Exotic options, or “path-dependent” options are options whose payoff depends on the behavior of the price of the underlying between 0 and the maturity, rather than merely on the final price of the underlying, such a...Exotic options, or “path-dependent” options are options whose payoff depends on the behavior of the price of the underlying between 0 and the maturity, rather than merely on the final price of the underlying, such as compound options, reset options and so on. In this paper, a generalization of the Geske formula for compound call options is obtained in the case of time-dependent volatility and time-dependent interest rate by applying martingale methods and the change of numeraire or the change of probability measure. An analytic formula for the reset call options with predetermined dates is also derived in the case by using the same approach. In contrast to partial differential equation (PDE) approach, our approach is simpler.展开更多
In this paper the insurer＇s solvency ratio model with or without jump diffusion process in the presence of financial distress cost is constructed, where an insurer＇s solvency ratio is characterized by a Markov-modul...In this paper the insurer＇s solvency ratio model with or without jump diffusion process in the presence of financial distress cost is constructed, where an insurer＇s solvency ratio is characterized by a Markov-modulated dynamics. By Girsanov＇s theorem and the option pricing formula, the expected present value of shareholders＇ terminal payoff is provided.展开更多
This paper considers the problem of partially observed optimal control for forward-backward stochastic systems driven by Brownian motions and an independent Poisson random measure with a feature that the cost function...This paper considers the problem of partially observed optimal control for forward-backward stochastic systems driven by Brownian motions and an independent Poisson random measure with a feature that the cost functional is of mean-field type. When the coefficients of the system and the objective performance functionals are allowed to be random, possibly non-Markovian, Malliavin calculus is employed to derive a maximum principle for the optimal control of such a system where the adjoint process is explicitly expressed. The authors also investigate the mean-field type optimal control problem for the system driven by mean-field type forward-backward stochastic differential equations(FBSDEs in short) with jumps, where the coefficients contain not only the state process but also its expectation under partially observed information. The maximum principle is established using convex variational technique. An example is given to illustrate the obtained results.展开更多
基金Project (No. Y604137) supported by the Natural Science Foundationof Zhejiang Province, China
文摘Exotic options, or “path-dependent” options are options whose payoff depends on the behavior of the price of the underlying between 0 and the maturity, rather than merely on the final price of the underlying, such as compound options, reset options and so on. In this paper, a generalization of the Geske formula for compound call options is obtained in the case of time-dependent volatility and time-dependent interest rate by applying martingale methods and the change of numeraire or the change of probability measure. An analytic formula for the reset call options with predetermined dates is also derived in the case by using the same approach. In contrast to partial differential equation (PDE) approach, our approach is simpler.
基金Supported by National Natural Science Foundation of China (10671182)Anhui Natural Science Foundation (090416225)+1 种基金Anhui Natural Science Foundation of Universities (KJ2010A037, KJ2010B026)Anhui Natural Science Foundation (10040606Q03)
文摘In this paper the insurer＇s solvency ratio model with or without jump diffusion process in the presence of financial distress cost is constructed, where an insurer＇s solvency ratio is characterized by a Markov-modulated dynamics. By Girsanov＇s theorem and the option pricing formula, the expected present value of shareholders＇ terminal payoff is provided.
基金supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China under Grant Nos.11471051 and 11371362the Teaching Mode Reform Project of BUPT under Grant No.BUPT2015JY52+5 种基金supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China under Grant No.11371029the Natural Science Foundation of Anhui Province under Grant No.1508085JGD10supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China under Grant No.71373043the National Social Science Foundation of China under Grant No.14AZD121the Scientific Research Project Achievement of UIBE NetworkingCollaboration Center for China’s Multinational Business under Grant No.201502YY003A
文摘This paper considers the problem of partially observed optimal control for forward-backward stochastic systems driven by Brownian motions and an independent Poisson random measure with a feature that the cost functional is of mean-field type. When the coefficients of the system and the objective performance functionals are allowed to be random, possibly non-Markovian, Malliavin calculus is employed to derive a maximum principle for the optimal control of such a system where the adjoint process is explicitly expressed. The authors also investigate the mean-field type optimal control problem for the system driven by mean-field type forward-backward stochastic differential equations(FBSDEs in short) with jumps, where the coefficients contain not only the state process but also its expectation under partially observed information. The maximum principle is established using convex variational technique. An example is given to illustrate the obtained results.
