My PhD thesis consists of three papers which study the nature, structure, dynamics and price of variance risks. As tool I make use of multivariate affine jump-diffusion models with matrix-valued state spaces. The first chapter proposes a new three-factor model for index option pricing. A core...

Diese Dissertation besteht aus drei individuellen Aufsätzen, die jeweils eine in sich geschlossene Forschungsarbeit darstellt. Im ersten Aufsatz, "Out-of-Sample Performance of Jump-Diffusion Models for Equity Indices: What the Financial Crisis was Good For", analysieren wir die out-of-sample...