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Dept Statistics Seminar: Alexis Levendis (Metropolitan)
Start: 10/05/2024, 13:00
End: 10/05/2024, 14:00
Contact:Elizna Huysamen - 021 808 3244
Location: Van der Sterr building, 2nd Floor, Room 2048

In this work, the performance of a static hedging strategy for a long-dated European call option and European spread call option in South Africa is tested. The stochastic volatility double jump (SVJJ) model is calibrated to historical FTSE/JSE Top40 returns to generate real-world FTSE/JSE Top40 prices at future dates. The SVJJ model is also calibrated to the FTSE/JSE (Top40) implied volatility surface to value the options under the risk-neutral measure. Two static hedging programs are then implemented to test their effectiveness when replicating a long-dated European call option and European spread call option. Our results indicate that static hedging is a simple, yet effective, solution when hedging non-exchange-traded options with vanilla exchange-traded options.​