,本文还给出了不同期权契约下,供销双方各自利润均不低于其自身保留利润时契约参数的取值范围,并证明了两种期权契约均可有效提高销售商的利润水平。最后,本文通过算例对上述结论进行了验证。