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Volatility Estimation via Jump Indicator

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  • R. Aboulaich
  • H. Ben Ameur
  • M. Lamarti Sefian

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The volatility is considered constant in Black and Scholes model. However, this implausible assumption leads to an undervaluation of options. We try to remediate to this drawback considering a more realistic model where the volatility is a piecewise constant function of time. We introduce a jump indicator to locate iteratively discontinuities of volatility and use an optimization process to estimate volatility values. We compare our results with regularization method (Aboulaich & Medarhri, 2013) and "AutoRegressive Conditional Heteroskedasticity" ARCH method (Engle, 1982).

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  • R. Aboulaich & H. Ben Ameur & M. Lamarti Sefian, 2014. "Volatility Estimation via Jump Indicator," Modern Applied Science, Canadian Center of Science and Education, vol. 8(2), pages 1-12, April.
    • Handle: RePEc:ibn:masjnl:v:8:y:2014:i:2:p:12
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