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On non-uniqueness in the option valuation problem

Analysis of PDEs 2025-02-03 v1 Mathematical Finance

Abstract

It is known that the value of a call option in the case of constant elasticity processes (CEV) with the indicator α\alpha exceeding the critical α=1\alpha=1 is determined in a non-unique way. We show how, based on an already existing mathematical theory concerning the correctness of boundary conditions for degenerate parabolic equations on the semi-axis [0,)[0,\infty), this phenomenon can be explained. Namely, for 1<α321<\alpha\le \frac32 the non-uniqueness is due to the fact that the initial data of the call option are outside the T\"acklind class, and for α>32\alpha> \frac32 it is due to the absence boundary condition for x=x=\infty.

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@article{arxiv.2501.18721,
  title  = {On non-uniqueness in the option valuation problem},
  author = {Ekaterina A. Ladykova and Olga S. Rozanova},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2501.18721},
  year   = {2025}
}

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9 pages

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