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Weather derivatives and their applications in Hong Kong.

Yao Li. / Thesis (M.Phil.)--Chinese University of Hong Kong, 2004. / Includes bibliographical references (leaves 66-68). / Abstracts in English and Chinese. / Chapter Chapter 1 --- Weather Derivatives: A Review --- p.1 / Chapter 1.1 --- Introduction --- p.1 / Chapter 1.2 --- Types of weather risk --- p.1 / Chapter 1.3 --- Key weather derivative elements --- p.3 / Chapter 1.4 --- Methods for pricing weather derivatives --- p.5 / Chapter 1.5 --- Current Situation in Hong Kong: the Recreation Industry --- p.8 / Tables and Figures --- p.10 / Chapter Chapter 2 --- Markov Models with Application to Hong Kong's Rainfall --- p.13 / Chapter 2.1 --- The Model --- p.14 / Chapter 2.2 --- Maximum Likelihood Estimation --- p.17 / Chapter 2.2.1 --- Estimates for Occurrence Model --- p.18 / Chapter 2.2.2 --- Estimates for Intensity Model --- p.23 / Chapter 2.3 --- Model for Amount --- p.28 / Tables and Figures --- p.29 / Chapter Chapter 3 --- Contract Specifications and Option Evaluation --- p.42 / Chapter 3.1 --- The Contract --- p.42 / Chapter 3.2 --- The Monte-Carlo Simulation --- p.44 / Chapter 3.2.1 --- The Rainfall Event --- p.45 / Chapter 3.2.2 --- The Aggregate Payoff --- p.47 / Chapter 3.2.3 --- Some Simulation Results --- p.48 / Chapter 3.3 --- Further Applications --- p.49 / Tables and Figures --- p.55 / Chapter Chapter 4 --- Concluding Remarks and Discussions --- p.64 / References --- p.66

Identiferoai:union.ndltd.org:cuhk.edu.hk/oai:cuhk-dr:cuhk_324943
Date January 2004
ContributorsYao, Li., Chinese University of Hong Kong Graduate School. Division of Business Administration.
Source SetsThe Chinese University of Hong Kong
LanguageEnglish, Chinese
Detected LanguageEnglish
TypeText, bibliography
Formatprint, iii, 68 leaves : ill. ; 30 cm.
CoverageChina, Hong Kong, China, Hong Kong
RightsUse 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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