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by kanjuo
June 7th, 2011, 7:59 pm
Forum: Numerical Methods Forum
Topic: American Option Approximation
Replies: 8
Views: 32340

American Option Approximation

<t>Could someone help me choose an initial guess for an PSOR algorithm for american options, wilmott and Denwyne choose x(0) = max(h(m+1,n);theta(m,n)) in their paper:asian options as linear complementarity problems: analysis and finite diffrence solutions, on page 168. My problem is that both h(m+1...
by kanjuo
March 8th, 2011, 4:07 pm
Forum: Technical Forum
Topic: Convertible Bond Valuation
Replies: 24
Views: 140486

Convertible Bond Valuation

Can anyone please help with a pdf of the following article: Zhu Y.-I., Y. Sun 'The Singularity-Separating Method for Two-Factor Convertible Bonds' J. Comp. Finance Fall 99 ...
by kanjuo
February 9th, 2011, 2:51 pm
Forum: Programming and Software Forum
Topic: Matlab code for American Asian Option
Replies: 26
Views: 42623

Matlab code for American Asian Option

yes i did check...my university only has a vol 2 instead of 8. Its is quite expensive for me in the link you gave me
by kanjuo
February 9th, 2011, 2:29 pm
Forum: Programming and Software Forum
Topic: Matlab code for American Asian Option
Replies: 26
Views: 42623

Matlab code for American Asian Option

Can anyone help me find the following article: J.N. Dewynne and P.Wilmott, Asian options as linear complementarity problems: analysis and finite difference solutions. I cant even find it on Google, as in where I can purchase it as an electronic copy.
by kanjuo
December 9th, 2010, 7:38 am
Forum: Programming and Software Forum
Topic: Matlab code for American Asian Option
Replies: 26
Views: 42623

Matlab code for American Asian Option

<t>/ /Regarding the 2d system to be solved,/ /Maybe I'm mistaken, why is it regarded as a 2-D equation, because as I understand it, its actually 3-D. And that is my main problem when it comes to developing a scheme for calculating the moving boundary. The 2-D case -(t,S), seems rather straightforwar...
by kanjuo
October 19th, 2010, 8:42 pm
Forum: Programming and Software Forum
Topic: Matlab code for American Asian Option
Replies: 26
Views: 42623

Matlab code for American Asian Option

Thanks Cuchulainn, because i have been dreading the 2D equation...i will attempt the 2D with a geometrical averaging,
by kanjuo
October 19th, 2010, 1:44 pm
Forum: Programming and Software Forum
Topic: Matlab code for American Asian Option
Replies: 26
Views: 42623

Matlab code for American Asian Option

<r>I am also trying to do the same thing - that is, pricing an american asian using finite differences. The approach im using is to reduce the dimenstionality of the governing asian pde according to the following paper:<URL url="http://www.math.ust.hk/~maykwok/piblications/Yuasian.pdf"><LINK_TEXT te...