This article investigates the performance of affine option pricing models in the context of the Australian Standard & Poor's (S&P)/Australian Stock Exchange (ASX) 200 index option market. This investigation is done through the implicit estimation of the risk neutral parameters of affine option...

Weather derivatives represent an important financial innovation for risk management. As with the use of any derivatives contract, the behaviour of the basis ultimately determines the net-hedged outcome. However, when using weather derivatives to hedge volumetric risks, risk managers often face...