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Model-Free Stochastic Collocation for an Arbitrage-Free Implied Volatility, Part II

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  • Fabien Le Floc’h

    (Delft Institute of Applied Mathematics, TU Delft, 2628 XE Delft, The Netherlands)

  • Cornelis W. Oosterlee

    (Delft Institute of Applied Mathematics, TU Delft, 2628 XE Delft, The Netherlands
    CWI-Centrum Wiskunde & Informatica, 1098 XE Amsterdam, The Netherlands)

Abstract

This paper explores the stochastic collocation technique, applied on a monotonic spline, as an arbitrage-free and model-free interpolation of implied volatilities. We explore various spline formulations, including B-spline representations. We explain how to calibrate the different representations against market option prices, detail how to smooth out the market quotes, and choose a proper initial guess. The technique is then applied to concrete market options and the stability of the different approaches is analyzed. Finally, we consider a challenging example where convex spline interpolations lead to oscillations in the implied volatility and compare the spline collocation results with those obtained through arbitrage-free interpolation technique of Andreasen and Huge.

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  • Fabien Le Floc’h & Cornelis W. Oosterlee, 2019. "Model-Free Stochastic Collocation for an Arbitrage-Free Implied Volatility, Part II," Risks, MDPI, vol. 7(1), pages 1-21, March.
    • Handle: RePEc:gam:jrisks:v:7:y:2019:i:1:p:30-:d:211431
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    1. Fabien Le Floc’h & Cornelis W. Oosterlee, 2019. "Model-Free Stochastic Collocation for an Arbitrage-Free Implied Volatility, Part II," Risks, MDPI, vol. 7(1), pages 1-21, March.
    2. Fabien Le Floc'h, 2020. "An arbitrage-free interpolation of class $C^2$ for option prices," Papers 2004.08650, arXiv.org, revised May 2020.

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    Keywords

    stochastic collocation; implied volatility; quantitative finance; arbitrage-free; risk neutral density; B-spline;
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    JEL classification:

    • C63 - Mathematical and Quantitative Methods - - Mathematical Methods; Programming Models; Mathematical and Simulation Modeling - - - Computational Techniques
    • G17 - Financial Economics - - General Financial Markets - - - Financial Forecasting and Simulation
    • G13 - Financial Economics - - General Financial Markets - - - Contingent Pricing; Futures Pricing

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