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by PinkLizard
April 21st, 2009, 6:16 am
Forum: Numerical Methods Forum
Topic: Alan Lewis trick to decorrelate the equity and the variance process in Heston
Replies: 12
Views: 45919

Alan Lewis trick to decorrelate the equity and the variance process in Heston

<t>I've read about this trick in quantlib's class for heston_process.The trick was to consider a process Y(t)= x(t) -rho/sigma * V(t) and Ito's rules.But It wasn't clear to me who was x(t) and the purpose...Is it simple the transformation to genarate two random numbers with correlation rho?Throw two...
by PinkLizard
April 20th, 2009, 2:28 pm
Forum: Programming and Software Forum
Topic: Alan Lewis trick to decorrelate Heston price/variance
Replies: 1
Views: 40471

Alan Lewis trick to decorrelate Heston price/variance

Sorry, posted in the wrong forum...
by PinkLizard
April 20th, 2009, 2:27 pm
Forum: Numerical Methods Forum
Topic: Alan Lewis trick to decorrelate the equity and the variance process in Heston
Replies: 12
Views: 45919

Alan Lewis trick to decorrelate the equity and the variance process in Heston

Anyone can explain me it or give me some references? Thanks!
by PinkLizard
April 20th, 2009, 2:26 pm
Forum: Numerical Methods Forum
Topic: Heston
Replies: 1
Views: 40557

Heston

by PinkLizard
April 20th, 2009, 2:26 pm
Forum: Programming and Software Forum
Topic: Alan Lewis trick to decorrelate Heston price/variance
Replies: 1
Views: 40471

Alan Lewis trick to decorrelate Heston price/variance

Anyone can explain me this trick or give me some references?
by PinkLizard
April 20th, 2009, 1:58 pm
Forum: Numerical Methods Forum
Topic: Heston
Replies: 1
Views: 40557

Heston

<t>Hi all,I'm working on Heston model. I need some information on Monte Carlo devolpment on multiassets Heston model.In an object logic, we just have the process for the single underlyings each one with specified correlation between price-vol.So one has to incorporate the correlation between two ass...
by PinkLizard
April 3rd, 2009, 1:47 pm
Forum: Technical Forum
Topic: Correlation
Replies: 12
Views: 43453

Correlation

So...your suggestion is to come back to Black Scholes.....................I'm trying to model equities...
by PinkLizard
April 3rd, 2009, 6:56 am
Forum: Technical Forum
Topic: Correlation
Replies: 12
Views: 43453

Correlation

So, what do you suggest me to do for find my 4x4 matrix of correlation for Heston?
by PinkLizard
April 2nd, 2009, 2:07 pm
Forum: Technical Forum
Topic: Correlation
Replies: 12
Views: 43453

Correlation

Infact I think that the best way is to imply correlations from some quoted prices...But I don't know where to find these prices ...Have you got any idea?
by PinkLizard
April 2nd, 2009, 1:19 pm
Forum: General Forum
Topic: Mark to market vs Mark to model
Replies: 60
Views: 48916

Mark to market vs Mark to model

Ok, but what is mark?
by PinkLizard
April 2nd, 2009, 1:03 pm
Forum: General Forum
Topic: Mark to market vs Mark to model
Replies: 60
Views: 48916

Mark to market vs Mark to model

Hi,I would like to know what it is the difference between mark to market and mark to model..Thanks for help!Pink
by PinkLizard
April 2nd, 2009, 12:46 pm
Forum: Technical Forum
Topic: Correlation
Replies: 12
Views: 43453

Correlation

I've missed a lot of plurals ..........
by PinkLizard
April 2nd, 2009, 12:43 pm
Forum: Technical Forum
Topic: Correlation
Replies: 12
Views: 43453

Correlation

<t>Exactly, for Heston I need a 4x4 matrix that specified the correlation between the Four Wiener process.My ideas is:1) I calibrate each asset separately on plain vanilla market price to find the 5 heston parameter's -> so I've got correletion between (S1,V1) e (S2, V2).2) following your idea I can...
by PinkLizard
April 2nd, 2009, 12:30 pm
Forum: Technical Forum
Topic: Correlation
Replies: 12
Views: 43453

Correlation

by PinkLizard
April 1st, 2009, 12:10 pm
Forum: Technical Forum
Topic: Correlation
Replies: 12
Views: 43453

Correlation

Hi,How can on estimate correlation between1) asset returns2) cross asset returns and variance in Heston model for a basket (Monte Carlo)?What about using correlation swap? But, are there some price of reference?Thanks!
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