In this paper we present various methods for fast and accurate calculation of margin valuation adjustments (MVA). We consider the calculation of an MVA using sensitivities for the determination of the initial margin and consider the IDSA SIMM (ISDA Standard Initial Margin Model) as a...

This paper provides a numerical approach based on a Monte Carlo simulation for valuing dynamic capital budgeting problems with many embedded real options dependent on numerous state variables. We propose a way of decomposing a complex capital budgeting problem with many options into a set of...

We propose a hybrid scheme for the simulation of stochastic Volterra equations. The scheme is a mix of the hybrid scheme for Brownian semistationary processes of Bennedsen et al. [Financ. Stoch., 21(4), 931-965, 2017] and then the multifactor approximations of Abi Jaber et al. [SIAM J. Finan....

In this paper, we recall actuarial and financial applications of sums of dependent random variables that follow a non-Gaussian mean-reverting process and contemplate distribution approximations. Our work complements previous related studies restricted to lognormal random variables; we revisit...

We find explicit formulas for the moments of the time integral of an exponential Lévy process. We consider both the cases of unconditional moments and conditional on the Lévy process level at the endpoints of the time interval. We propose a new methodology for reconstructing the unknown...

Credit Value Adjustment sensitivities represent the quantitative basis for the full spectrum of steering activities of CVA desks: hedging, control, explanation and forecasting. In realistic applications, typically involving large numbers of market risk-factors, calculation of CVA Greeks poses...

In structural models of defaultable bond pricing default occurs at the first time a relevant process either reaches the default boundary or has spent continuously (or cumulatively) a fixed time period below that threshold. Unlike first-passage time approaches, excursion time models allow for a...

A method to price American-style option contracts in a limited information framework is introduced. The pricing methodology is based on sequential Monte Carlo techniques, as presented in Doucet, de Freitas, and Gordon's text "Sequential Monte Carlo Methods in Practice", and the least-squares...

We introduce a new method to price American-style options on underlying investments governed by stochastic volatility (SV) models. The method does not require the volatility process to be observed. Instead, it exploits the fact that the optimal decision functions in the corresponding dynamic...

We consider the optimal portfolio problem of a power investor who wishes to allocate her wealth between several credit default swaps (CDSs) and a money market account. We model contagion risk among the reference entities in the portfolio using a reduced form Markovian model with interacting...