We present a method for pricing structured CAT bonds based on utility indifference pricing. The CAT bond considered here is issued in two distinct notes called tranches, specifically senior and junior tranches each with its own payment schedule. Our contributions to the literature of CAT bond pricing are two-fold. First, we apply indifference pricing to structured CAT bonds. We find a price for...

Pricing has turned into a highly significant matter for suppliers and their customers since deregulation has been realized in the electrical industry and many countries have revised the structure of their electrical energy market by defining different competition levels in generation, transmission and distribution. In the current paper, a proposed algorithm based on games theory has been used f...

Dual-channel not only provides reasonable products but also a large quantity of opportunities, where the members’ attitude towards risk has a major impact on channel optimization. In this paper, risks are classified as general risk and interruption risk. As for general risk, combined with risk-aversion attitude, mean-variance method is used to build optimal pricing model and expected utility mo...

O retailing provides an opportunity for new pricing options that are not feasible in traditional retail settings. This paper proposes an interactive, dynamic pricing strategy from the perspective of customized bundling to derive savings for customers while maximizing profits for electronic retailers (“e-tailers”). Given product costs, posted prices, shipping fees, and customers’ reservation pri...

Markets quickly converge to equilibrium even under information conditions that are much weaker than specified in theory. Given such conditions, how do firms set prices? We test whether, under weak information conditions, firms employ an aspiration level heuristic for price setting. Analyzing the pricing strategies of 745 used car dealers on the basis of online market data and interviews we find...