Conservative and Finite Volume Methods for the Convection-Dominated Pricing Problem

Conservative and Finite Volume Methods for the Convection-Dominated Pricing Problem

Year:    2013

Author:    Germán I. Ramírez-Espinoza, Matthias Ehrhardt

Advances in Applied Mathematics and Mechanics, Vol. 5 (2013), Iss. 6 : pp. 759–790

Abstract

This work presents a comparison study of different numerical methods to solve Black-Scholes-type partial differential equations (PDE) in the convection-dominated case, i.e., for European options, if the ratio of the risk-free interest rate and the squared volatility-known in fluid dynamics as Péclet number is high. For Asian options, additional similar problems arise when the "spatial" variable, the stock price, is close to zero. 

Here we focus on three methods: the exponentially fitted scheme, a modification of Wang's finite volume method specially designed for the Black-Scholes equation, and the Kurganov-Tadmor scheme for a general convection-diffusion equation, that is applied for the first time to option pricing problems. Special emphasis is put on the Kurganov-Tadmor because its flexibility allows the simulation of a great variety of types of options and it exhibits quadratic convergence. For the reduction technique proposed by Wilmott, a put-call parity is presented based on the similarity reduction and the put-call parity expression for Asian options. Finally, we present experiments and comparisons with different (non)linear Black-Scholes PDEs.

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Journal Article Details

Publisher Name:    Global Science Press

Language:    English

DOI:    https://doi.org/10.4208/aamm.12-m1216

Advances in Applied Mathematics and Mechanics, Vol. 5 (2013), Iss. 6 : pp. 759–790

Published online:    2013-01

AMS Subject Headings:    Global Science Press

Copyright:    COPYRIGHT: © Global Science Press

Pages:    32

Keywords:    Black-Scholes equation convection-dominated case exponential fitting methods fitted finite volume method Kurganov-Tadmor scheme minmod limiter.

Author Details

Germán I. Ramírez-Espinoza

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