Chernov, Mikhail; Ghysels, Eric - Centre Interuniversitaire de Recherche en Analyse des … - 1998
In this paper we propose a generic procedure for estimating and pricing options in the context of stochastic volatility … the univariate approach only involving options by and large dominates. A by-product of this finding is that we uncover a … via the conditional kurtosis to price options. This is the case for some long-term options. Moreover, having estimated …