Efficient Asian option pricing under regime switching jump diffusions and stochastic volatility models

JL Kirkby, D Nguyen - Annals of Finance, 2020 - Springer
Utilizing frame duality and a FFT-based implementation of density projection we develop a
novel and efficient transform method to price Asian options for very general asset dynamics …

A unified approach to Bermudan and barrier options under stochastic volatility models with jumps

JL Kirkby, D Nguyen, Z Cui - Journal of Economic Dynamics and Control, 2017 - Elsevier
Many financial assets, such as currencies, commodities, and equity stocks, exhibit both
jumps and stochastic volatility, which are especially prominent in the market after the …

Equity-linked guaranteed minimum death benefits with dollar cost averaging

JL Kirkby, D Nguyen - Insurance: Mathematics and Economics, 2021 - Elsevier
In this paper, we analyze a form of equity-linked Guaranteed Minimum Death Benefit
(GMDB), whose payoff depends on a dollar cost averaging (DCA) style periodic investment …

Hybrid equity swap, cap, and floor pricing under stochastic interest by Markov chain approximation

JL Kirkby - European Journal of Operational Research, 2023 - Elsevier
Hybrid equity-rate derivatives are commonly traded between financial institutions, but are
challenging to price with traditional methods. Especially challenging are those contracts …

A data-driven framework for consistent financial valuation and risk measurement

Z Cui, JL Kirkby, D Nguyen - European Journal of Operational Research, 2021 - Elsevier
In this paper, we propose a general data-driven framework that unifies the valuation and risk
measurement of financial derivatives, which is especially useful in markets with thinly-traded …

Valuation and optimal surrender of variable annuities with guaranteed minimum benefits and periodic fees

JL Kirkby, JP Aguilar - Scandinavian Actuarial Journal, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
This work studies the valuation and optimal surrender of variable (equity-linked) annuities
under a Lévy-driven equity market with mortality risk. We consider a practical periodic fee …

Efficient evaluation of expectations of functions of a L\'evy process and its extremum

S Boyarchenko, S Levendorskiĭ - arXiv preprint arXiv:2207.02793, 2022 - arxiv.org
We prove simple general formulas for expectations of functions of a L\'evy process and its
running extremum. Under additional conditions, we derive analytical formulas using the …

An analysis of dollar cost averaging and market timing investment strategies

JL Kirkby, S Mitra, D Nguyen - European Journal of Operational Research, 2020 - Elsevier
In this paper we present new theoretical and practical insights into the method of dollar cost
averaging (DCA) and averaging-style investment timing strategies, with a formal analysis of …

SINH-acceleration for B-spline projection with option pricing applications

S Boyarchenko, S Levendorskiĭ… - International Journal of …, 2021 - World Scientific
We clarify the relations among different Fourier-based approaches to option pricing, and
improve the B-spline probability density projection method using the sinh-acceleration …

Efficient inverse -transform and pricing barrier and lookback options with discrete monitoring

S Boyarchenko, S Levendorskiĭ - arXiv preprint arXiv:2207.02858, 2022 - arxiv.org
We prove simple general formulas for expectations of functions of a random walk and its
running extremum. Under additional conditions, we derive analytical formulas using the …