The Econometrics of Option Pricing

79 Pages Posted: 2 Jan 2004

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René Garcia

Université de Montréal ; Toulouse School of Economics

Eric Ghysels

University of North Carolina Kenan-Flagler Business School; University of North Carolina (UNC) at Chapel Hill - Department of Economics

Eric Renault

University of North Carolina (UNC) at Chapel Hill - Department of Economics

Date Written: August 1, 2003

Abstract

The paper surveys the recent literature on the econometric analysis of option pricing models.

Keywords: Stock Price Dynamics, Multivariate Jump-Diffusion Models, Latent variables, Stochastic Volatility, Objective and Risk Neutral Distributions, Nonparametric Option Pricing, Discrete time Option Pricing Models, Risk Neutral Valuation, Preference-free Option Pricing

JEL Classification: C1, C5, G1

Suggested Citation

Garcia, René and Ghysels, Eric and Renault, Eric, The Econometrics of Option Pricing (August 1, 2003). Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=463860 or http://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.463860

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University of North Carolina Kenan-Flagler Business School ( email )

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Eric Renault

University of North Carolina (UNC) at Chapel Hill - Department of Economics ( email )

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