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Cosine Willow Tree Structure under Lévy Processes with Application to Pricing Variance Derivatives

Junmei Ma, Wei Xu and Yi Yao
The Journal of Derivatives Winter 2021, jod.2021.1.140; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3905/jod.2021.1.140
Junmei Ma
is an associate professor in the School of Mathematics at Shanghai University of Finance and Economics in Shanghai, China
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Wei Xu
is an assistant professor in the Department of Mathematics at Ryerson University in Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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Yi Yao
is a PhD student in the School of Mathematical Sciences at Tongji University in Shanghai, China
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Abstract

Lévy process models can capture the large price changes on sudden exogenous events and can better demonstrate the high peak and heavy tail characteristics of financial data. The Fourier transformation method is famous for pricing derivatives under the Lévy processes beause of its efficiency, separation models from payoff function, and handling models with characteristic functions, but it is criticized for its restriction on path dependency. In this article, we propose a unified cosine willow tree method, which inherits the merits of the transformation method but overcomes the shortcomings. Moreover, the hedging Greeks can be obtained as a by-product from the tree structure with minor extra cost. Some popular variance derivatives are also discussed to demonstrate the flexibility of the proposed method in handling path dependency. Finally, the theoretical convergence is analyzed for various Lévy process models.

Key Findings

  • ▪ Propsoe a recombining willow tree framework for stochastic processes with explicit characteristic functions on option pricing and hedging.

  • ▪ Analyze the convergence of the willow tree structure on option pricing under L’evy processes.

  • ▪ Propose efficient pricing algorithms for volatility option, variance swap with corridor and timer option.

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Cosine Willow Tree Structure under Lévy Processes with Application to Pricing Variance Derivatives
Junmei Ma, Wei Xu, Yi Yao
The Journal of Derivatives Sep 2021, jod.2021.1.140; DOI: 10.3905/jod.2021.1.140

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Junmei Ma, Wei Xu, Yi Yao
The Journal of Derivatives Sep 2021, jod.2021.1.140; DOI: 10.3905/jod.2021.1.140
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