Implied volatility of basket options at extreme strikes

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Abstract

In the paper, we characterize the asymptotic behavior of the implied volatility of a basket call option at large and small strikes in a variety of settings with increasing generality. First, we obtain an asymptotic formula with an error bound for the left wing of the implied volatility, under the assumption that the dynamics of asset prices are described by the multidimensional Black-Scholes model. Next, we find the leading term of asymptotics of the implied volatility in the case where the asset prices follow the multidimensional Black-Scholes model with time change by an independent increasing stochastic process. Finally, we deal with a general situation in which the dependence between the assets is described by a given copula function. In this setting, we obtain a model-free tail-wing formula that links the implied volatility to a special characteristic of the copula called the weak lower tail dependence function.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationLarge Deviations and Asymptotic Methods in Finance
EditorsPeter K. Friz, Jim Gatheral, Archil Gulisashvili, Josef Teichmann, Peter K. Friz, Antoine Jacquier
PublisherSpringer New York LLC
Pages175-212
Number of pages38
ISBN (Print)9783319116044
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 1 Jan 2015
Externally publishedYes
EventWorkshop on Large Deviations and Asymptotic Methods in Finance, 2013 - London, United Kingdom
Duration: 9 Apr 201311 Apr 2013

Publication series

NameSpringer Proceedings in Mathematics and Statistics
Volume110
ISSN (Print)2194-1009
ISSN (Electronic)2194-1017

Conference

ConferenceWorkshop on Large Deviations and Asymptotic Methods in Finance, 2013
Country/TerritoryUnited Kingdom
CityLondon
Period9/04/1311/04/13

Keywords

  • Basket options
  • Copula
  • Implied volatility asymptotics
  • Index options
  • Large/ small strikes
  • Time change

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