Semi-Static Variance-Optimal Hedging in Stochastic Volatility Models with Fourier Representation
Probability
2017-09-19 v1 Mathematical Finance
Abstract
In a financial market model, we consider the variance-optimal semi-static hedging of a given contingent claim, a generalization of the classic variance-optimal hedging. To obtain a tractable formula for the expected squared hedging error and the optimal hedging strategy, we use a Fourier approach in a general multidimensional semimartingale factor model. As a special case, we recover existing results for variance-optimal hedging in affine stochastic volatility models. We apply the theory to set up a variance-optimal semi-static hedging strategy for a variance swap in both the Heston and the 3/2-model, the latter of which is a non-affine stochastic volatility model.
Cite
@article{arxiv.1709.05527,
title = {Semi-Static Variance-Optimal Hedging in Stochastic Volatility Models with Fourier Representation},
author = {Paolo Di Tella and Martin Haubold and Martin Keller-Ressel},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1709.05527},
year = {2017}
}