-stochastic volatility (LSV) model. Despite their complexity, autocallable structured notes are the most traded equity-linked exotic …, the commonly-used local volatility (LV) model is overly simplified for pricing and risk management. Given its ability to … match the implied volatility smile and reproduce its realistic dynamics, the LSV model is, in contrast, better suited for …

an alternative parameterization in terms of the ATM volatility, volatility floor and tilt parameter that is better suited …

Chicago Board Options Exchange (CBOE) volatility index (VIX) options. Our methodology is analytically tractable and yet … modeling the stochastic co-volatility factor can significantly improve the in-sample fitting results due to the improved …

options under low-dimensional stochastic volatility models. We derive multidimensional transforms which allow us to construct … efficient path-independent lattices for virtually all low-dimensional stochastic volatility models given in the literature … including one volatility factor-based stochastic volatility (SV) models, two volatility factors-based SV models, stochastic …

volatility model, or they are based on simple regime-dependent parameterisations of local volatility. These deltas are popular … bitcoin option prices reveals that the bitcoin implied volatility curve behaves very differently from that of equity index …-of-the money calls during periods when the implied volatility curve slopes upwards. The advantage of using the perpetual contract …

transform. Models with stochastic volatility or pure jump models can be also priced within the Black-Scholes framework for the …

We analyze the joint cross-section of monthly S&P500 stock index options and monthly CBOE Volatility Index options by … stochastic volatility model and Distributionally Robust Optimization. Significant pricing errors appear if the Stochastic …-of-the-money volatility index puts appears particularly appealing to pure market risk averters. The evidence against option market efficiency …