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A short introduction to quasi-Monte Carlo option pricing

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One of the main practical applications of quasi-Monte Carlo (QMC) methods is the valuation of financial derivatives. We aim to give a short introduction into option pricing and show how it is facilitated using QMC. We give some practical examples for illustration.

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  • Gunther Leobacher, 2017. "A short introduction to quasi-Monte Carlo option pricing," Papers 1707.04293, arXiv.org, revised Jul 2017.
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