Calibrating option pricing models to market prices often leads to optimisation problems to which standard methods (like such based on gradients) cannot be applied. We investigate two models: Heston's stochastic volatility model, and Bates's model which also includes jumps. We discuss how to...

This working paper is written by Jerry Cao (Hang Seng University of Hong Kong), Wenlian Lin (Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shenzhen) and Yong Li (University of International Business and Economics).Market liquidity evaporation is often accompanied by investors’ attention to risks. We...