A recently proposed model (by Ilinski et al.) for the dynamics of intermediate deviations from equilibrium of financial markets ( “virtual” arbitrage returns) is incorporated within an equilibrium (arbitrage-free) pricing method for derivatives on securities (e.g. stocks) using an equivalence to option pricing theory with stochastic interest rates. Making the arbitrage return a component of a f...

Derivatives are alternative financial instruments which extend traders opportunities to achieve some financial goals. They are risk management instruments that are related to a data in the future, and also they react to uncertain prices. Study on pricing futures can provide useful tools to understand the stochastic behavior of prices to manage the risk of price volatility. Thus, this study eval...

In the current financial crisis, promoting rapid developments of gold industry, ensuring healthy operations of national economy, and actively developing the gold futures market are very important. Functioning of the gold futures market will determine the gold market maturity and integrity. Risk transfer is one of the two basic functions of futures market. The risk transfer function is realized ...

This paper looks at the development of dynamic hedging strategies for typical pension plan liabilities using longevity-linked hedging instruments. Progress in this area has been hindered by the lack of closed-form formulas for the valuation of mortalitylinked liabilities and assets, and the consequent requirement for simulations within simulations. We propose use of the probit function along wi...

Risk management is essential in a modern financial services industry. Derivative instruments like options have a particular status. Appropriate derivatives allow financial service providers to redistribute risks towards others. The process of creating customer tailored derivatives is not wellinvestigated today. With the financial information system (FIS) WARRANT-PRO-2 derivative prices are comp...

We analyze the demand for hedging and insurance by a firm facing cash-flow risks. We study how the firm’s liquidity management policy interacts with two types of risk: a Brownian risk that can be hedged through a financial derivative, and a Poisson risk that can be insured by an insurance contract. We find that the patterns of insurance and hedging decisions are pole apart: cash-poor firms shou...

The use of derivatives can lead to higher yields and lower funding costs. In addition, derivatives are indispensable tools for risk management. We analyze the derivative portfolio hedging problems based on value at risk (VaR) and conditional value at risk (CVaR). We show that these derivative portfolio optimization problems are often ill-posed and the resulting optimal portfolios frequently inc...