Understanding complex dynamics in derivatives finance : why do options markets smile?

The origin of the volatility smile phenomenon observed in options markets has eluded the financial world for more than two decades. We provide a new explanation of this phenomenon using a microscopic multi-agent description of markets. In our model individual trading behavior is explicitly included...

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Main Authors: Qiu, G., Kandhai, D., Johnson, N. F., Sloot, Peter M. A.
Other Authors: School of Computer Engineering
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: 2013
Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/10356/95862
http://hdl.handle.net/10220/10121
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Institution: Nanyang Technological University
Language: English