Abstract
We consider the asymptotic option pricing formula under an infinite variance paradigm using a randomized version of the Cox-Ross-Rubinstein binomial option pricing approach. We discuss practical difficulties in applying the asymptotic formula and suggest a non-parametric bootstrap as an estimation technique. Using point process theory, the asymptotic consistency of the bootstrap approach is established under a resampling scheme of m=o(n). We briefly discuss extensions to correlated data and show the option pricing formula may no longer be valid in such settings. Finally, we consider a finite variance setting involving innovations from a variance gamma process. We derive the asymptotic option pricing formula and show that the non-parametric bootstrap is consistent.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 245-260 |
Number of pages | 16 |
Journal | Statistics |
Volume | 42 |
Issue number | 3 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Jun 1 2008 |
Externally published | Yes |
Keywords
- Infinite variance
- Moving averages
- Nonparametric bootstrap
- Option pricing
- Point processes
- Stable laws
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Mathematics(all)
- Statistics and Probability