probability, while probabilities are derived from an estimated stochastic volatility model of the form GARCH components with …

We develop and implement a new method for maximum likelihood estimation in closed-form of stochastic volatility models … unobservable volatility state, to an approximate likelihood procedure where the volatility state is replaced by the implied … volatility of a short dated at-the-money option. We find that the approximation results in a negligible loss of accuracy. We …

We develop new procedures for maximum likelihood estimation of affine term structure models with spanned or unspanned … stochastic volatility. Our approach uses linear regression to reduce the dimension of the numerical optimization problem yet it … produces the same estimator as maximizing the likelihood. It improves the numerical behavior of estimation by eliminating …

-pricing perspective, e.g., negative skewness and excess kurtosis for asset returns, volatility 'smiles' for option prices. We perform …

-dependent options and options on assets with stochastic volatility and jumps. " …

An efficient method is developed for pricing American options on combination stochastic volatility …/jump-diffusion processes when jump risk and volatility risk are systematic and nondiversifiable, thereby nesting two major option pricing … models. The parameters implicit in PHLX-traded Deutschemark options of the stochastic volatility/jump- diffusion model and …

the mean and volatility of equity returns. Our model assumes a small risk of a rare disaster that is calibrated based on … turns out to be crucial to the model's ability to explain both equity volatility and option prices. We explore different …

Black-Scholes constant volatility assumption is violated in practice. These authors hypothesize that the volatility of the … underlying asset's return is a deterministic function of the asset price and time and develop the deterministic volatility … significance of the implied deterministic volatility function by examining the predictive and hedging performance of the DV option …