Ideally, an option pricing model would have the following properties: it would be guaranteed to be free of arbitrage opportunities; it would provide simple (and fast) pricing and hedging formulas; it ...

We extend Gatheral and Jacquier’s surface stochastic volatility-inspired (SSVI) parameterization by making the correlation maturity dependent and obtaining the necessary and sufficient conditions for ...

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NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--OptionMetrics, an options database and analytics provider for institutional investors and academic researchers worldwide, releases OptionMetrics IvyDB Europe 3.0. The update ...

NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--OptionMetrics, an options database and analytics provider for institutional investors and academic researchers worldwide, announces IvyDB Global Indices 3.1. This database ...

As the big VIX linked ETFs and ETNs attract inflows (TVIX, UVXY and VXX all have record amounts of shares outstanding) it is worth examining the world of VIX and whether these funds can act as good ...

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Xenomorph has today announced the release of a new implied volatility surface analysis module for Xenomorph's TimeScape data and decision management system. The module has been developed in ...

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