Managing the volatility risk of portfolios of derivative securities: the Lagrangian uncertain volatility model
Authors:
Marco Avellaneda a;
Antonio Par
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| Affiliation: | a Courant Institute of Mathematical Sciences, New York University, New York, N.Y. |
DOI:
10.1080/13504869600000002
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Abstract
We present an algorithm for hedging option portfolios and custom-tailored derivative securities, which uses options to manage volatility risk. The algorithm uses a volatility band to model heteroskedasticity and a non- linear partial differential equation to evaluate worst-case volatility scenarios for any given forward liability structure. This equation gives sub-additive portfolio prices and hence provides a natural ordering of prefer- ences in terms of hedging with options. The second element of the algorithm consists of a portfolio optim- ization taking into account the prices of options available in the market. Several examples are discussed, including possible applications to market-making in equity and foreign-exchange derivatives.
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| Keywords: Uncertain volatility; dynamic hedging; hedging with options |
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