The timing option embedded in a futures contract allows the short position to decide when to deliver the underlying asset during the last month of the contract period. In this paper we derive, within a very general incomplete market framework, an explicit model independent formula for the...

In this paper we discuss the tractability of stochastic volatility models for pricing and hedging options with the mean-variance hedging approach. We characterize the variance-optimal measure as the solution of an equation between Doleans exponentials; explicit examples include both models...

We introduce here for the first time the long-term swap rate, char- acterised as the fair rate of an overnight indexed swap with infinitely many exchanges. Furthermore we analyse the relationship between the long-term swap rate, the long-term yield, and the long-term simple rate, considered as...

We develop the HJM framework for forward rates driven by affine processes on the state space of symmetric positive semidefinite matrices. In this setting we find an explicit representation for the long-term yield in terms of the model parameters. This generalises the results of El Karoui et al....

This paper assesses the risk of a mass lapse event in life insurance. The rarity of the event and the complexity of policyholder behavior, make the risk assessment of such a scenario difficult. Using a simulation study, we evaluate how different estimation methods can assess the scenario when...

We introduce here the idea of a long-term swap rate, characterized as the fair rate of an overnight indexed swap (OIS) with infinitely many exchanges. Furthermore, we analyze the relationship between the long-term swap rate, the long-term yield, (F. Biagini, A. Gnoatto & M. Härtel (2018) Affine...