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Power Penalty Method for a Linear Complementarity Problem Arising from American Option Valuation

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  • S. Wang

    (University of Western Australia)

  • X. Q. Yang

    (Hong Kong Polytechnic University)

  • K. L. Teo

    (Curtin University of Technology)

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In this paper, we present a power penalty function approach to the linear complementarity problem arising from pricing American options. The problem is first reformulated as a variational inequality problem; the resulting variational inequality problem is then transformed into a nonlinear parabolic partial differential equation (PDE) by adding a power penalty term. It is shown that the solution to the penalized equation converges to that of the variational inequality problem with an arbitrary order. This arbitrary-order convergence rate allows us to achieve the required accuracy of the solution with a small penalty parameter. A numerical scheme for solving the penalized nonlinear PDE is also proposed. Numerical results are given to illustrate the theoretical findings and to show the effectiveness and usefulness of the method.

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  • S. Wang & X. Q. Yang & K. L. Teo, 2006. "Power Penalty Method for a Linear Complementarity Problem Arising from American Option Valuation," Journal of Optimization Theory and Applications, Springer, vol. 129(2), pages 227-254, May.
    • Handle: RePEc:spr:joptap:v:129:y:2006:i:2:d:10.1007_s10957-006-9062-3
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