A multivariate stochastic volatility model with applications in the foreign exchange market

Marcos Escobar Anel () and Christoph Gschnaidtner ()
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Christoph Gschnaidtner: Technische Universität München

Review of Derivatives Research, 2018, vol. 21, issue 1, No 1, 43 pages

Abstract: Abstract The main objective of this paper is to study the behavior of a daily calibration of a multivariate stochastic volatility model, namely the principal component stochastic volatility (PCSV) model, to market data of plain vanilla options on foreign exchange rates. To this end, a general setting describing a foreign exchange market is introduced. Two adequate models—PCSV and a simpler multivariate Heston model—are adjusted to suit the foreign exchange setting. For both models, characteristic functions are found which allow for an almost instantaneous calculation of option prices using Fourier techniques. After presenting the general calibration procedure, both the multivariate Heston and the PCSV models are calibrated to a time series of option data on three exchange rates—USD-SEK, EUR-SEK, and EUR-USD—spanning more than 11 years. Finally, the benefits of the PCSV model which we find to be superior to the multivariate extension of the Heston model in replicating the dynamics of these options are highlighted.

Keywords: Stochastic volatility models; Multivariate models; PCSV model; FX options; Calibration; Triangular relation (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: F31 G13 G15 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2018
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DOI: 10.1007/s11147-017-9132-8

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