Hedging down-and-out puts (and up-and-out calls), where the maximum payoff is reached just before a barrier is hit that … would render the claim worthless afterwards, is challenging. All hedging methods potentially lead to large errors when the …, we analyze this hedging situation, especially the case of overnight trading gaps. We show how a position in a short …

on modeling of defaultable markets, pricing and hedging of defaultable claims and results on the probability of default …

Hedging being a predominant financial concern, is considered as a robust method of managing investment risks …. Literature evinces that the covered call strategy provides nominal returns alongside effective hedging. However, studies have not … compared the hedging effectiveness of covered call, covered put, collar, and synthetic long call strategies in the equity …