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Analytic approximations for multi-asset option pricing

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posted on 2023-06-08, 12:23 authored by Carol AlexanderCarol Alexander, Aanand Venkatramanan
We derive general analytic approximations for pricing European basket and rainbow options on N assets. The key idea is to express the option’s price as a sum of prices of various compound exchange options, each with different pairs of subordinate multior single-asset options. The underlying asset prices are assumed to follow lognormal processes, although our results can be extended to certain other price processes for the underlying. For some multi-asset options a strong condition holds, whereby each compound exchange option is equivalent to a standard single-asset option under a modi?ed measure, and in such cases an almost exact analytic price exists. More generally, approximate analytic prices for multi-asset options are derived using a weak lognormality condition, where the approximation stems from making constant volatility assumptions on the price processes that drive the prices of the subordinate basket options. The analytic formulae for multi-asset option prices, and their Greeks, are de- ?ned in a recursive framework. For instance, the option delta is de?ned in terms of the delta relative to subordinate multi-asset options, and the deltas of these subordinate options with respect to the underlying assets. Simulations test the accuracy of our approximations, given some assumed values for the asset volatilities and correlations. Finally, a calibration algorithm is proposed and illustrated.

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Publication status

  • Published

Journal

Mathematical Finance

ISSN

0960-1627

Publisher

Wiley-Blackwell

Issue

4

Volume

22

Page range

667-689

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  • Business and Management Publications

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Peer reviewed?

  • Yes

Legacy Posted Date

2012-09-11

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