In this paper, we propose an approximation method based on the Wiener-Ito chaos expansion for the pricing of European-style contingent claims. Our method is applicable to the general class of continuous Markov processes. The resulting approximation formula requires at most three-dimensional...

In the option pricing literature, it is well known that:(i) the decrease in the smile amplitude is much slower than standard stochastic volatility models and, (ii) the term structure of the at-the-money volatility skew is approximated by a power-law function with the exponent close to zero....

Intro -- CONTENTS -- Preface -- Program -- Risk Sensitive Investment Management with Affine Processes: A Viscosity Approach M. Davis and S. Lleo -- Keywords: -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Analytical Setting -- 2.1 Overview -- 2.2 Factor Dynamics -- 2.3 Asset Market Dynamics -- 2.4 Portfolio Dynamics...