A simple efficient approximation to price basket stock options with volatility smile

dc.contributor.authorWu, P.
dc.contributor.authorElliott, R.J.
dc.date.issued2017
dc.description.abstractThis paper develops a new approach to obtain the price and risk sensitivities of basket options which have a volatility smile. Using this approach, the Black–Scholes model and the Stochastic Volatility Inspired model have been used to obtain an approximate analytical pricing formula for basket options with a volatility smile. It is found that our approximate formula is quite accurate by comparing it with Monte Carlo simulations. It is also proved the option value of our approach is consistent with the option value generated by Levy’s and Gentle’s approaches for typical ranges of volatility. Further, we give a theoretical proof that the option values from Levy’s and Gentle’s works are the upper bound and the lower bound, respectively, for our option value. The calibration procedure and a practical example are provided. The main advantage of our approach is that it provides accurate and easily implemented basket option prices with volatility smile and hedge parameters and avoids the need to use time-consuming numerical procedures such as Monte Carlo simulation.
dc.identifier.citationAnnals of Finance, 2017; 13(1):1-29
dc.identifier.doi10.1007/s10436-017-0292-1
dc.identifier.issn1614-2446
dc.identifier.issn1614-2454
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/11541.2/125049
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherSpringer
dc.relation.fundingJiangsu Key Laboratory of Financial Engineering
dc.rightsCopyright 2017 Springer Access Condition Notes: Postprint available after 1 April 2018
dc.source.urihttps://doi.org/10.1007/s10436-017-0292-1
dc.subjectbasket options
dc.subjectlevy's method
dc.subjectgentle's method
dc.subjectleg-normal approximation
dc.titleA simple efficient approximation to price basket stock options with volatility smile
dc.typeJournal article
pubs.publication-statusPublished
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