Arbitrage Pricing of Weather Derivatives and the Stochastic Process for the Expectation of Non-Linear Weather Indices

5 Pages Posted: 21 Sep 2004

Date Written: September 20, 2004

Abstract

We consider the question of how to derive a stochastic process for the expectation of a non-linear weather index. Under various reasonable assumptions we show that the stochastic process is a deterministic function of Brownian motion. This generalises earlier results which only applied to linear weather indices, and makes it possible to derive arbitrage prices for options written on swaps that settle on such a non-linear index.

Keywords: Weather derivatives, arbitrage pricing

JEL Classification: G12, G13

Suggested Citation

Jewson, Stephen, Arbitrage Pricing of Weather Derivatives and the Stochastic Process for the Expectation of Non-Linear Weather Indices (September 20, 2004). Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=593317 or http://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.593317

Stephen Jewson (Contact Author)

Risk Management Solutions ( email )

London EC3R 8NB
United Kingdom

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