The notion of model-free implied volatility (MFIV), constituting the basis for the highly publicized VIX volatility … more compatible with the related concept of corridor implied volatility (CIV). We provide a comprehensive derivation of the … CIV measure and relate it to MFIV under general assumptions. In addition, we price the various volatility contracts, and …

This paper addresses several theoretical and practical issues in option pricing and implied volatility calibration in a … volatility term structure when the Hurst exponent is not 0.5, and also that one-year implied volatility is independent of Hurst … exponent and equivalent to fractional volatility. Building on these observations, we introduce a novel 8-parameter fractional …

We prove here a general closed-form expansion formula for forward-start options and the forward implied volatility … smile in a large class of models, including the Heston stochastic volatility and time-changed exponential Levy models … particular) many results for the spot implied volatility smile.In passing we (i) show that the forward-start date has to be …

volatility. This paper adopts a Bayesian approach to estimate stock price volatility. We find evidence that overall Bayesian … volatility estimates more closely approximate the implied volatility of stocks derived from traded call and put options prices … compared to historical volatility estimates sourced from IVolatility.com (“IVolatility”). Our evidence suggests use of the …

) index call and put options with different volatility forecasting approaches. Since the volatility is the key parameter in … pricing options, GARCH (Generalized Autoregressive Conditional Heteroskedasticity), implied volatility, historical volatility …, and implied volatility index (VBI) are used to determine the best volatility approach for pricing options according to …

This paper develops a dynamic joint model of the implied volatility (IV) surface and its underlying asset, impervious …

associated with reduced implied volatility overall, and the effect is stronger for options purchased by retail investors. In … contrast, implied volatility increases for long-dated options during outages, consistent with reduced retail writing activity …. The findings highlight the importance of retail demand pressure on the implied volatility surface and suggest that retail …

This study examines whether changes in the implied volatility of stock options have cross-sectional predictability for … CDS portfolio analysis, when buying a portfolio with the highest increases in implied volatility and selling a portfolio … volatility are significant in most models. The magnitude of the coefficients remains generally stable regardless of the control …