In this survey we discuss models with level-dependent and stochastic volatility from the viewpoint of derivative asset analysis. Both classes of models are generalisations of the classical Black-Scholes model; they have been developed in an effort to build models that are flexible enough to cope...

Binomial models, which rebuild the continuous setup in the limit, serve for approximative valuation of options, especially where formulas cannot be derived mathematically. Even with the valuation of European call options distorting irregularities occur. For this case, sources of convergence...

Starting with observable annually compounded forward rates we derive a term structure model of interest rates. The model relies upon the assumption that a specific set of annually compounded forward rates is log-normally distributed. We derive solutions for interest rate caps and floors as well...

Die Begriffe Prozeßorientierung, Prozeßmanagement, Workflow Management und Workflow-Management-Systeme sind noch immer nicht klar definiert und voneinander abgegrenzt. Ausgehend von einem speziellen Verständnis der Prozeßorientierung (Arbeitspapier WI Nr. 9/1996) wird Prozeßmanagement als...

An equivalent !-martingale measure (E!MM) for a given stochastic process Sis a probability measure R equivalent to the original measure P such that S isan R-!-martingale. Existence of an E!MM is equivalent to a classical absenceof-arbitrage property of S, and is invariant if we replace the...

Der Visual Questionnaire (ViQ) ist ein visueller Test, derPersönlichkeitsmerkmale anhand von Unterschieden inder Wahrnehmung misst.[...]

We provide a critique of the methods that have been used to derive measures ofincome risk and draw attention to the importance of demographic factors as asource of income risk. We also propose new measures of the contribution tototal income risk of demographic and labour market factors....