This paper proposes a model-free approach to hedging and pricing in the presence of market imperfections such as market … incompleteness and frictions. The generality of this framework allows us to conduct an in-depth theoretical analysis of hedging … strategies with a wide family of risk measures and pricing rules, and study the conditions under which the hedging problem admits …

The paper discusses the problem of hedging not perfectly replicable contingent claims by using a benchmark, the … pricing and hedging for an increasing number of not fully replicable benchmarked contingent claims …

The paper discusses the problem of hedging not perfectly replicable contingent claims by using a benchmark, the … pricing and hedging for an increasing number of not fully replicable benchmarked contingent claims …

We develop a robust optimal dynamic hedging strategy that takes both downside risks and market incompleteness into … hedging can be decreased by following the robust strategy …

explicit optimal portfolios or hedging strategies under realistic assumptions …

sensitivities to chosen risk factors. I test these portfolios empirically and find that options signifi cantly improve the risk …

study the question what an investor can do who is unwilling to spend that much, and who is ready to use a hedging strategy … which succeeds with high probability. -- Hedging ; superhedging ; Neyman Pearson lemma ; stochastic volatility ; value at …

An investor faced with a contingent claim may eliminate risk by (super-)hedging in a financial market. As this is often …-)hedge, depending on the accepted level of shortfall risk. -- risk management ; stochastic volatility ; shortfall risk ; Hedging …

We consider modeling errors in the hedging of a portfolio composed from BBB-rated bonds. By doing this, we open a new … value of indexlinked credit derivatives is very limited: hedging portfolios including only T-bond futures can reduce the … hedging. This is consistent with the literature identifying an important non-default component within corporate bond spreads …