Double barrier American put option pricing under uncertain volatility model

Author(s):  
El Kharrazi Zaineb ◽  
Saoud Sahar ◽  
Mahani Zouhir

This paper aims to study the asymptotic behavior of double barrier American-style put option prices under an uncertain volatility model, which degenerates to a single point. We give an approximation of the double barrier American-style option prices with a small volatility interval, expressed by the Black–Scholes–Barenblatt equation. Then, we propose a novel representation for the early exercise boundary of American-style double barrier options in terms of the optimal stopping boundary of a single barrier contract.

2007 ◽  
Vol 10 (07) ◽  
pp. 1203-1227 ◽  
Author(s):  
SONG-PING ZHU ◽  
ZHI-WEI HE

Accurately as well as efficiently calculating the early exercise boundary is the key to the highly nonlinear problem of pricing American options. Many analytical approximations have been proposed in the past, aiming at improving the computational efficiency and the easiness of using the formula, while maintaining a reasonable numerical accuracy at the same time. In this paper, we shall present an approximation formula based on Bunch and Johnson's work [6]. After clearly pointing out some errors in Bunch and Johnson's paper [6], we will propose an improved approximation formula that can significantly enhance the computational accuracy, particularly for options of long lifetime.


Sign in / Sign up

Export Citation Format

Share Document