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Risk-return arguments applied to options with trading costs

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  • Erik Aurell
  • Karol .Zyczkowski

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We study the problem of option pricing and hedging strategies within the frame-work of risk-return arguments. An economic agent is described by a utility function that depends on profit (an expected value) and risk (a variance). In the ideal case without transaction costs the optimal strategy for any given agent is found as the explicit solution of a constrained optimization problem. Transaction costs are taken into account on a perturbative way. A rational option price, in a world with only these agents, is then determined by considering the points of view of the buyer and the writer of the option. Price and strategy are determined to first order in the transaction costs.

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  • Erik Aurell & Karol .Zyczkowski, 1998. "Risk-return arguments applied to options with trading costs," Papers cond-mat/9803238, arXiv.org.
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    1. Erik Aurell & Karol Zyczkowski, 1996. "Option Pricing & Partial Hedging: Theory Of Polish Options," Finance 9601001, University Library of Munich, Germany.
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