Finite Activity Jump Models for Option Pricing

Download or read book Finite Activity Jump Models for Option Pricing written by Mercy Muthoni Koimburi and published by . This book was released on 2011 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is thesis aims to look at option pricing under affine jump diffusion processes, with particular emphasis on using Fourier transforms. The focus of the thesis is on using Fourier transform to price European options and Barrier options under the Heston stochastic volatility model and the Bates model. Bates model combines Merton's jump diffusion model and Heston's stochastic volatility model. We look at the calibration problem and use Matlab functions to model the DAX options volatility surface. Finally, using the parameters generated, we use the two stated models to price barrier options.