Arbeitspapier

Pricing American options with Mellin transforms

Mellin transforms in option pricing theory were introduced by Panini and Srivastav (2004). In this contribution, we generalize their results to European power options. We derive Black-Scholes-Merton-like valuation formulas for European power put options using Mellin transforms. Thereafter, we restrict our attention to plain vanilla options on dividend-paying stocks and derive the integral equations to determine the free boundary and the price of American put options using Mellin transforms. We recover a result found by Kim (1990) regarding the optimal exercise price of American put options at expiry and prove the equivalence of integral representations herein, the representation derived by Kim (1990), Jacka (1991), and by Carr et al. (1992). Finally, we extend the results obtained in Panini and Srivastav (2005) and show how the Mellin transform approach can be used to derive the valuation formula for perpetual American put options on dividend-paying stocks.

Language
Englisch

Bibliographic citation
Series: Tübinger Diskussionsbeiträge ; No. 319

Classification
Wirtschaft
Contingent Pricing; Futures Pricing; option pricing
Subject
Mellin transform
Power option
American put option
Free boundary
Integral representation
Optionspreistheorie
Analysis
Theorie

Event
Geistige Schöpfung
(who)
Frontczak, Robert
Schöbel, Rainer
Event
Veröffentlichung
(who)
Eberhard Karls Universität Tübingen, Wirtschaftswissenschaftliche Fakultät
(where)
Tübingen
(when)
2008

Handle
URN
urn:nbn:de:bsz:21-opus-37353
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  • Arbeitspapier

Associated

  • Frontczak, Robert
  • Schöbel, Rainer
  • Eberhard Karls Universität Tübingen, Wirtschaftswissenschaftliche Fakultät

Time of origin

  • 2008

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