Derivatives: Models on Models

ISBN-13: 9780470013229 / Angielski / Twarda / 2007 / 384 str.

Espen Gaarder Haug

Opis

Derivatives Models on Models takes a theoretical and practical look at some of the latest and most important ideas behind derivatives pricing models. In each chapter the author highlights the latest thinking and trends in the area. A wide range of topics are covered, including valuation methods on stocks paying discrete dividend, Asian options, American barrier options, Complex barrier options, reset options, and electricity derivatives. The book also discusses the latest ideas surrounding finance like the robustness of dynamic delta hedging, option hedging, negative probabilities and space-time finance. The accompanying CD-ROM with additional Excel sheets includes the mathematical models covered in the book. The book also includes interviews with some of the world's top names in the industry, and an insight into the history behind some of the greatest discoveries in quantitative finance. Interviewees include:

• Clive Granger, Nobel Prize winner in Economics 2003, on Cointegration
• Nassim Taleb on Black Swans
• Stephen Ross on Arbitrage Pricing Theory
• Emanuel Derman the Wall Street Quant
• Edward Thorp on Gambling and Trading
• Peter Carr the Wall Street Wizard of Option Symmetry and Volatility
• Aaron Brown on Gambling, Poker and Trading
• David Bates on Crash and Jumps
• Andrei Khrennikov on Negative Probabilities
• Elie Ayache on Option Trading and Modeling
• Peter Jaeckel on Monte Carlo Simulation
• Alan Lewis on Stochastic Volatility and Jumps
• Paul Wilmott on Paul Wilmott
• Knut Aase on Catastrophes and Financial Economics
• Eduardo Schwartz the Yoga Master of Quantitative Finance
• Bruno Dupire on Local and Stochastic Volatility Models

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Introduction.

Derivatives Models on Models.

Nassim Taleb on Black Swans.

Chapter 1 The Discovery of Fat–Tails in Price Data.

Edward Thorp on Gambling and Trading.

Chapter 2 Option Pricing and Hedging from Theory to Practice: Know Your Weapon III.

1 The Partly Ignored and Forgotten History.

2 Discrete Dynamic Delta Hedging under Geometric Brownian Motion.

3 Dynamic Delta Hedging Under Jump–Diffusion.

4 Equilibrium Models.

5 Portfolio Construction and Options Against Options.

6 Conclusions.

Alan Lewis on Stochastic Volatility and Jumps.

Chapter 3 Back to Basics: A New Approach to the Discrete Dividend Problem Together with Jørgen Haug and Alan Lewis.

1 Introduction.

2 General Solution.

3 Dividend Models.

4 Applications.

Emanuel Derman the Wall Street Quant.

Chapter 4 Closed Form Valuation of American Barrier Options.

1 Analytical Valuation of American Barrier Options.

2 Numerical Comparison.

3 Conclusion.

Peter Carr, The Wall Street Wizard of Option Symmetry and Volatility.

Chapter 5 Valuation of Complex Barrier Options Using Barrier Symmetry.

1 Plain Vanilla Put Call Symmetry.

2 Barrier Put Call Symmetry.

3 Simple, Intuitive and Accurate Valuation of Double Barrier Options.

4 Static Hedging in the Real World.

5 Conclusion.

Granger on Cointegration.

Chapter 6 Knock–in/out Margrabe with Jørgen Haug.

1 Margrabe Options.

2 Knock–in/out Margrabe Options.

3 Applications.

Stephen Ross on APT.

Chapter 7 Resetting Strikes, Barriers and Time with Jørgen Haug.

1 Introduction.

2 Reset Strike Barrier Options.

3 Reset Barrier Options.

4 Resetting Time.

5 Conclusion.

Bruno Dupire the Stochastic Wall Street Quant.

Chapter 8 Asian Pyramid Power with Jørgen Haug and William Margrabe.

1 Celia in Derivativesland.

2 Calibrating to the Term Structure of Volatility.

3 From Geometric to Arithmetic.

4 The Dollars.

Eduardo Schwartz: the Yoga Master of Mathematical Finance.

Chapter 9 Practical Valuation of Power Derivatives.

1 Introduction.

2 Energy Swaps/Forwards.

3 Power Options.

4 Still, What About Fat–Tails?

Aaron Brown on Gambling, Poker and Trading.

Chapter 10 A Look in the Antimatter Mirror.

1 Garbage in, Garbage Out?

2 Conclusion.

Knut Aase on Catastrophes and Financial Economics.

Chapter 11 Negative Volatility and the Survival of the Western Financial Markets Knut K. Aase.

1 Introduction.

2 Negative Volatility A Direct Approach.

3 The Value of a European Call Option for any Value Positive or Negative of the Volatility.

4 Negative Volatility The Haug interpretation.

5 Chaotic Behavior from Deterministic Dynamics.

6 Conclusions.

Elie Ayache on Option Trading and Modeling.

Chapter 12 Frozen Time Arbitrage.

1 Time Measure Arbitrage.

2 Time Travel Arbitrage.

3 Conclusion.

Haug on Wilmott and Wilmott on Wilmott.

Chapter 13 Space–time Finance The Relativity Theory s Implications for Mathematical Finance.

1 Introduction.

2 Time dilation.

3 Advanced stage of Space–time Finance.

4 Space–time Uncertainty.

5 Is High Speed Velocity Possible?

6 Black–Scholes in Special Relativity.

7 Relativity and Fat–Tailed Distributions.

8 General Relativity and Space–time Finance.

9 Was Einstein Right?

10 Traveling Back in Time Using Wormholes.

11 Conclusion.

Andrei Khrennikov on Negative Probabilities.

Chapter 14 Why so Negative about Negative Probabilities?

1 The History of Negative Probability.

2 Negative Probabilities in Quantitative Finance.

3 Getting the Negative Probabilities to Really Work in Your Favor.

4 Hidden Variables in Finance.

5 The Future of Negative Probabilities in Quantitative Finance.

6 Appendix: Negative Probabilities in CRR Equivalent Trinomial Tree.

David Bates on Crash and Jumps.

Chapter 15 Hidden Conditions and Coin Flip Blow Up s.

1 Blowing Up.

2 Coin Flip Blow Up s.

Peter J¨ackel on Monte Carlo Simulation.

Index.

O autorze

Dr Espen Gaarder Haug has more than 15 years of experience in Derivatives research and trading, and has worked for more than 20 years as a trader. Until recently he worked as a proprietary trader in J.P. Morgan New York, and as a derivatives trader for two multi–billion dollar hedge funds; Amaranth Investor and Paloma Partners, located in Greenwich Connecticut. Before that he worked for Tempus Financial Engineering, Chase Manhattan Bank (now J.P. Morgan Chase) and Den Norske Bank.

He is the author of The Complete Guide of Option Pricing Formulas, which has become a reference manual among Wall Street professionals. He has a PhD from the Norwegian University of Science and Technology where he specialized in Option Valuation and Trading and has published extensively in practitioner and academic journals. He is currently considering setting up his own investment company – possibly the first Anti–Hedge fund!

Blurb

This book takes a theoretical and practical look at some of the latest and most important ideas behind derivatives pricing models. In each chapter the author highlights the latest thinking and trends in the area. A wide range of topics is covered, including valuation methods on stocks paying discrete dividend, Asian options, American barrier options, Complex barrier options, reset options, and electricity derivatives. The book also discusses the latest ideas surrounding finance like the robustness of dynamic delta hedging, option hedging, negative probabilities and space–time finance.

The accompanying CD with additional Excel sheets includes the mathematical models covered in the book.

The book also includes interviews with some of the world s top names in the industry, and an insight into the history behind some of the greatest discoveries in quantitative finance. Interviewees include:

Nassim Taleb on Black Swans

Edward Thorp on Gambling and Trading

Alan Lewis on Stochastic Volatility and Jumps

Emanuel Derman, the Wall Street Quant

Peter Carr, the Wall Street Wizard of Option Symmetry and Volatility

Clive Granger, Nobel Prize winner in Economics 2003, on Cointegration

Stephen Ross on Arbitrage Pricing Theory

Bruno Dupire on Local and Stochastic Volatility Models

Eduardo Schwartz the Yoga Master of Quantitative Finance

Aaron Brown on Gambling, Poker and Trading

Knut Aase on Catastrophes and Financial Economics

Elie Ayache on Modeling

Paul Wilmott on Paul Wilmott

Andrei Khrennikov on Negative Probabilities

David Bates on Crash and Jumps

Peter Jäckel on Monte Carlo Simulation