In this work, we analyse the Galerkin Infinite Element method for option pricing. The Infinite Element method is a very simple and efficient modifcation of the more common Finite Element method. It keeps the best features of Finite Elements, i.e. bandedness, easiness of programming, accuracy,...

Default probability is a fundamental variable determining the credit worthiness of a firm and equity volatility estimation plays a key role in its evaluation. Assuming a structural credit risk modeling approach, we study the impact of choosing different non parametric equity volatility...

We provide a procedure to identify the number of latent factors of stochastic volatility models. The methodology relies on the non-parametric Fourier estimation method introduced by [Malliavin and Mancino, 2002] and applies to high-frequency data. Based on the Fourier analysis, we first estimate...