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The purpose of this paper is to analyze the problem of option pricing when the short rate follows subdiffusive fractional Merton model. We incorporate the stochastic nature of the short rate in our option valuation model and derive explicit…

Pricing of Securities · Quantitative Finance 2018-05-03 Foad Shokrollahi

Quantum Portfolios of quantum algorithms encoded on qbits have recently been reported. In this paper a discussion of the continuous variables version of quantum portfolios is presented. A risk neutral valuation model for options dependent…

General Finance · Quantitative Finance 2015-03-14 Fredrick Michael

Quantum algorithms have gained increasing attention for addressing complex combinatorial problems in finance, notably portfolio optimization. This study systematically benchmarks two prominent variational quantum approaches, Variational…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2025-12-05 Nouhaila Innan , Ayesha Saleem , Alberto Marchisio , Muhammad Shafique

We introduce a classical-quantum hybrid approach to computation, allowing for a quadratic performance improvement in the decision process of a learning agent. In particular, a quantum routine is described, which encodes on a quantum…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2023-03-22 A. Sannia , A. Giordano , N. Lo Gullo , C. Mastroianni , F. Plastina

Pricing multi-asset options via the Black-Scholes PDE is limited by the curse of dimensionality: classical full-grid solvers scale exponentially in the number of underlyings and are effectively restricted to three assets. Practitioners…

Computational Finance · Quantitative Finance 2026-02-24 Lucas Arenstein , Michael Kastoryano

An interacting Black-Scholes model for option pricing, where the usual constant interest rate r is replaced by a stochastic time dependent rate r(t) of the form r(t)=r+f(t) dW/dt, accounting for market imperfections and prices…

Mathematical Finance · Quantitative Finance 2015-12-18 Mauricio Contreras , Rely Pellicer , Daniel Santiagos , Marcelo Villena

Multi-asset option pricing under local- and stochastic-volatility models leads naturally to high-dimensional parabolic PDEs. We develop an end-to-end quantum PDE framework for European option pricing under local-volatility Black--Scholes…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2026-05-27 Nikita Guseynov , Nana Liu , Chi Seng Pun , Tushar Vaidya

In this work, we develop a highly efficient representation of functions and differential operators based on Fourier analysis. Using this representation, we create a variational hybrid quantum algorithm to solve static, Schr\"odinger-type,…

This work introduces a novel approach to price rainbow options, a type of path-independent multi-asset derivatives, with quantum computers. Leveraging the Iterative Quantum Amplitude Estimation method, we present an end-to-end quantum…

In this article we model a financial derivative price as an observable on the market state function. We apply geometric techniques to integrating the Heisenberg Equation of Motion. We illustrate how the non-commutative nature of the model…

Mathematical Finance · Quantitative Finance 2020-01-27 Will Hicks

One of the most discussed problems in the financial world is stock option pricing. The Black-Scholes Equation is a Parabolic Partial Differential Equation which provides an option pricing model. The present work proposes an approach based…

Machine Learning · Computer Science 2024-05-12 Daniel de Souza Santos , Tiago Alessandro Espinola Ferreira

We provide a polynomial-time classical algorithm for noisy quantum circuits. The algorithm computes the expectation value of any observable for any circuit, with a small average error over input states drawn from an ensemble (e.g. the…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2024-10-15 Thomas Schuster , Chao Yin , Xun Gao , Norman Y. Yao

Quantum Phase Estimation is a crucial component of several front-running quantum algorithms. Improving the efficiency and accuracy of QPE is currently a very active field of research. In this work, we present a hybrid quantum-classical…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2024-09-25 S. M. Lim , C. E. Susa , R. Cohen

Motivated by the work of Segal and Segal on the Black-Scholes pricing formula in the quantum context, we study a quantum extension of the Black-Scholes equation within the context of Hudson-Parthasarathy quantum stochastic calculus. Our…

Pricing of Securities · Quantitative Finance 2020-06-23 Luigi Accardi , Andreas Boukas

Quantum computers are expected to contribute more efficient and accurate ways of modeling economic processes. Quantum hardware is currently available at a relatively small scale, but effective algorithms are limited by the number of logic…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2024-01-18 Dominic Widdows , Amit Bhattacharyya

In this paper we briefly review two recent use-cases of quantum optimization algorithms applied to hard problems in finance and economy. Specifically, we discuss the prediction of financial crashes as well as dynamic portfolio optimization.…

General Finance · Quantitative Finance 2020-10-06 Samuel Mugel , Enrique Lizaso , Roman Orus

This work introduces an end-to-end framework for multi-asset option pricing that combines market-consistent risk-neutral density recovery with quantum-accelerated numerical integration. We first calibrate arbitrage-free marginal…

Computational Finance · Quantitative Finance 2026-01-08 Julien Hok , Álvaro Leitao

In the present paper, we precisely conduct a q-calculus method for the numerical solutions of PDEs. A nonlinear Schrodinger equation is considered. Instead of the classical discretization methods we consider subdomains according to…

Analysis of PDEs · Mathematics 2022-10-18 Sabrine Arfaoui

Differential equations can be used to construct predictive models of a diverse set of real-world phenomena like heat transfer, predator-prey interactions, and missile tracking. In our work, we explore one particular application of…

Pricing of Securities · Quantitative Finance 2025-10-28 Brandon Kaplowitz , Siddharth G. Reddy

Pricing financial derivatives on quantum computers typically includes quantum arithmetic components which contribute heavily to the quantum resources required by the corresponding circuits. In this manuscript, we introduce a method based on…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2024-05-01 Nikitas Stamatopoulos , William J. Zeng