In this thesis the Black Scholes and the Heston stock prices are investigated and the models are compared. The Black Scholes model assumes that the volatility is constant, while the Heston model allows stochastic volatility which is more flexible and can perform better with empirical data. Both models are analysed and simulated, and the parameters are estimated based on empirical data of S&P 500. Results are based on simulations and characteristic functions which are presented with figures of probability density functions.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:UPSALLA1/oai:DiVA.org:lnu-105614 |
| Date | January 2021 |
| Creators | Bucic, Ida |
| Publisher | Linnéuniversitetet, Institutionen för matematik (MA) |
| Source Sets | DiVA Archive at Upsalla University |
| Language | English |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Student thesis, info:eu-repo/semantics/bachelorThesis, text |
| Format | application/pdf |
| Rights | info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess |
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