International money and stock market contingent claims

Christian Gourieroux, Alain Monfort and R. Sufana

Journal of International Money and Finance, 2010, vol. 29, issue 8, 1727-1751

Abstract: We develop a unified approach with closed-form solutions for pricing bonds, stocks, currencies and their derivatives. The specification assumes a fundamental risk factor represented by a stochastic positive definite matrix following a Wishart autoregressive (WAR) process. By assuming a volatility-in-mean specification for the domestic stock returns and the relative changes of exchange rates, and a domestic stochastic discount factor exponential affine with respect to the fundamental risk, it is possible to derive closed form solutions for the term structures of interest rates and for the risk-neutral probabilities while keeping the flexibility of the model. In particular: i) The domestic and foreign term structures are jointly affine and correspond to Wishart quadratic term structures, which can ensure the positivity of interest rates; ii) In this framework where the stock price follows a model with stochastic volatility, we obtain explicit or quasi-explicit formulas for futures and forward contracts, swaps and options. This extends results by Heston (1993) and Ball and Roma (1994).

Keywords: Quadratic; term; structure; Exchange; rates; Stochastic; volatility; model; Wishart; process; Futures; Forward; contract (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2010
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