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Bessel processes, the integral of geometric Brownian motion, and Asian options

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  • M. Schroder
  • P. Carr

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This paper is motivated by questions about averages of stochastic processes which originate in mathematical finance, originally in connection with valuing the so-called Asian options. Starting with research of Yor's in 1992, these questions about exponential functionals of Brownian motion have been studied in terms of Bessel processes using Yor's 1980 Hartman-Watson theory. Consequences of this approach for valuing Asian options proper have been spelled out by Geman and Yor in 1993 whose Laplace transform results were in fact regarded as a noted advance. Unfortunately, a number of difficulties with the key results of this last contribution have surfaced which are now addressed in this paper. One of them in particular is of a principal nature and originates with the Hartman-Watson approach itself: this approach is in general applicable without modifications only if it does not involve Bessel processes of negative indices. The main mathematical contribution of this paper is the developement of three principal ways to overcome these restrictions, in particular by merging stochastics and complex analysis in what seems a novel way, and the discussion of their consequences for the valuation of Asian options proper.

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  • M. Schroder & P. Carr, 2003. "Bessel processes, the integral of geometric Brownian motion, and Asian options," Papers math/0311280, arXiv.org.
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    1. Dan Pirjol & Lingjiong Zhu, 2016. "Discrete Sums of Geometric Brownian Motions, Annuities and Asian Options," Papers 1609.07558, arXiv.org.
    2. Dan Pirjol & Lingjiong Zhu, 2016. "Short Maturity Asian Options in Local Volatility Models," Papers 1609.07559, arXiv.org.
    3. Pirjol, Dan & Zhu, Lingjiong, 2016. "Discrete sums of geometric Brownian motions, annuities and Asian options," Insurance: Mathematics and Economics, Elsevier, vol. 70(C), pages 19-37.
    4. Lingjiong Zhu, 2015. "Short maturity options for Azéma–Yor martingales," International Journal of Financial Engineering (IJFE), World Scientific Publishing Co. Pte. Ltd., vol. 2(04), pages 1-32, December.
    5. Dan Pirjol & Lingjiong Zhu, 2023. "Asymptotics for Short Maturity Asian Options in Jump-Diffusion models with Local Volatility," Papers 2308.15672, arXiv.org, revised Feb 2024.
    6. Runhuan Feng & Hans W. Volkmer, 2015. "Conditional Asian Options," Papers 1505.06946, arXiv.org.
    7. Humayra Shoshi & Indranil SenGupta, 2023. "Some asymptotics for short maturity Asian options," Papers 2302.05421, arXiv.org, revised Oct 2023.
    8. Runhuan Feng & Hans W. Volkmer, 2013. "An identity of hitting times and its application to the valuation of guaranteed minimum withdrawal benefit," Papers 1307.7070, arXiv.org.
    9. Runhuan Feng & Hans W. Volkmer, 2015. "Conditional Asian Options," International Journal of Theoretical and Applied Finance (IJTAF), World Scientific Publishing Co. Pte. Ltd., vol. 18(06), pages 1-24.
    10. Dan Pirjol & Lingjiong Zhu, 2017. "Short Maturity Asian Options for the CEV Model," Papers 1702.03382, arXiv.org.
    11. Yuu Hariya, 2022. "Integral Representations for the Hartman–Watson Density," Journal of Theoretical Probability, Springer, vol. 35(1), pages 209-230, March.
    12. Dan Pirjol & Lingjiong Zhu, 2017. "Asymptotics for the Discrete-Time Average of the Geometric Brownian Motion and Asian Options," Papers 1706.09659, arXiv.org.

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