Compact finite difference method for pricing European and American options under jump-diffusion models

Kuldip Singh Patel and Mani Mehra

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Abstract: In this article, a compact finite difference method is proposed for pricing European and American options under jump-diffusion models. Partial integro-differential equation and linear complementary problem governing European and American options respectively are discretized using Crank-Nicolson Leap-Frog scheme. In proposed compact finite difference method, the second derivative is approximated by the value of unknowns and their first derivative approximations which allow us to obtain a tri-diagonal system of linear equations for the fully discrete problem. Further, consistency and stability for the fully discrete problem are also proved. Since jump-diffusion models do not have smooth initial conditions, the smoothing operators are employed to ensure fourth-order convergence rate. Numerical illustrations for pricing European and American options under Merton jump-diffusion model are presented to validate the theoretical results.

Date: 2018-04
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