- Title
- Pricing exotic options using C++
- Creator
- Nhongo, Tawuya D R
- ThesisAdvisor
- Szyszkowski, Irek
- Subject
- C++ (Computer program language)
- Subject
- Monte Carlo method
- Subject
- Simulation methods
- Subject
- Options (Finance) -- Mathematical models
- Subject
- Pricing -- Mathematical models
- Date
- 2007
- Type
- Thesis
- Type
- Masters
- Type
- MSc
- Identifier
- vital:5577
- Identifier
- http://hdl.handle.net/10962/d1008373
- Identifier
- C++ (Computer program language)
- Identifier
- Monte Carlo method
- Identifier
- Simulation methods
- Identifier
- Options (Finance) -- Mathematical models
- Identifier
- Pricing -- Mathematical models
- Description
- This document demonstrates the use of the C++ programming language as a simulation tool in the efficient pricing of exotic European options. Extensions to the basic problem of simulation pricing are undertaken including variance reduction by conditional expectation, control and antithetic variates. Ultimately we were able to produce a modularized, easily extend-able program which effectively makes use of Monte Carlo simulation techniques to price lookback, Asian and barrier exotic options. Theories of variance reduction were validated except in cases where we used control variates in combination with the other variance reduction techniques in which case we observed increased variance. Again, the main aim of this half thesis was to produce a C++ program which would produce stable pricings of exotic options.
- Format
- 89 leaves, pdf
- Publisher
- Rhodes University, Faculty of Science, Statistics
- Language
- English
- Rights
- Nhongo, Tawuya D R
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