This paper builds and implements a multifactor stochastic volatility model for the latent (and unobservable) volatility of the baseload and peakload forward contracts at the European Energy Exchange ...

Affine processes provide a versatile framework for modelling complex financial phenomena, ranging from interest rate dynamics to credit risk and beyond. Their defining characteristic is the affine, or ...

Stochastic volatility models have revolutionised the field of option pricing by allowing the volatility of an asset to vary randomly over time rather than remain constant. These models have ...

Unspanned stochastic volatility (USV) refers to the inability of bonds to replicate volatility-sensitive derivative securities. Affine term structure models require special restrictions on the ...

• Ahsan, M. N. and Dufour, J-M. (2019). “A simple efficient moment-based estimator for the stochastic volatility model,” Advances in Econometrics. Vol. 40A, pp ...

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Volatility modeling is no longer just about pricing derivatives—it's the foundation for modern trading strategies, hedging precision, and portfolio optimization. Whether you're trading gold futures, ...

The ability of the usual factors from empirical arbitrage-free representations of the term structure — that is, spanned factors — to account for interest rate volatility dynamics has been much debated ...

Options are a financial instrument that give the holder the right to buy and sell an underlying asset, at a predetermined price, on or before a specified date. For example, European-style options ...