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Regularization and analytic option pricing under $\alpha$-stable distribution of arbitrary asymmetry

Pricing of Securities 2016-11-28 v2

Abstract

We consider a non-Gaussian option pricing model, into which the underlying log-price is assumed to be driven by an α\alpha-stable distribution. We remove the a priori divergence of the model by introducing a Mellin regularization for the L\'evy propagator. Using distributional and Cn\mathbb{C}^n tools, we derive an analytic closed formula for the option price, valid for any stability α]1,2]\alpha\in]1,2] and any asymmetry. This formula is very efficient and recovers previous cases (Black-Scholes, Carr-Wu); we calibrate the formula on market datas, make numerical tests, and discuss its many interesting properties.

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@article{arxiv.1611.04320,
  title  = {Regularization and analytic option pricing under $\alpha$-stable distribution of arbitrary asymmetry},
  author = {Jean-Philippe Aguilar and Cyril Coste and Hagen Kleinert and Jan Korbel},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1611.04320},
  year   = {2016}
}

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V1, with updated references and authorship

R2 v1 2026-06-22T16:51:15.531Z