In this paper, we propose a new fear index based on (equity) option surfaces of an index and its components. The quantification of the fear level will be solely based on option price data. The index takes into account market risk via the VIX volatility barometer, liquidity risk via the concept...

To evaluate the aggregate risk in a financial or insurance portfolio, a risk analyst has to calculate the distribution function of a sum of random variables. As the individual risk factors are often positively dependent, the classical convolution technique will not be sufficient. On the other...

In this paper we employ a one-factor Lévy model to determine basket option prices. More precisely, basket option prices are determined by replacing the distribution of the real basket with an appropriate approximation. For the approximate basket we determine the underlying characteristic...

In this paper, we propose a new fear index based on (equity) option surfaces of an index and its components. The quantification of the fear level will be solely based on option price data. The index takes into account market risk via the VIX volatility barometer, liquidity risk via the concept...

In this paper, we introduce two classes of indices which can be used to measure the market perception concerning the degree of dependency that exists between a set of random variables, representing different stock prices at a fixed future date. The construction of these measures is based on the...

Distorted expectations can be expressed as weighted averages of quantiles. In this note, we show that this statement is true, but that one has to be careful with the correct formulation of it. Furthermore, the proofs of the additivity property for distorted expectations of a comonotonic sum that...

This paper contains an overview and an extension of the theory on comonotonicity-based model-free upper bounds and super-replicating strategies for stock index options, as presented in Hobson et al. (2005) and Chen et al. (2008). Whereas these authors only consider index call options, here a uni...

In this paper we show that under appropriate moment conditions, the supermodular ordered random vectors X = (X1, X2, ... , Xn) and Y = (Y1, Y2, ... ,Yn) with equal expected utilities (or distorted expectations) of the sums X1 + X2 + ... + Xn and Y1 + Y2 + ... + Yn for an appropriate utility (or...