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Three little arbitrage theorems

Mathematical Finance 2021-04-22 v1 Pricing of Securities

Abstract

We prove three theorems about the exact solutions of a generalized or interacting Black-Scholes equation that explicitly includes arbitrage bubbles. These arbitrage bubbles can be characterized by an arbitrage number AN(T)A_N(T). The first theorem states that if AN(T)=0A_N(T) = 0, then the solution at the maturity of the interacting equation is identical to the solution of the free Black-Scholes equation with the same initial interest rate rr. The second theorem states that if AN(T)0A_N(T) \ne 0, the solution can be expressed in terms of all higher derivatives of solutions to the free Black-Scholes equation with the initial interest rate rr. The third theorem states that whatever the arbitrage number is, the solution is a solution to the free Black-Scholes equation with a variable interest rate r(τ)=r+(1/τ)AN(τ)r(\tau) = r + (1/\tau) A_N(\tau). Also, we show, by using the Feynman-Kac theorem, that for the special case of a Call contract, the exact solution for a Call with strike price KK is equivalent to the usual Call solution to the Black-Scholes equation with strike price K~=KeAN(T)\tilde{K} = K e^{-A_N(T)}.

Cite

@article{arxiv.2104.10187,
  title  = {Three little arbitrage theorems},
  author = {Mauricio Contreras G. and Roberto Ortiz H},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2104.10187},
  year   = {2021}
}

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13pages, 5 figures

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