Questions tagged [barrier]
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Two barrier options puzzle
I come across an interesting question about barrier option as shown below.
Two barrier options are given with the same parameters including the barrier level. The first one is knocked out when it ...
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Zero-rebate barrier option pricing under the Heston model
I'm trying to derive an approximation for the zero-rebate barrier option under the Heston model:
$$dS_t=\mu S_tdt+\sqrt{v_t}S_tdW^S_t$$
$$dv_t=\kappa(\bar{v}-v_t)dt+\eta\sqrt{v_t}dW^v_t,\quad d\langle ...
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Simple way to get the crossing probabilities of a moving barrier
Hello Quant Finance StackExchange,
Is there a simple way to find the crossing probabilities of a moving barrier, namely a barrier written in the form $U(t)=\alpha_1t^2 + \beta_1t + \gamma_1$ and $L(t)...
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How are Autocallables modelled?
What models are used to price autocallables ? Should we talk about Heston/SABR models which talking about this topic ? Any reference link is welcome.
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Range options in BS
I know how barrier options are priced in Black-Scholes scheme.
I'm wondering if an analytical formula exists also for range (corridor) digital options i.e. options paying only if the price remains ...
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Law of a geometric brownian motion first hitting time (formula dont match Monte Carlo Simulation)
I posted this question before on MSE
I need to use it in a small step in the middle of a simulation and
I think I'm not getting correct results to this probabilities and so
for my all ...
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Barrier Option with Time-Dependent Rebate
Is there a closed form solution for American Single-Barrier Options (specifically Down-and-Out Calls) which undergo linear principal amortization based on the amount of time passed before being KO'ed?
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Greeks(theta) of a Down-and-Out barrier option
I am trying to figure out the theta for a down-and-out barrier put option. After some research of my own, I found out that a down-and-out put can be expressed as
$$
P_V(S_0, S_0)-P_V(S_0, H)-(S_0 - H)...
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Do barrier options have closed form values for Greeks?
This may be quite simple but I was wondering if barrier options, and more particularly up-and-out European call options have closed form values for the Greeks?
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How to price a down-and-out leveraged barrier call option using Brownian motion?
I am trying to price a type of leveraged down-and-out (LDAO) barrier call option, using geometric Brownian motion.
My python script is below. I am not sure how to correctly model the increasing ...
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Black-Scholes delta of a barrier (knock-out or knock-in) option
I'm trying to calculate the Black-Scholes delta of a barrier option given the following information:
Whether it is knock-out or knock-in
Barrier price
Strike price, $X$
Current stock price, $S$
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Pricing barrier option under Levy process: Biased estimate?
I want to price a down and out call, barrier option, with the underlying asset following a Levy process. I am interest on the Kou double exponential model or the NIG process, to capture asymmetric ...
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Pricing Knock Out Barrier Options by solving Black Scholes PDE (MATLAB)
This question is based on MATLAB functions.
Suppose there is a stock S following the process
$dS_t=(r-q)S_tdt+\sigma(S_t,t)dW_t$
r - risk-free rate, q - dividend yield, W - Weiner process
The ...
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Pricing an exotic with barrier at discrete times
How would you price the following option on underlying $S$ without dividends?
Time to maturity of option $\tau = 12$ months
Option has a strike $K > 0$ and constant barrier $B > 0$.
$t_0$ is ...
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What is the vega profile of an up-and-out call option? And why is this important in structuring?
I had this question during an interview but I can't seem to find the answer on the internet.
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Black-Scholes equation for barrier options
I would like to write down the PDE for the price of an up-and-in call option under the Black-Scholes model as follows. The payoff of the option at expiry $T$ is
$$C_T := \max(S_T-K,0)1_{M_T \geq L}$$
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How to calculate Greeks for leveraged Barrier options?
I am wondering how to calculate option Greeks for Down-and-out barrier Call options with leverage.
The option characteristics are as follows. The buyer of the option pays a fraction of the spot price <...
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Barrier option with zero-strike
Good morning, everybody,
I would like to know whether an up-and-out call option with a zero strike has a special name in the list of exotic options or is still a special case of a barrier option..
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Static hedge for Down-and-out put option
I am trying to compute the static hedge for a down-and-out put option with the barrier above the strike using the put-call symmetry. I am okay with the example in the note with the call option but I ...
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Initial price of digital option with barrier
Given that $S_0 = 1, u = \frac{5}{4}, d = \frac{4}{5}, r = \frac{1}{40}$:
The payoff of a digital option with a barrier B > S_0 on the running maximum is:
1 if $max\{S_0, ..., S_n\} \geq B$
0 if $...
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What is the go-to method for numerical pricing of discrete barriers?
There are tons of methods for pricing discrete barrier options in various models?
What is the go-to "classical" method that is most popular?
Hopefully not Monte Carlo (significant accuracy would ...
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What exactly does shifting a barrier in a barrier option mean and how does it hedge delta?
How exactly is shifting the barrier to hedge delta implemented in case of barrier options. Is it just changing the barrier, if so, how does it hedge delta or is it making the barrier a range like a ...
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How to price a barrier using monte carlo when return distribution is not iid?
this question is actually related to set the stop loss and stop return.
Say after a liquidity shock, I want to place two stops, one being stop loss and another being stop return. If I use, say 10 ...
