In this paper, we focus on two-factor lattices for general diffusion processes with state-dependent volatilities. Although it is common knowledge that branching probabilities must be between zero and one in a lattice, few methods can guarantee lattice feasibility, referring to the property that...

This paper utilizes the static portfolio approach of Derman, Ergener, and Kani (1995) and Carr, Ellis, and Gupta (1998) to hedge and price American options under the Black-Scholes (1973) model and the constant elasticity of variance (CEV) model of Cox (1975). The static hedge portfolio (SHP) of...

In this paper, we focus on two-factor lattices for general diffusion processes with state-dependent volatilities. Although it is common knowledge that branching probabilities must be between zero and one in a lattice, few methods can guarantee lattice feasibility, referring to the property that...

This paper investigates the convergence patterns and the rates of convergence of binomial Greeks for the CRR model and several smooth-convergence models in the literature, including the binomial Black-Scholes (BBS) model of Broadie and Detemple (1996), the flexible binomial model (FB) of Tian...

Two models are examined in this study, namely, one incorporating exogenous investment and one incorporating endogenous investment and R&D uncertainty. A lump-sum subsidy results in larger net tax revenues than does lowering the profit tax rate in the former model, while this may not be the case...

We derive the closed-form pricing formula for CDD/HDD futures under a proposed and generalized model with the empirical application. According to the proposed model, the conditional variance of the daily average temperature (DAT) is composed of three components: based level of the seasonal...

This study investigates the value of two variance components and variance jumps in the pricing of VIX derivatives. In an attempt to significantly reduce the computational burden, we propose an efficient numerical technique for the pricing of VIX derivatives under the affine framework. Our...

We utilize the respective information share and common factor component weight approaches of Hasbrouck (1995) and Gonzalo and Granger (1995) to examine price discovery competition between the VIX and VIX futures. Our results show that VIX futures prices play a dominant role in the overall...

In this paper we propose a Gaussian quadrature method to study American and exotic option pricing under the jump-diffusion model of Merton (1976). Our numerical experiments show that the Gaussian quadrature method, compared to several existing methods in the literature, including the fast Gauss...

This paper investigates the effect of monetary policies, mainly proxied by interest rate changes, on the relationship between advertising and subsequent net cash flows for Taiwan's mutual fund industry. Based on a comprehensive mutual fund dataset and allowing for a precise estimation of fund...