J 2024

A multifractional option pricing formula

ARANEDA, Axel A.

Basic information

Original name

A multifractional option pricing formula

Authors

ARANEDA, Axel A. (152 Chile, guarantor, belonging to the institution)

Edition

FLUCTUATION AND NOISE LETTERS, SINGAPORE, WORLD SCIENTIFIC PUBL CO PTE LTD, 2024, 0219-4775

Other information

Language

English

Type of outcome

Article in a journal

Field of Study

50206 Finance

Country of publisher

Singapore

Confidentiality degree

is not subject to a state or trade secret

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Impact factor

Impact factor: 1.200 in 2023

Organization unit

Faculty of Economics and Administration

UT WoS

001280331500001

Keywords in English

Multifractional Brownian motion; Hurst exponent; long-range dependence; European option pricing

Tags

Tags

International impact, Reviewed
Changed: 7/2/2025 09:24, Mgr. Alžběta Karolyiová

Abstract

V originále

Fractional Brownian motion has become a standard tool to address long-range dependence in financial time series. However, a constant memory parameter is too restrictive to address different market conditions. Here, we model the price fluctuations using a multifractional Brownian motion assuming that the Hurst exponent is a time-deterministic function. Through the multifractional Ito calculus, both the related transition density function and the analytical European Call option pricing formula are obtained. The empirical performance of the multifractional Black-Scholes model is tested by calibration of option market quotes for the SPX index and offers best fit than its counterparts based on standard and fractional Brownian motions.

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