The aim of this paper is to identify the volatility function in Dupire's equation from given option prices. This inverse problem is formulated as an infinite-dimensional minimization problem with PDE constraints. The...The aim of this paper is to identify the volatility function in Dupire's equation from given option prices. This inverse problem is formulated as an infinite-dimensional minimization problem with PDE constraints. The computational cost of solving the discretized problem on a fine discretization level is expensive. A multi-grid method is proposed to explore the hierarchical structures of discretized problems on different levels. Computational examples are presented to demonstrate the efficiency of our method.展开更多
基金Supported by NSFC(Grant No.11322109)Scientific Research Foundation of Shandong University of Science and Technology for Recruited Talents(Grant No.2015RCJJ056)
文摘The aim of this paper is to identify the volatility function in Dupire's equation from given option prices. This inverse problem is formulated as an infinite-dimensional minimization problem with PDE constraints. The computational cost of solving the discretized problem on a fine discretization level is expensive. A multi-grid method is proposed to explore the hierarchical structures of discretized problems on different levels. Computational examples are presented to demonstrate the efficiency of our method.