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Dynamic Fund Protection

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  • Junichi Imai
  • Phelim Boyle

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Dynamic fund protection provides an investor with a floor level of protection during the investment period. This feature generalizes the concept of a put option, which provides only a floor value at a particular time. The dynamic protection feature ensures that the fund value is upgraded if it ever falls below a certain threshold level. Gerber and Pafumi (2000) have recently derived a closed-form expression for the price of this protection when the basic portfolio follows geometric Brownian motion. In this paper we examine the pricing of this feature under the constant elasticity of variance process. Two approaches are used to obtain numerical results. First, we show how to extend the basic Monte Carlo approach to handle the particular features of dynamic protection. When a discrete-time simulation approach is used to value a derivative that is subject to continuous monitoring, there is a bias. We show how to remove this bias. Second, a partial differential equation approach is used to price dynamic protection. We demonstrate that the price of the dynamic protection is sensitive to the investment assumptions. We also discuss a discrete time modification of the dynamic protection feature that is suitable for practical implementation. The paper deals just with pricing and does not consider the important question of reserving for these contracts.

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  • Junichi Imai & Phelim Boyle, 2001. "Dynamic Fund Protection," North American Actuarial Journal, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 5(3), pages 31-47.
    • Handle: RePEc:taf:uaajxx:v:5:y:2001:i:3:p:31-47
    DOI: 10.1080/10920277.2001.10595996
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    1. El Karoui, Nicole & Jeanblanc, Monique & Lacoste, Vincent, 2005. "Optimal portfolio management with American capital guarantee," Journal of Economic Dynamics and Control, Elsevier, vol. 29(3), pages 449-468, March.
    2. Moore, Kristen S., 2009. "Optimal surrender strategies for equity-indexed annuity investors," Insurance: Mathematics and Economics, Elsevier, vol. 44(1), pages 1-18, February.
    3. Hertrich Markus, 2016. "The Costs of Implementing a Unilateral One-Sided Exchange Rate Target Zone," Review of Economics, De Gruyter, vol. 67(1), pages 91-120, May.
    4. Linyi Qian & Zhuo Jin & Wei Wang & Lyu Chen, 2018. "Pricing dynamic fund protections for a hyperexponential jump diffusion process," Communications in Statistics - Theory and Methods, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 47(1), pages 210-221, January.
    5. Chu, Chi Chiu & Kwok, Yue Kuen, 2004. "Reset and withdrawal rights in dynamic fund protection," Insurance: Mathematics and Economics, Elsevier, vol. 34(2), pages 273-295, April.
    6. Jun Sekine, 2012. "Long-term optimal portfolios with floor," Finance and Stochastics, Springer, vol. 16(3), pages 369-401, July.
    7. Han, Heejae & Jeon, Junkee & Kang, Myungjoo, 2016. "Pricing chained dynamic fund protection," The North American Journal of Economics and Finance, Elsevier, vol. 37(C), pages 267-278.
    8. Ko, Bangwon & Shiu, Elias S.W. & Wei, Li, 2010. "Pricing maturity guarantee with dynamic withdrawal benefit," Insurance: Mathematics and Economics, Elsevier, vol. 47(2), pages 216-223, October.

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