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by RReady
May 14th, 2023, 9:33 am
Forum: Technical Forum
Topic: Correlation Estimation for pricing of Worst-of options
Replies: 5
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Re: Correlation Estimation for pricing of Worst-of options

Both options are backward-looking and contain zero information about current market conditions. Given that there are readily available broad-market level implied correlation measures (such as those calculated by CBOE), is there a sound way to blend the forward-looking measures into the historical m...
by RReady
May 7th, 2023, 2:26 pm
Forum: Technical Forum
Topic: Correlation Estimation for pricing of Worst-of options
Replies: 5
Views: 5266

Correlation Estimation for pricing of Worst-of options

Hi all, one of the inputs required to correctly price any worst-of options (commonly seen in equity structure products) is the pairwise correlation between the assets.It might seem trivial but I'm having a hard time deciding what is the appropriate way to arrive at a correlation number for this purp...