This paper carries out a comparative analysis of the calibration and performance of a variety of options pricing models. These include Black and Scholes (J Polit Econ 81:637–659, <CitationRef CitationID="CR6">1973</CitationRef>), the Gram–Charlier (GC) approach of Backus et al. (<CitationRef CitationID="CR4">1997</CitationRef>), the stochastic volatility (HS) model of Heston...</citationref></citationref>

This paper proposes a simulation-lattice procedure to estimate financial risk measures for option positions. The framework proposed can be applied to many different kinds of options, including exotic and vanilla options; it can take account of early exercise features; heavy tails in underlying...

This paper examines the intra-day seasonality of transacted limit and market orders in the DEM/USD foreign exchange market. Empirical analysis of completed transactions data based on the Dealing 2000-2 electronic inter-dealer broking system indicates significant evidence of intra-day seasonality...

In this paper the extended Box Method recently introduced to finance is used to value bond and option prices based on the two-factor CKLS interest rate model. The two-factor CKLS model is estimated using the one-year Eurodollar rate for the UK as the long rate and either the one-week, or...

In this paper a numerical procedure recently applied in finance is used to compute implied bond and contingent claim prices starting from the CKLS interest rate model. The CKLS model is estimated using a range of maturities from the UK interbank market including the one week and one, two, three,...