A growing literature analyzes the cross-section of single stock option returns, virtually always under the (implicit or explicit) assumption of a monotonically decreasing pricing kernel. Using option returns, we non-parametrically provide significant and robust evidence that the pricing kernel...

This paper deals with the superhedging of derivatives on incomplete markets, i.e. with portfolio strategies which generate payoffs at least as high as that of a given contingent claim. The simplest solution to this problem is in many cases a static superhedge, i.e. a buy-and-hold strategy...

Zinsderivate wie Swaps, Caps, Forwards oder Futures ermöglichen auf vielfältige Weise das Management von Zinsrisiken. Die Bewertung dieser Kontrakte erscheint jedoch meist wesentlich schwieriger und anspruchsvoller als die Bewertung von Aktien- oder Währungsderivaten, da Anleihen besondere...