Collocation method based on modified ‎cubic‎ B-spline ‎for option pricing ‎models

Collocation‎‎ ‎method ‎based ‎on ‎modified‎ cubic B-spline functions ‎has ‎been ‎developed‎ ‎for ‎the ‎valuation ‎‎‎of European‎, ‎American and Barrier options of single ‎asset. ‎The ‎new ‎approach ‎contains ‎‎discretizing ‎of‎ t‎‎emporal ‎derivative‎ ‎using ‎finite ‎difference ‎approximations ‎and ‎approximating‎ the option price with the ‎modified‎ B-spline functions‎. ‎Stability of this method has been discussed and shown that it is unconditionally stable‎. ‎The ‎efficiency ‎of ‎the‎ ‎proposed ‎method ‎is ‎tested ‎by ‎different ‎examples‎‎‎.

Parameter estimation approach to the free boundary for the pricing of an American call option

In this paper, we consider a free boundary problem which arises in the pricing of an American call option. The free boundary represents the optimal exercise price as a function of time before a maturity date. We are developing a parameter estimation technique to obtain both the optimal exercise curve of an American call option and its price. For the numerical solution of a forward problem, a time marching finite element method is adopted. Numerical experiment shows the convergence property of the approximation scheme. (C) 2006 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.X111sciescopu