PRICING EQUATIONS IN JUMP-TO-DEFAULT MODELS

We study pricing equations in jump-to-default models, and we provide conditions under which the option price is the unique classical solution, with a special focus on boundary conditions. In particular, we find precise conditions ensuring that the option price at the default boundary coincides with the recovery payment. We also study spatial convexity of the option price, and we explore the connection between preservation of convexity and parameter monotonicity.