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Pricing external barrier options in a regime-switching model

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  • Kim, Jerim
  • Kim, Jeongsim
  • Joo Yoo, Hyun
  • Kim, Bara

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External barrier options are two-asset options where the payoff is defined on one asset and the barrier is defined on another asset. In this paper, we derive the Laplace transforms of the prices and deltas for the external single and double barrier options where the underlying asset prices follow a regime-switching model with finite regimes. The derivation is made possible because we can obtain the joint Laplace transform of the first passage time of one asset value and the value of the other asset. Numerical inversion of the Laplace transforms is used to calculate the prices of external barrier options.

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  • Kim, Jerim & Kim, Jeongsim & Joo Yoo, Hyun & Kim, Bara, 2015. "Pricing external barrier options in a regime-switching model," Journal of Economic Dynamics and Control, Elsevier, vol. 53(C), pages 123-143.
    • Handle: RePEc:eee:dyncon:v:53:y:2015:i:c:p:123-143
    DOI: 10.1016/j.jedc.2015.02.007
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    Keywords

    External barrier option; Regime-switching; First passage time; Sylvester matrix equation; Laplace transform; Option price;
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    JEL classification:

    • C02 - Mathematical and Quantitative Methods - - General - - - Mathematical Economics
    • G13 - Financial Economics - - General Financial Markets - - - Contingent Pricing; Futures Pricing

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