This paper analyses the properties of two popular portfolio strategies. They are the Buy and Hold strategy and the Discretely Rebalanced strategy. It is assumed that the underlying stocks have a multivariate lognormal distribution. The distribution of the sum of correlated lognormals plays a...

In this paper, we study the fair fee of a flexible premium variable annuity (FPVA), in which the policyholder can choose to pay periodic premiums during the accumulation phase instead of a single initial premium. We are able to express fair fees using a fast and accurate approximation based on...