Solving partial integro-differential option pricing problems for a wide class of infinite activity Lévy processes

[EN] In this paper, numerical analysis of finite difference schemes for partial integro-differential models related to European and American option pricing problems under a wide class of Lévy models is studied. Apart from computational and accuracy issues, qualitative properties such as positivity a...

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Autores: El-Fakharany, Mohamed, Company Rossi, Rafael|||0000-0001-5217-1889, Jódar Sánchez, Lucas Antonio|||0000-0002-9672-6249
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Fecha de publicación:2016
País:España
Institución:Universitat Politècnica de València (UPV)
Repositorio:RiuNet. Repositorio Institucional de la Universitat Politécnica de Valéncia
Idioma:inglés
OAI Identifier:oai:riunet.upv.es:10251/84334
Acceso en línea:https://riunet.upv.es/handle/10251/84334
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Numerical analysis
Partial integro-differential equation
Option pricing
Gauss Laguerre quadrature
Positivity
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Sumario:[EN] In this paper, numerical analysis of finite difference schemes for partial integro-differential models related to European and American option pricing problems under a wide class of Lévy models is studied. Apart from computational and accuracy issues, qualitative properties such as positivity are treated. Consistency of the proposed numerical scheme and stability in the von Neumann sense are included. Gauss Laguerre quadrature formula is used for the discretization of the integral part. Numerical examples illustrating the potential advantages of the presented results are included.