2017 ◽  
Vol 04 (01) ◽  
pp. 1750005
Author(s):  
Yulian Fan ◽  
Huadong Zhang

The pricing equations of the average options with jump diffusion processes can be formulated as two-dimensional partial integro-differential equations (PIDEs). In the uncertain volatility model, for options with non-convex and non-concave payoffs, such as the butterfly spread, the PIDEs are nonlinear. We use the semi-Lagrangian method to reduce the two-dimensional nonlinear PIDE to a one-dimensional nonlinear PIDE along the trajectory of the average price, and use a Newton-type iteration to guarantee the convergence of the discrete solution to the viscosity solution. Monotonicity and stability as well as the convergence results are derived. Numerical tests of convergence for a variety of cases, including average butterfly spread and ordinary butterfly spread, are presented.


CALCOLO ◽  
2007 ◽  
Vol 44 (1) ◽  
pp. 33-57 ◽  
Author(s):  
Maya Briani ◽  
Roberto Natalini ◽  
Giovanni Russo

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