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We develop a simple robust test for the presence of continuous and discontinuous (jump) com­ponents in the price of an asset underlying an option. Our test examines the prices of at­the­money and out­of­the­money options as the option maturity approaches zero. We show that these prices...
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We consider the hedging of options when the price of the underlying asset is always exposed to the possibility of jumps … hedge in the presence of jumps cannot be improved upon by increasing the rebalancing frequency. In contrast, the superior … empirical support for the existence of jumps of random size in the movement of the S&P 500 index. We also find that the …
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We analyze the specifications of option pricing models based on time- changed Levy processes. We classify option pricing models based on the structure of the jump component in the underlying return process, the source of stochastic volatility, and the specification of the volatility process...
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. Keywords: international trade flows, time series, ADF, KPSS, trends, economic development JEL Codes: F02, F14, F17, O14 …
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Discusses the factors that influence long-term aged care demand and provides projections of future expenditure. Long-term aged care in this context comprises mainly residential care (nursing homes and hostels) and community care services for the infirm aged.
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