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On the optimal exercise boundaries of swing put options

Optimization and Control 2017-01-10 v5 Probability Mathematical Finance Pricing of Securities

Abstract

We use probabilistic methods to characterise time dependent optimal stopping boundaries in a problem of multiple optimal stopping on a finite time horizon. Motivated by financial applications we consider a payoff of immediate stopping of "put" type and the underlying dynamics follows a geometric Brownian motion. The optimal stopping region relative to each optimal stopping time is described in terms of two boundaries which are continuous, monotonic functions of time and uniquely solve a system of coupled integral equations of Volterra-type. Finally we provide a formula for the value function of the problem.

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@article{arxiv.1407.6860,
  title  = {On the optimal exercise boundaries of swing put options},
  author = {Tiziano De Angelis and Yerkin Kitapbayev},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1407.6860},
  year   = {2017}
}

Comments

30 pages, 4 figures, added a figure

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