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by stevelo
September 16th, 2007, 11:46 am
Forum: Student Forum
Topic: trading days vs calendar days
Replies: 2
Views: 65545

trading days vs calendar days

I am pricing equity and equity index options, can someone please helpme with how trading days vs calendar days affect pricing. What shouldone logically and theoretically use to compute and account for optiongreeks. Any help will be much appreciated. ThanksSteve
by stevelo
September 1st, 2007, 7:00 pm
Forum: Technical Forum
Topic: Deterministic Volatility Functions
Replies: 1
Views: 66407

Deterministic Volatility Functions

Can someone please help me with some deterministic volatility functions to model and quantify slope and convexity of a volatility curve.RegardsSteve.
by stevelo
September 1st, 2007, 6:59 pm
Forum: Numerical Methods Forum
Topic: Deterministic Volatility functions
Replies: 0
Views: 67103

Deterministic Volatility functions

Are there any deterministic volatility functions to model and quantify for slope and convexity of a volatility curve. RegardsSteve
by stevelo
September 1st, 2007, 11:05 am
Forum: Technical Forum
Topic: Implied Volatility Surface Model
Replies: 0
Views: 66403

Implied Volatility Surface Model

<t> i am using an implied volatility surface model to price equity and index options. I am trying to incorporate similar parameters that would have similar effect as skew and kurtosis on the volatility curve. I am not reverse engineering anything from market prices because i am going to be trading i...
by stevelo
September 1st, 2007, 10:26 am
Forum: Numerical Methods Forum
Topic: Implied Volatility surface model with black scholes framework
Replies: 4
Views: 69315

Implied Volatility surface model with black scholes framework

<t>I am using an implied volatility surface model to price equity and index options. I am trying to incorporate similar parameters that would have similar effect as skew and kurtosis on the volatility curve. I am not reverse engineering anything from market prices because i am going to be trading in...
by stevelo
August 24th, 2007, 12:33 pm
Forum: Trading Forum
Topic: Binomial option pricing model with high moments
Replies: 0
Views: 66948

Binomial option pricing model with high moments

<t>I am working on an american style dividend paying equity option pricing model with high moment. I am using binomial approach and edgeworth series price options. I am having problems with the distributions, When I input value for skewness and Kurtosis, i get a weird distribution. Can anyone please...
by stevelo
August 24th, 2007, 12:33 pm
Forum: Numerical Methods Forum
Topic: Binomial option pricing model with high moments
Replies: 1
Views: 67491

Binomial option pricing model with high moments

<t>I am working on an american style dividend paying equity option pricing model with high moment. I am using binomial approach and edgeworth series price options. I am having problems with the distributions, When I input value for skewness and Kurtosis, i get a weird distribution. Can anyone please...
by stevelo
August 24th, 2007, 12:28 pm
Forum: Numerical Methods Forum
Topic: Robust FDM for Heston and SABR models (Roelof Sheppard)
Replies: 55
Views: 96625

Robust FDM for Heston and SABR models (Roelof Sheppard)

<t>I am working on an american style dividend paying equity option pricing model with high moment. I am using binomial approach and edgeworth series price options. I am having problems with the distributions, When I input value for skewness and Kurtosis, i get a weird distribution. Can anyone please...