volatilities for moneyness points needed were calculated, then we construct 355 smile curves for calls and puts options to study … investigate the volatility smile derived from liquid call and put options on the Polish WIG20 index which option series expired on …

volatilities for moneyness points needed were calculated, then we construct 355 smile curves for calls and puts options to study … investigate the volatility smile derived from liquid call and put options on the Polish WIG20 index which option series expired on …

-style options. We introduce a skewed version of the Student-t distribution, whose main advantage is that its shape depends on only … four parameters, of which two directly control for the levels of skewness and kurtosis. We can thus easily vary parameters … to compare different distributions and use the parameters as inputs to price other options. We explain the method …

This paper uses an extension of the equilibrium model of Lucas (1978) to study the valuation of options on the market … process for aggregate dividend. Closed-form pricing formulas for options on the market portfolio incorporate both stochastic …-Ingersoll-Ross (1985) model. In this sense, the current model provides a consistent way to price options written on the market portfolio …

announcements and use at-the-money options to exploit their informational advantage. In the post-event period, however, informed … option investors trade by using deep-out-of-the-money and out-of-the-money options. We documented limited evidence on the …

precision parameter of the DP process is calibrated to the amount of trading activity in deep-out-of-the-money options. We use …

announcements and use at-the-money options to exploit their informational advantage. In the post-event period, however, informed … option investors trade by using deep-out-of-the-money and out-of-the-money options. We documented limited evidence on the …

international commodity prices. This paper examines the use of commodity options, including plain vanilla, risk reversal, and … barrier options, to hedge such risks. It then proposes the use of a new structured product, a sovereign Eurobond with an …

This paper uses an extension of the equilibrium model of Lucas (1978) to study the valuation of options on the market … process for aggregate dividend. Closed-form pricing formulas for options on the market portfolio incorporate both stochastic …-Ingersoll-Ross (1985) model. In this sense, the current model provides a consistent way to price options written on the market portfolio …