Pricing exotic options in a regime switching economy: a Fourier transform method

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Abstract

This article considers the valuation of digital, barrier, and lookback options in a Markovian, regime-switching, Black–Scholes model. In Fourier space, integral representations for the option prices are derived via the theory on matrix Wiener–Hopf factorizations. Our main focus is on the 2-state case where the matrix Wiener–Hopf factorization is available analytically. A comparison to several numerical alternatives (analytical approximations, the Brownian bridge algorithm and a finite element scheme) demonstrates that the pricing formulas are easy to implement and lead to accurate price estimates.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)231-252
Number of pages22
JournalReview of Derivatives Research
Volume21
Issue number2
DOIs
StatePublished - 1 Jul 2018
Externally publishedYes

Keywords

  • Markov switching
  • Option pricing
  • Regime switching
  • Wiener–Hopf factorization

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