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On Approximation of the Solutions to Partial Differential Equations in Finance

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  • Akihiko Takahashi

    (Faculty of Economics, University of Tokyo)

  • Toshihiro Yamada

    (Mitsubishi UFJ Trust Investment Technology Institute Co.,Ltd. (MTEC))

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This paper proposes a general approximation method for the solutions to second-order parabolic partial differential equations (PDEs) widely used in finance through an extension of L'eandre's approach(L'eandre (2006,2008)) and the Bismut identiy(e.g. chapter IX-7 of Malliavin (1997)) in Malliavin calculus. We show two types of its applications, new approximations of derivatives prices and short-time asymptotic expansions of the heat kernel. In particular, we provide new approximation formulas for plain-vanilla and barrier option prices under stochastic volatility models. We also derive short-time asymptotic expansions of the heat kernel under general time-homogenous local volatility and local-stochastic volatility models in finance which include Heston (Heston (1993)) and (ă-)SABR models (Hagan et.al. (2002), Labordere (2008)) as special cases. Some numerical examples are shown.

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  • Akihiko Takahashi & Toshihiro Yamada, 2012. "On Approximation of the Solutions to Partial Differential Equations in Finance," CARF F-Series CARF-F-249, Center for Advanced Research in Finance, Faculty of Economics, The University of Tokyo, revised Mar 2012.
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