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Introducing initial lockout period for American-Asian options pricing in R

Currently attempting to price American-Bermuda-Asian call options using Monte Carlo simulations as done in Longstaff and Schwartz (2001). The options have an initial lockout period of 3 months, ...
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Longstaff Schwartz method (LSM): how to increase accuracy?

In the LSM method, I am currently (as they do in the paper) using weighted Laguerre polynomials as basis functions, about 3-5 of them. If I wish to increase the accuracy of my model, what should I do?...
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L2 Assumptions of the Longstaff Schwartz method

In page 121 of the original LS Paper they use the fact that the space of functions they are dealing with (payoffs of American options), belong to the $\mathcal L^2$ space. They use this assumption ...
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Longstaff Schwartz with future conditional coupons

I've implemented the L-S algorithm for a simple put option. I want to value a more complex derivative which has future conditional coupons which only occur if the option is in the money. How would I ...
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Longstaff Schwartz algorithm

I am new in finance, I have implemented the Longstaff Schwartz algorithm for pricing american otion - one asset (dimension = 1). My questions : Does this algorithm still efficient for a high ...
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Longstaff-Schwartz, special american option simulation using Python (numpy package)

I got a put option, which can be exercised 3 times, all at different times, which are each month of a year $$t_1 = \frac{1}{12}, t_2 = \frac{2}{12} ... t_{12} = 1$$. Respectively, if exercised at $$...
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Foresight bias in least square monte carlo

Foresight bias means we tend to over estimate the American option value. This we observe in other areas of statistics - e.g. in sample test almost always gives better prediction than out of sample ...