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trade and hedge volatile swings in Bitcoin prices effectively. The violation of constant volatility and the log …-normality assumption of the Black-Scholes option pricing model led to the discovery of the volatility smile, smirk, or skew in options … markets. These stylized facts; that is, the volatility smile and implied volatilities implied by the option prices, are well …
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We ask whether option prices contain information on the likelihood and direction of jumps in the underlying stock prices. Applying the partial least squares (PLS) approach to the entire surface of the implied volatilities (IV), we show that option prices can successfully predict downward jumps...
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We present an approach for pricing American put options with a regime-switching volatility. Our method reveals that the … consistently commands a higher price during periods of high volatility compared to those of low volatility. Moreover, we establish … that the optimal exercise boundary is lower in highvolatility regimes than in low-volatility regimes. Additionally, we …
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In this short paper, we study the asymptotics for the price of call options for very large strikes and put options for very small strikes. The stock price is assumed to follow the Black-Scholes models. We analyze European, Asian, American, Parisian and perpetual options and conclude that the...
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In this paper, we investigate the behavior of the bitcoin (BTC) price through the vanilla options available on the market. We calibrate a series of Markov models on the option surface. In particular, we consider the Black-Scholes model, Laplace model, five Variance Gamma related models and the...
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