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|Sep 2013

Abstract

In this paper the problem of European option valuation in a Levy process setting is analysed. In our model the underlying asset follows a geometric Levy process. The jump part of the log-price process, which is a linear combination of Poisson processes, describes upward and downward jumps in price. The proposed pricing method is based on stochastic analysis and the theory of fuzzy sets.We assume that some parameters of the financial instrument cannot be precisely described and therefore they are introduced to the model as fuzzy numbers. Application of fuzzy arithmetic enables us to consider various sources of uncertainty, not only the stochastic one. To obtain the European call option pricing formula we use the minimal entropy martingale measure and Levy characteristics.

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/amcs-2013-0046 | Journal eISSN: 2083-8492 | Journal ISSN: 1641-876X
Language: English
Page range: 613 - 622
Published on: Sep 30, 2013
Published by: Sciendo
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
Publication frequency: 4 times per year

© 2013 Piotr Nowak, Maciej Romaniuk, published by Sciendo
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