A Comparative Study of Support Vector Machine and Artificial Neural Network for Option Price Prediction

Option pricing has become one of the quite important parts of the financial market. As the market is always dynamic, it is really difficult to predict the option price accurately. For this reason, various machine learning techniques have been designed and developed to deal with the problem of predicting the future trend of option price. In this paper, we compare the effectiveness of Support Vector Machine (SVM) and Artificial Neural Network (ANN) models for the prediction of option price. Both models are tested with a benchmark publicly available dataset namely SPY option price-2015 in both testing and training phases. The converted data through Principal Component Analysis (PCA) is used in both models to achieve better prediction accuracy. On the other hand, the entire dataset is partitioned into two groups of training (70%) and test sets (30%) to avoid overfitting problem. The outcomes of the SVM model are compared with those of the ANN model based on the root mean square errors (RMSE). It is demonstrated by the experimental results that the ANN model performs better than the SVM model, and the predicted option prices are in good agreement with the corresponding actual option prices.

A Full Asymptotic Series of European Call Option Prices in the SABR Model with Beta = 1

We develop two new pricing formulae for European options. The purpose of these formulae is to better understand the impact of each term of the model, as well as improve the speed of the calculations. We consider the SABR model (with β=1) of stochastic volatility, which we analyze by tools from Malliavin Calculus. We follow the approach of Alòs et al. (2006) who showed that under stochastic volatility framework, the option prices can be written as the sum of the classic Hull-White (1987) term and a correction due to correlation. We derive the Hull-White term, by using the conditional density of the average volatility, and write it as a two-dimensional integral. For the correction part, we use two different approaches. Both approaches rely on the pairing of the exponential formula developed by Jin, Peng, and Schellhorn (2016) with analytical calculations. The first approach, which we call “Dyson series on the return’s idiosyncratic noise” yields a complete series expansion but necessitates the calculation of a 7-dimensional integral. Two of these dimensions come from the use of Yor’s (1992) formula for the joint density of a Brownian motion and the time-integral of geometric Brownian motion. The second approach, which we call “Dyson series on the common noise” necessitates the calculation of only a one-dimensional integral, but the formula is more complex. This research consisted of both analytical derivations and numerical calculations. The latter show that our formulae are in general more exact, yet more time-consuming to calculate, than the first order expansion of Hagan et al. (2002).

The SABR Model: Explicit Formulae of the Moments of the Forward Prices/Rates Variable and Series Expansions of the Transition Probability Density and of the Option Prices

The SABR stochastic volatility model with β-volatility β ? (0,1) and an absorbing barrier in zero imposed to the forward prices/rates stochastic process is studied. The presence of (possibly) nonzero correlation between the stochastic differentials that appear on the right hand side of the model equations is considered. A series expansion of the transition probability density function of the model in powers of the correlation coefficient of these stochastic differentials is presented. Explicit formulae for the first three terms of this expansion are derived. These formulae are integrals of known integrands. The zero-th order term of the expansion is a new integral formula containing only elementary functions of the transition probability density function of the SABR model when the correlation coefficient is zero. The expansion is deduced from the final value problem for the backward Kolmogorov equation satisfied by the transition probability density function. Each term of the expansion is defined as the solution of a final value problem for a partial differential equation. The integral formulae that give the solutions of these final value problems are based on the Hankel and on the Kontorovich-Lebedev transforms. From the series expansion of the probability density function we deduce the corresponding expansions of the European call and put option prices. Moreover we deduce closed form formulae for the moments of the forward prices/rates variable. The moment formulae obtained do not involve integrals or series expansions and are expressed using only elementary functions. The option pricing formulae are used to study synthetic and real data. In particular we study a time series (of real data) of futures prices of the EUR/USD currency's exchange rate and of the corresponding option prices. The website: http://www.econ.univpm.it/recchioni/finance/w18 contains material including animations, an interactive application and an app that helps the understanding of the paper. A more general reference to the work of the authors and of their coauthors in mathematical finance is the website:http://www.econ.univpm.it/recchioni/finance.

Critical Exercise Price for American Floating Strike Lookback Option in a Mixed Jump-Diffusion Model

This paper studies the critical exercise price of American floating strike lookback options under the mixed jump-diffusion model. By using It formula and Wick-It-Skorohod integral, a new market pricing model established under the environment of mixed jumpdiffusion fractional Brownian motion. The fundamental solutions of stochastic parabolic partial differential equations are estimated under the condition of Merton assumptions. The explicit integral representation of early exercise premium and the critical exercise price are also given, then the American floating strike lookback options factorization formula is obtained, the results is generalized the classical Black-Scholes market pricing model.

Reserve estimation of an open pit mine under price uncertainty by real option approach

Reserve estimation is a key to find the correct NPV in a mining project. The most important factor in reserve estimation is the metal price. Metal price fluctuations in recent years were exaggerated, and imposed a high degree of uncertainty to the reserve estimation, and in consequence to the whole mine planning procedure. Real option approach is an efficient method of decision making in the uncertain conditions. This approach has been used for evaluation of defined natural resources projects until now. This study considering the metal price uncertainty used real option approach to prepare a methodology for reserve estimation in open pit mines. This study was done on a copper cylindrical deposit, but the achieved methodology can be adjusted for all kinds of deposits. This methodology was comprehensively described through the examples in such a manner that can be used by the mine planners.

The Barone-Adesi Whaley Formula to Price American Options Revisited

This paper presents a method to solve the American option pricing problem in the Black Scholes framework that generalizes the Barone-Adesi, Whaley method [1]. An auxiliary parameter is introduced in the American option pricing problem. Power series expansions in this parameter of the option price and of the corresponding free boundary are derived. These series expansions have the Baroni-Adesi, Whaley solution of the American option pricing problem as zero-th order term. The coefficients of the option price series are explicit formulae. The partial sums of the free boundary series are determined solving numerically nonlinear equations that depend from the time variable as a parameter. Numerical experiments suggest that the series expansions derived are convergent. The evaluation of the truncated series expansions on a grid of values of the independent variables is easily parallelizable. The cost of computing the n-th order truncated series expansions is approximately proportional to n as n goes to infinity. The results obtained on a set of test problems with the first and second order approximations deduced from the previous series expansions outperform in accuracy and/or in computational cost the results obtained with several alternative methods to solve the American option pricing problem [1]-[3]. For example when we consider options with maturity time between three and ten years and positive cost of carrying parameter (i.e. when the continuous dividend yield is smaller than the risk free interest rate) the second order approximation of the free boundary obtained truncating the series expansions improves substantially the Barone-Adesi, Whaley free boundary [1]. The website: http://www.econ.univpm.it/recchioni/finance/w20 contains material including animations, an interactive application and an app that helps the understanding of the paper. A general reference to the work of the authors and of their coauthors in mathematical finance is the website: http://www.econ.univpm.it/recchioni/finance.

Option Strike Price and Managerial Investment Decisions

The manager′s investment decisions is modeled when the manager is risk averse and has stock options as compensation. It is found that the strike price of options is crucial to the investment incentives of managers, and that the correct value, or interval of values, of managerial stock option strike price can bring stockholder and manager interests in agreement.

Pricing European Options Based on a Logarithmic Truncated t-Distribution

The t-distribution has a “fat tail” feature, which is more suitable than the normal probability density function to describe the distribution characteristics of return on assets. The difficulty of using t-distribution to price European options is that a fat tail can lead to a deviation in one integral required for option pricing. We use a distribution called logarithmic truncated t-distribution to price European options. A risk neutral valuation method was used to obtain a European option pricing model with logarithmic truncated t-distribution.

考虑国际金融风险影响的上证50ETF期权定价研究

近年来如何刻画国际金融风险对中国市场的影响,成为学术界的热门热点之一。已有文献大多集中于研究国际股票市场之间的风险溢出效应,较少关注国际股票市场对中国期权市场的风险外溢效应。本文将标普500ETF走势嵌入上证50ETF的收益率过程,构建IFR_BS模型(BS Model with the Impact of International Financial Risk);然后应用特征函数微扰法和Fourier-Cosine定价方法,推导出该模型下欧式期权的近似解析定价公式。数值实验和实证结果表明:(1)IFR_BS模型可以较好地刻画上证50ETF收益率分布的“尖峰”、“肥尾”和“有偏”等统计特征。(2)考虑国际金融风险溢价的IFR_BS模型下的期权定价公式,可以解决BS模型对短到期期权尤其是短到期深度OTM期权估值不足的问题。

可变风险溢价结构下跳扩散模型的期权定价

风险溢价结构是真实测度与风险中性测度间的纽带,能够帮助提取投资者的风险偏好特征。本文针对跳扩散模型构建了灵活的风险溢价形式,允许期权市场隐含信息参与校准跳跃风险的市场价格,进而研究存在跳跃情形下的期权定价,并探索市场风险溢价结构。数值分析和实证研究表明,可变风险溢价结构有助于准确刻画市场定价核曲线,且市场风险溢价结构具有明显的时变特征,跳跃风险溢价能够较好解释隐含波动率曲面。此外,跳扩散模型的可变风险溢价结构在样本内外都具有明显的期权定价优势。考虑了不同样本长度、定价方法、定价区间以及期权产品后,以上结论均是稳健的。本研究有助于系统了解不同市场风险溢价结构与定价规律,有利于深入探索跳跃风险溢价补偿机制。

基于“分解-重组-预测-集成”模式的Heston期权定价模型

精准合理地期权定价对于改善市场流动性、优化投资者结构、稳定金融市场拥有重要意义。本文提出了一种结合“分解-重组-预测-集成”思想的Heston期权定价模型,该模型利用Heston模型进行初始定价,通过自适应噪声完全集合经验模态分解(CEEMDAN)对定价误差进行分解与重构,获得高频项、低频项及趋势项,然后使用门控循环单元(GRU)估计高频项及低频项,使用差分整合移动平均自回归(ARIMA)估计趋势项,所有估计值集成汇总得到定价误差估计值,最后使用定价误差估计值对Heston模型的初始定价结果进行修正后获得最终定价结果。使用华夏上证50ETF、华泰柏瑞沪深300ETF和嘉实沪深300ETF期权数据验证模型,实证结果显示,在模型结构更加简单的基础上,本文提出模型的精度普遍优于基准模型。

基于前景理论框架和Heston模型的行为期权定价

行为期权定价是当前国际金融领域的热门研究主题之一。虽然随机波动率模型已成为国际衍生品定价领域的标准模型,但该模型对短到期期权(尤其是虚值期权)的定价仍不准确,其原因之一是传统的期权定价方法忽略了现实市场中的非理性心理和行为因素。针对上述问题,本文运用前景理论期权定价框架,引入价值函数来刻画投资者面对收益与损失的前景价值判断,引入决策权重函数来修正Heston随机波动率模型刻画的资产价格路径的概率密度函数,将期权合约签订与交割的现金流视为分散的心理账户情形,在市场均衡条件下推导出Heston模型下欧氏行为期权的定价公式。上证50ETF期权的实证结果表明:考虑了前景理论的Heston随机波动率模型,能显著地提升短到期虚值期权的定价准确度;参数校正结果发现,定价性能的提升要归因于Heston模型中纳入的表征非理性心理与情绪的行为参数;相对而言,投资者对实值期权的风险态度偏中性,因此行为参数对其定价精度的提升有限。

European option pricing model in a stochastic and fuzzy environment

The primary goal of this paper is to price European options in the Merton＇s frame- work with underlying assets following jump-diffusion using fuzzy set theory. Owing to the vague fluctuation of the real financial market, the average jump rate and jump sizes cannot be recorded or collected accurately. So the main idea of this paper is to model the rate as a triangular fuzzy number and jump sizes as fuzzy random variables and use the property of fuzzy set to deduce two different jump-diffusion models underlying principle of rational expectations equilibrium price. Unlike many conventional models, the European option price will now turn into a fuzzy number. One of the major advantages of this model is that it allows investors to choose a reasonable European option price under an acceptable belief degree. The empirical results will serve as useful feedback information for improvements on the proposed model.

基于4/2-CIR模型的欧式期权定价及实证研究

在假设波动率服从均值回复过程的条件下,探讨了具有随机利率的4/2随机波动率模型下的期权定价问题。首先,基于4/2随机波动率模型提出4/2-CIR随机混合模型,并利用快速傅里叶变换方法推出4/2-CIR随机混合模型下的欧式期权定价公式。其次,通过数值分析的方法,对比4/2随机波动率模型与4/2-CIR随机混合模型的定价结果,分析新模型的定价性能,并运用交叉验证法,对模型中参数进行敏感性分析。最后,选取上证50ETF期权数据进行实证分析。研究发现:随机利率对模型定价结果具有显著影响;期权价格对利率的波动率参数不敏感,而对其它参数都较敏感;与经典B-S模型及4/2随机波动率模型相比,4/2-CIR随机混合模型的定价误差更小,定价结果更接近真实值。

碳排放期权定价及实证研究——以湖北碳排放交易中心为例

碳期权作为碳金融市场上重要的交易产品,合理定价有利于投资者做出理性的碳期权套期保值决策,降低碳交易市场风险。因此,本文基于湖北碳排放交易中心碳配额数据构建定价模型,以此对我国八大碳交易市场价格提供一定的借鉴。本文将GARCH模型和期权定价模型B-S引入碳排放交易期权的定价研究中。通过碳排放交易中心配额期货收盘价的数据检验,发现价格波动情况具有非正态性和尖峰厚尾的特征,并采用GARCH模型拟合预测碳价收益率波动率,将预测的数据求取标准差后得到最终日波动率,从而带入B-S定价模型中进行价值估值。结果表明,GARCH模型具有良好的拟合性,有利于提高定价的精准度。

最优存款保险定价模型与中国抉择

防微杜渐,禁于未然,风险防控是金融工作的永恒主题。存款保险制度是金融风险防控的基础性制度,为其找到提供“公允交易价格”的定价工具非常重要。在此背景下,本文全面探讨了最优存款保险定价模型的中国抉择问题。本文的研究成果体现在以下方面:一是在国内存款保险研究中首次引入实物期权模型,区分了利率风险、信用风险和道德风险三种情景,为未来期权定价工作提供了一种新的思路。二是更新了基于概率分布的预期损失定价模型实证框架,结合真实银行数据,提供了更加及时和全面的预期损失定价结果。三是结合我国特殊国情提出一个基于分级模型的存款保险定价模型实证框架,拓宽了国内存款保险分级模型的实证思路。四是基于累积正确率验证、违约概率验证与风险承担验证三种方法对上述模型进行了全面检验,并据此验证了分级模型在我国样本中的相对优势。本文的研究将为我国最优存款保险定价模型的选择提供参考。

福建省林业碳汇项目价值评估及金融产品定价——基于实物期权理论

文章结合林业碳汇投资规模大、回收周期长、碳汇产品定价难等特征,基于实物期权定价理论,利用Black-Scholes模型,对福建省碳汇造林项目价值和碳汇交易价格进行实证研究。结果表明,采用常规的净现值法计算出的项目价值与引入实物期权评价模型计算出的项目价值运用灰色预测模型与2022年福建省林业碳汇成交均价相比较,林业碳汇造林项目价值及碳汇产品交易价格均被严重低估,基于实物期权理论的评估方法对林业碳汇产品进行定价更加科学合理。为进一步丰富林业碳汇金属产品交易体系,提高碳汇市场活跃度,文章提出对策建议:①深化林权制度改革,激励林农营林造林;②科学核算投资回报,提高经营者积极性;③创新碳金融产品,规避价格波动风险;④引入多元交易主体,促进碳汇流通交易。

期权套期保值在炼化企业应对价格风险中的应用探究

原油采购价格风险对炼化企业生产经营影响较大。传统期货套期保值虽然能够对冲价格波动风险,但也失去了现货价格向有利方向变动时的潜在收益。期权收益的非线性结构能够弥补期货套期保值的这一弊端。对于炼化企业,使用期权套期保值,可以组合多样化的交易策略。预期原油市场价格处于下跌阶段,采取保护性看跌期权策略,锁定现货市场收益;预期原油市场处于横盘整理阶段,采取备兑看涨期权策略,盘活库存资产;预期市场处于上行阶段,采取买进对敲组合策略,锁定原油采购成本。期权套期保值具有波动率风险、信用风险和流动性风险。中国原油期权市场已经起步,助力炼化企业应对价格风险。

Investment in deepwater oil and gas exploration projects:a multi-factor analysis with a real options model

Deepwater oil and gas projects embody high risks from geology and engineering aspects, which exert substantial influence on project valuation. But the uncer- tainties may be converted to additional value to the projects in the case of flexible management. Given the flexibility of project management, this paper extends the classical real options model to a multi-factor model which contains oil price, geology, and engineering uncertainties. It then gives an application example of the new model to evaluate deepwater oil and gas projects with a numerical analytical method. Compared with other methods and models, this multi-factor real options model contains more project information. It reflects the potential value deriving not only from oil price variation but also from geology and engi- neering uncertainties, which provides more accurate and reliable valuation information for decision makers.