Cheng, Ping. / Thesis (M.Phil.)--Chinese University of Hong Kong, 2010. / Includes bibliographical references (p. 91-96). / Abstracts in English and Chinese. / Chapter 1 --- Introduction --- p.1 / Chapter 1.1 --- Background --- p.1 / Chapter 1.1.1 --- Accumulator in a Nutshell --- p.1 / Chapter 1.1.2 --- Criticism over Accumulators --- p.3 / Chapter 1.1.3 --- Significance of Research over Accumulators --- p.4 / Chapter 1.1.4 --- Contribution of this Research --- p.5 / Chapter 1.2 --- Literature Review --- p.6 / Chapter 1.2.1 --- Literature on Option Pricing Theory --- p.6 / Chapter 1.2.2 --- Literature on Occupation Time Derivatives and Accumulators --- p.9 / Chapter 1.2.3 --- Accumulators as Occupation Time Deriva- tives --- p.14 / Chapter 1.3 --- Structure of this Thesis --- p.16 / Chapter 2 --- Theoretical Foundation --- p.17 / Chapter 2.1 --- Black Scholes Framework --- p.18 / Chapter 2.1.1 --- The Model --- p.18 / Chapter 2.1.2 --- Girsanov's Theorem --- p.20 / Chapter 2.1.3 --- Simulation --- p.21 / Chapter 2.2 --- Heston Framework --- p.22 / Chapter 2.2.1 --- Motivation to Extend to Heston Model --- p.22 / Chapter 2.2.2 --- The Model --- p.23 / Chapter 2.2.3 --- The Monte Carlo Method --- p.25 / Chapter 3 --- Pricing under Black-Scholes Framework --- p.30 / Chapter 3.1 --- Structure One (Suspension Feature) --- p.30 / Chapter 3.1.1 --- Introduction --- p.30 / Chapter 3.1.2 --- Model --- p.32 / Chapter 3.1.3 --- Sensitivity Tests --- p.35 / Chapter 3.1.4 --- Simulation Results --- p.38 / Chapter 3.2 --- Structure Two (Knock-out Feature) --- p.40 / Chapter 3.2.1 --- Introduction --- p.40 / Chapter 3.2.2 --- Model --- p.41 / Chapter 3.2.3 --- Sensitivity Tests --- p.45 / Chapter 3.2.4 --- Simulation Results --- p.48 / Chapter 3.3 --- Structure Three (Knock-out & Double Commit- ment Feature) --- p.50 / Chapter 3.3.1 --- Introduction --- p.50 / Chapter 3.3.2 --- Model --- p.51 / Chapter 3.3.3 --- Sensitivity Tests --- p.56 / Chapter 3.3.4 --- Simulation Results --- p.58 / Chapter 4 --- Extension: Pricing under Heston Framework --- p.59 / Chapter 4.1 --- Structure One --- p.59 / Chapter 4.1.1 --- Pricing of the Contract --- p.59 / Chapter 4.2 --- Structure Two and Three --- p.61 / Chapter 4.2.1 --- Simulation Results --- p.62 / Chapter 4.3 --- Heston Parameters Estimates --- p.63 / Chapter 5 --- Discussion --- p.66 / Chapter 5.1 --- Volatility of Accumulators --- p.66 / Chapter 5.2 --- Instability in the Model Parameters --- p.69 / Chapter 5.3 --- Premium over Accumulators --- p.71 / Chapter 5.4 --- Return of the Accumulator Products --- p.72 / Chapter 6 --- Future Work & Conclusion --- p.75 / Chapter 6.1 --- Future Work --- p.75 / Chapter 6.2 --- Conclusion --- p.76 / Chapter A --- Other Parameters Estimation --- p.77 / Chapter B --- Sample Contracts --- p.80 / Chapter B.1 --- Equity Accumulator --- p.80 / Chapter B.2 --- Commodity Accumulator --- p.80 / Chapter B.3 --- FX-Linked Accumulation --- p.80 / Bibliography --- p.91
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:cuhk.edu.hk/oai:cuhk-dr:cuhk_327248 |
| Date | January 2010 |
| Contributors | Cheng, Ping., Chinese University of Hong Kong Graduate School. Division of Systems Engineering and Engineering Management. |
| Source Sets | The Chinese University of Hong Kong |
| Language | English, Chinese |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Text, bibliography |
| Format | print, vi, 96 p. : ill. ; 30 cm. |
| Rights | Use of this resource is governed by the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons “Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International” License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/) |
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