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Wpływ parametru luki na ryzyko opcji sprzedaży
Influence of the Gap Parameter on the Risk of the Put Options

Author(s): Ewa Dziawgo
Subject(s): Business Economy / Management, Financial Markets
Published by: Szkoła Główna Handlowa w Warszawie
Keywords: put option; derivatives

Summary/Abstract: Gap options are singular payoffs options characterized by discontinuity of pay-off function. The article presents the properties of the gap put option: construction of instrument, the pay-off function, the pricing model, the influence of selected factors on the pricing and the value measurements of risk (coefficients delta, gamma, vega, theta, rho). The paper analyses the in$uence of the underlying instrument's price, the time maturity and the gap parameter on the risk performance of the put options using pricing simulations of the currency options on EUR/PLN.

  • Issue Year: 23/2015
  • Issue No: 3.3
  • Page Range: 119-131
  • Page Count: 14
  • Language: Polish
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