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by helgus1
July 7th, 2006, 12:53 pm
Forum: Student Forum
Topic: looking for papers about asset-or-nothing options pricing
Replies: 0
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looking for papers about asset-or-nothing options pricing

<t>Hi,as in message title, or more precisely I'm interested in approximation of asset price. Let's assume that one has function to price cash-or-nothing one touch digital option. So price of No Touch cash or nothing would be NoTouch = Payoff - OneTouchOption.And now let's consider a asset-or-nothing...
by helgus1
May 8th, 2006, 1:21 pm
Forum: Student Forum
Topic: CIRS counterparty risk
Replies: 0
Views: 106150

CIRS counterparty risk

<t>Hi,I wonder about the difference in counterparty risk interpretation between considering a CIRS (roller coaster, with period principal exchange) as it is, or as a combination of few independent FX Forward contracts?Shouldn't estimation of the risk with AddOn methodology to a CIRS contract give le...
by helgus1
April 10th, 2006, 3:32 pm
Forum: Student Forum
Topic: Cherry Picking before bunkrupcty?
Replies: 2
Views: 110899

Cherry Picking before bunkrupcty?

Yep, that helps.I was considering exectly something like this.thanks
by helgus1
April 10th, 2006, 7:20 am
Forum: Student Forum
Topic: Cherry Picking before bunkrupcty?
Replies: 2
Views: 110899

Cherry Picking before bunkrupcty?

Hi,what exactly mean the "cherry picking" according to a company that is going to bust?rgds,Matt
by helgus1
March 24th, 2006, 6:52 am
Forum: Student Forum
Topic: Relationship between Corridor Option and Window Corridor Option?
Replies: 2
Views: 113810

Relationship between Corridor Option and Window Corridor Option?

Does no-one has any comments? Any piece of information is better that none.Rgds,Matt
by helgus1
March 21st, 2006, 7:27 am
Forum: Student Forum
Topic: Relationship between Corridor Option and Window Corridor Option?
Replies: 2
Views: 113810

Relationship between Corridor Option and Window Corridor Option?

I'm still looking for your help...rgds,Matt
by helgus1
March 20th, 2006, 11:04 am
Forum: Student Forum
Topic: Relationship between Corridor Option and Window Corridor Option?
Replies: 2
Views: 113810

Relationship between Corridor Option and Window Corridor Option?

<t>I'm working on some corridor option hedging. I wonder about any kind of relationship between Corridor Option (knock out, knock in) and same type of Window Corridor Option (with the same maturity, strike, etc), which barriers are till (or since) some time point before maturity.Any information woul...
by helgus1
March 11th, 2006, 6:11 pm
Forum: Student Forum
Topic: Double barrier option (with elaborated barriers) static replicating portfolio?
Replies: 7
Views: 115681

Double barrier option (with elaborated barriers) static replicating portfolio?

my email is: helgus1@wp.plCaccoas, have you the "static hegding exotic options" or commonly availble "static hegding standard options"??regards,Matt
by helgus1
March 10th, 2006, 2:06 pm
Forum: Student Forum
Topic: Double barrier option (with elaborated barriers) static replicating portfolio?
Replies: 7
Views: 115681

Double barrier option (with elaborated barriers) static replicating portfolio?

unfortunatly I can't access that article. Could you email it to me??rgds,Matt
by helgus1
March 10th, 2006, 1:47 pm
Forum: Student Forum
Topic: Double barrier option (with elaborated barriers) static replicating portfolio?
Replies: 7
Views: 115681

Double barrier option (with elaborated barriers) static replicating portfolio?

<t>Hi,I'm working out the problem of static hadging of such double barrier option:One of the barriers is monitored through whole lifetime of the option. Second one is observed only at expiration date. Both barriers luckily are of the same type, I mean in or out.My job is to hadge such an option stat...
by helgus1
May 25th, 2005, 6:54 am
Forum: Student Forum
Topic: credit spreads in data services
Replies: 4
Views: 148108

credit spreads in data services

thx rcohen. I wasn't aware of that page and data. I found it useful
by helgus1
May 23rd, 2005, 2:05 pm
Forum: Student Forum
Topic: credit spreads in data services
Replies: 4
Views: 148108

credit spreads in data services

thx jomniI'm still looking for more...
by helgus1
May 22nd, 2005, 9:19 pm
Forum: Student Forum
Topic: credit spreads in data services
Replies: 4
Views: 148108

credit spreads in data services

<t>Does anyone know what type of service have one have in order to get access to credit spreads for different standings?? I heard that for Reuters 3000Xtra such data is avaible after purchasing additional services, but unfortunatly I don't know which exactly.I will be grateful for any information ab...
by helgus1
April 27th, 2005, 1:00 am
Forum: Student Forum
Topic: How to get default intensity structure from CDS prices?
Replies: 7
Views: 156356

How to get default intensity structure from CDS prices?

<t>Thanks Aaronbut now I'm confused. I want to understand work of Umberto Cherubini "Pricing Swap Credit Risk with Copulas". There he writes: "...we assume to observe the term structure of default intensities and take the worst case scenario concerning the loss given default figure Lgd=1 ", that is ...
by helgus1
April 26th, 2005, 9:28 pm
Forum: Student Forum
Topic: How to get default intensity structure from CDS prices?
Replies: 7
Views: 156356

How to get default intensity structure from CDS prices?

Hi EveryoneCould Enybody help me how to obtain a credit curve (default intensities) from Credit Default Swap prices? I would be grateful for any reference or explanation.