An efficient computational algorithm to price financial derivatives is presented. It is based on a path integral formulation of the pricing problem. It is shown how the path integral approach can be worked out in order to obtain fast and accurate predictions for the value of a large class of...

In this paper we are interested in Monte Carlo pricing of American options via the Longstaff–Schwartz algorithm. In particular, we show that it is possible to obtain a variance reduction technique based on importance sampling by means of Girsanov theorem. The almost sure convergence of the...

Recent empirical studies on interest rate derivatives have shown that the volatility structure of interest rates is frequently humped. Several researchers have modelled interest rate dynamics in such a way that humped volatility structures are possible and yet analytical formulas for European...

We develop an asymptotic expansion technique for pricing timer options in stochastic volatility models when the effect of volatility of variance is small. Based on the pricing PDE, closed-form approximation formulas have been obtained. The approximation has an easy-to-understand...

We introduce an extended LIBOR market model that is compatible with the current market practice of building different yield curves for different tenors and for discounting. The new paradigm is based on modeling the joint evolution of FRA rates and forward rates belonging to the discount curve....

In this article, we start by briefly reviewing the approach proposed by Jarrow and Yildirim for modelling inflation and nominal rates in a consistent way. Their methodology is applied to the pricing of general inflation-indexed swaps and options. We then introduce two different market model...