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A discrete time model of financial markets is considered. It is assumed that the relative jumps of the risky security price are independent non-identically distributed random variables. In the focus of attention is the expected non-risky profit of the investor that arises when the jumps of the...
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We analyze the term structure of illiquidity premiums as the difference between the yield curves of two major bond segments that are both government guaranteed but differ in their liquidity. We show that its characteristics strongly depend on the economic situation. In crisis times, illiquidity...
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Ratios that indicate the statistical significance of a fund's alpha typically appraise its performance. A growing literature suggests that even in the absence of any ability to predict returns, holding options positions on the benchmark assets or trading frequently can significantly enhance...
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investors and the hedging of exposures remains dificult. This paper proposes to overcome these problems by introducing a call … hedging risk. Even if this is not entirely possible, the replication approach serves as pricing benchmark for investors who …
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option hedging errors. We derive a closed-form solution for the option hedging error and its expecta- tion in a stochastic …, the expected hedging error cannot identify the exact structure of the compensation for jump risk. Furthermore, we derive … closed form solutions for the expected option hedging error under discrete trading and model mis-specification. Compared to …
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It is well-known that Gaussian hedging strategies are robust in the sense that they always lead to a cost process of … hedging instruments from a given set of traded assets, in particular of zero coupon bonds, is studied. Misspecified hedging …
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Taking a portfolio perspective on option pricing and hedging, we show that within the standard Black …) hedging the total risk of each option separately, the correct hedge portfolio in discrete time eliminates linear (delta) as … indefinitely. This ties the literature on option pricing and hedging closer together with the APT literature in its focus on …
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In this paper we analyse the mean-variance hedging approach in an incomplete market under the assumption of additional … measures shrinks. Therefore, we obtain a modified mean-variance hedging problem, which takes into account the observed … obtain an explicit description of the optimal hedging strategy and an admissible, constrained variance-optimal signed …
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This paper provides a theoretical and numerical analysis of robust hedging strategies in diffusion?type models … including stochastic volatility models. A robust hedging strategy avoids any losses as long as the realised volatility stays …
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