Stable Numerical Methods for PDE Models of Asian Options
2011 (English)Independent thesis Advanced level (degree of Master (One Year)), 10 credits / 15 HE credits
Student thesis
Abstract [en]
Asian options are exotic financial derivative products which price must be calculated by numerical evaluation. In this thesis, we study certain ways of solving partial differential equations, which are associated with these derivatives. Since standard numerical techniques for Asian options are often incorrect and impractical, we discuss their variations, which are efficiently applicable for handling frequent numerical instabilities reflected in form of oscillatory solutions. We will show that this crucial problem can be treated and eliminated by adopting flux limiting techniques, which are total variation dimishing.
Place, publisher, year, edition, pages
2011. , p. 54
Keywords [en]
Financial Mathematics, numerics, PDE, Asian Options
National Category
Mathematical Analysis Probability Theory and Statistics
Identifiers
URN: urn:nbn:se:hh:diva-16367Local ID: IDE1119OAI: oai:DiVA.org:hh-16367DiVA, id: diva2:444271
Subject / course
Financial Mathematics
Presentation
2011-05-30, Wigforssallen, halmstad University, Halmstad, 10:00 (English)
Uppsok
Physics, Chemistry, Mathematics
Supervisors
Examiners
2011-09-282011-09-282025-10-01Bibliographically approved