Asymptotic and exact pricing of options on variance

Martin Keller-Ressel () and Johannes Muhle-Karbe ()

Finance and Stochastics, 2013, vol. 17, issue 1, 107-133

Abstract: We consider the pricing of derivatives written on the discretely sampled realized variance of an underlying security. In the literature, the realized variance is usually approximated by its continuous-time limit, the quadratic variation of the underlying log-price. Here, we characterize the small-time limits of options on both objects. We find that the difference between them strongly depends on whether or not the stock price process has jumps. Subsequently, we propose two new methods to evaluate the prices of options on the discretely sampled realized variance. One of the methods is approximative; it is based on correcting prices of options on quadratic variation by our asymptotic results. The other method is exact; it uses a novel randomization approach and applies Fourier–Laplace techniques. We compare the methods and illustrate our results by some numerical examples. Copyright Springer-Verlag 2013

Keywords: Realized variance; Quadratic variation; Option pricing; Small-time asymptotics; Fourier–Laplace methods; 91G20; 60G51; C02; G13 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2013
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