-stochastic volatility (LSV) model. Despite their complexity, autocallable structured notes are the most traded equity-linked exotic …, the commonly-used local volatility (LV) model is overly simplified for pricing and risk management. Given its ability to … match the implied volatility smile and reproduce its realistic dynamics, the LSV model is, in contrast, better suited for …

We develop a discrete-time stochastic volatility option pricing model, which exploits the information contained in high …-frequency data. The Realized Volatility (RV) is used as a proxy of the unobservable log-returns volatility. We model its dynamics by … competing time-varying (i.e. GARCH-type) and stochastic volatility pricing models. The pricing improvement can be ascribed to …

along with the specification of (a) the initial density, and (b) the volatility structure of the density. The volatility …

prices, which translates into skew and smile patterns for implied volatility curves even under constant volatilities … the market. collateral requirements, funding costs, volatility smile, option pricing …

of the parameters driving the risk-neutral conditional distributions and term structure of volatility, thereby enhancing …

In a tractable stochastic volatility model, we identify the price of the smile as the price of the unspanned risks … traded in SPX option markets. The price of the smile reflects two persistent volatility and skewness risks, which imply a …-form and structural models of stochastic volatility …

stochastic volatility process with asset return and volatility jumps. In this note, we prove that Lin and Chang's formula is not …