DYNAMIC SPANNING: ARE OPTIONS AN APPROPRIATE INSTRUMENT?1

Isabelle Bajeux‐Besnainou and Jean Rochet

Mathematical Finance, 1996, vol. 6, issue 1, 1-16

Abstract: Ross (1976) has shown, in a static framework, how options can complete financial markets. This paper examines the possible extensions of Ross's idea in a dynamic setup. Surprisingly enough, we find that the answer is very sensitive to the choice of the stochastic model for the underlying security returns. More specifically we obtain the following results: In a discrete‐time model, classical European options typically become redundant with some probability (Proposition 2.1). Obnly path dependent (“exotic”) options may generate dynamic spanning (Proposition 4.1). In a continuous‐time model with stochastic volatility of the underlying security, and under reasonable assumptions, a European option is always a good instrument for completing markets (Proposition 5.2).

Date: 1996
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