Are stylized facts irrelevant in option-pricing?

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1 Are stylized facts irrelevant in option-pricing? Kyiv, June 19-23, 2006 Tommi Sottinen, University of Helsinki Based on a joint work No-arbitrage pricing beyond semimartingales with C. Bender, Weierstrass Institute of Applied Analysis and Stochastics E. Valkeila, Helsinki University of Technology Tommi Sottinen, University of Helsinki () Are stylized facts irrelevant in option-pricing? 1 / 15

2 Outline 1. Market models, and self-financing strategies Tommi Sottinen, University of Helsinki () Are stylized facts irrelevant in option-pricing? 2 / 15

3 Outline 1. Market models, and self-financing strategies 2. Pricing with replication, and arbitrage Tommi Sottinen, University of Helsinki () Are stylized facts irrelevant in option-pricing? 2 / 15

4 Outline 1. Market models, and self-financing strategies 2. Pricing with replication, and arbitrage 3. Classical Black Scholes pricing model Tommi Sottinen, University of Helsinki () Are stylized facts irrelevant in option-pricing? 2 / 15

5 Outline 1. Market models, and self-financing strategies 2. Pricing with replication, and arbitrage 3. Classical Black Scholes pricing model 4. Stylized facts Tommi Sottinen, University of Helsinki () Are stylized facts irrelevant in option-pricing? 2 / 15

6 Outline 1. Market models, and self-financing strategies 2. Pricing with replication, and arbitrage 3. Classical Black Scholes pricing model 4. Stylized facts 5. Robust pricing models Tommi Sottinen, University of Helsinki () Are stylized facts irrelevant in option-pricing? 2 / 15

7 Outline 1. Market models, and self-financing strategies 2. Pricing with replication, and arbitrage 3. Classical Black Scholes pricing model 4. Stylized facts 5. Robust pricing models 6. Forward integration Tommi Sottinen, University of Helsinki () Are stylized facts irrelevant in option-pricing? 2 / 15

8 Outline 1. Market models, and self-financing strategies 2. Pricing with replication, and arbitrage 3. Classical Black Scholes pricing model 4. Stylized facts 5. Robust pricing models 6. Forward integration 7. Allowed strategies Tommi Sottinen, University of Helsinki () Are stylized facts irrelevant in option-pricing? 2 / 15

9 Outline 1. Market models, and self-financing strategies 2. Pricing with replication, and arbitrage 3. Classical Black Scholes pricing model 4. Stylized facts 5. Robust pricing models 6. Forward integration 7. Allowed strategies 8. A no-arbitrage and robust-hedging result Tommi Sottinen, University of Helsinki () Are stylized facts irrelevant in option-pricing? 2 / 15

10 Outline 1. Market models, and self-financing strategies 2. Pricing with replication, and arbitrage 3. Classical Black Scholes pricing model 4. Stylized facts 5. Robust pricing models 6. Forward integration 7. Allowed strategies 8. A no-arbitrage and robust-hedging result 9. Mixed models with stylized facts Tommi Sottinen, University of Helsinki () Are stylized facts irrelevant in option-pricing? 2 / 15

11 Outline 1. Market models, and self-financing strategies 2. Pricing with replication, and arbitrage 3. Classical Black Scholes pricing model 4. Stylized facts 5. Robust pricing models 6. Forward integration 7. Allowed strategies 8. A no-arbitrage and robust-hedging result 9. Mixed models with stylized facts 10. A Message: Quadratic variation and volatility Tommi Sottinen, University of Helsinki () Are stylized facts irrelevant in option-pricing? 2 / 15

12 Outline 1. Market models, and self-financing strategies 2. Pricing with replication, and arbitrage 3. Classical Black Scholes pricing model 4. Stylized facts 5. Robust pricing models 6. Forward integration 7. Allowed strategies 8. A no-arbitrage and robust-hedging result 9. Mixed models with stylized facts 10. A Message: Quadratic variation and volatility 11. Robustness beyond Black and Scholes Tommi Sottinen, University of Helsinki () Are stylized facts irrelevant in option-pricing? 2 / 15

13 Outline 1. Market models, and self-financing strategies 2. Pricing with replication, and arbitrage 3. Classical Black Scholes pricing model 4. Stylized facts 5. Robust pricing models 6. Forward integration 7. Allowed strategies 8. A no-arbitrage and robust-hedging result 9. Mixed models with stylized facts 10. A Message: Quadratic variation and volatility 11. Robustness beyond Black and Scholes 12. References Tommi Sottinen, University of Helsinki () Are stylized facts irrelevant in option-pricing? 2 / 15

14 1. Market models, and self-financing strategies Let C s0,+ be the space of continuous positive paths η : [0, T ] R with η(0) = s 0. A discounted market model is five-tuple (Ω, F, (S t ), (F t ), P) where the stock-price process S takes values in C s0,+. Tommi Sottinen, University of Helsinki () Are stylized facts irrelevant in option-pricing? 3 / 15

15 1. Market models, and self-financing strategies Let C s0,+ be the space of continuous positive paths η : [0, T ] R with η(0) = s 0. A discounted market model is five-tuple (Ω, F, (S t ), (F t ), P) where the stock-price process S takes values in C s0,+. Non-anticipating trading strategy Φ is self-financing if its wealth satisfies t V t (Φ, v 0 ; S) = v 0 + Φ r ds r, t [0, T ]. (1) 0 Here the economic notion self-financing is captured by the forward construction of the pathwise integral in (1). Tommi Sottinen, University of Helsinki () Are stylized facts irrelevant in option-pricing? 3 / 15

16 2. Pricing with replication, and arbitrage An option is a mapping G : C s0,+ R +. Tommi Sottinen, University of Helsinki () Are stylized facts irrelevant in option-pricing? 4 / 15

17 2. Pricing with replication, and arbitrage An option is a mapping G : C s0,+ R +. The fair price of an option G is the capital v 0 of a hedging strategy Φ: G(S) = V T (Φ, v 0 ; S). Tommi Sottinen, University of Helsinki () Are stylized facts irrelevant in option-pricing? 4 / 15

18 2. Pricing with replication, and arbitrage An option is a mapping G : C s0,+ R +. The fair price of an option G is the capital v 0 of a hedging strategy Φ: G(S) = V T (Φ, v 0 ; S). A strategy Φ is arbitrage (free lunch) if P [V T (Φ, 0; S) 0] = 1 and P [V T (Φ, 0; S) > 0] > 0. Tommi Sottinen, University of Helsinki () Are stylized facts irrelevant in option-pricing? 4 / 15

19 2. Pricing with replication, and arbitrage An option is a mapping G : C s0,+ R +. The fair price of an option G is the capital v 0 of a hedging strategy Φ: G(S) = V T (Φ, v 0 ; S). A strategy Φ is arbitrage (free lunch) if P [V T (Φ, 0; S) 0] = 1 and P [V T (Φ, 0; S) > 0] > 0. If the hedging capital v 0 is not unique them there is strong arbitrage. Also, note that replication and arbitrage are kind of opposite notions. Tommi Sottinen, University of Helsinki () Are stylized facts irrelevant in option-pricing? 4 / 15

20 3. Classical Black Scholes pricing model The Stock-price process is a geometric Brownian motion σ2 µt+σwt S t = s 0 e 2 t. Tommi Sottinen, University of Helsinki () Are stylized facts irrelevant in option-pricing? 5 / 15

21 3. Classical Black Scholes pricing model The Stock-price process is a geometric Brownian motion σ2 µt+σwt S t = s 0 e 2 t. With admissible strategies there is no arbitrage, and practically all options can be hedged. Tommi Sottinen, University of Helsinki () Are stylized facts irrelevant in option-pricing? 5 / 15

22 3. Classical Black Scholes pricing model The Stock-price process is a geometric Brownian motion σ2 µt+σwt S t = s 0 e 2 t. With admissible strategies there is no arbitrage, and practically all options can be hedged. Let R t be the log-return R t = log S t log S t 1 = σ W t + So, the log-returns are ) (µ σ2 t. 2 Tommi Sottinen, University of Helsinki () Are stylized facts irrelevant in option-pricing? 5 / 15

23 3. Classical Black Scholes pricing model The Stock-price process is a geometric Brownian motion σ2 µt+σwt S t = s 0 e 2 t. With admissible strategies there is no arbitrage, and practically all options can be hedged. Let R t be the log-return R t = log S t log S t 1 = σ W t + So, the log-returns are 1 independent, ) (µ σ2 t. 2 Tommi Sottinen, University of Helsinki () Are stylized facts irrelevant in option-pricing? 5 / 15

24 3. Classical Black Scholes pricing model The Stock-price process is a geometric Brownian motion σ2 µt+σwt S t = s 0 e 2 t. With admissible strategies there is no arbitrage, and practically all options can be hedged. Let R t be the log-return R t = log S t log S t 1 = σ W t + So, the log-returns are 1 independent, 2 Gaussian. ) (µ σ2 t. 2 Tommi Sottinen, University of Helsinki () Are stylized facts irrelevant in option-pricing? 5 / 15

25 4. Stylized facts Dictionary definition: Stylized facts are observations that have been made in so many contexts that they are widely understood to be empirical truths, to which theories must fit. Tommi Sottinen, University of Helsinki () Are stylized facts irrelevant in option-pricing? 6 / 15

26 4. Stylized facts Dictionary definition: Stylized facts are observations that have been made in so many contexts that they are widely understood to be empirical truths, to which theories must fit. Some less-disputed stylized facts of log-returns R t : Tommi Sottinen, University of Helsinki () Are stylized facts irrelevant in option-pricing? 6 / 15

27 4. Stylized facts Dictionary definition: Stylized facts are observations that have been made in so many contexts that they are widely understood to be empirical truths, to which theories must fit. Some less-disputed stylized facts of log-returns R t : 1 Long-range dependence: Cor[R 1, R t ] t β for some β < 1. Tommi Sottinen, University of Helsinki () Are stylized facts irrelevant in option-pricing? 6 / 15

28 4. Stylized facts Dictionary definition: Stylized facts are observations that have been made in so many contexts that they are widely understood to be empirical truths, to which theories must fit. Some less-disputed stylized facts of log-returns R t : 1 Long-range dependence: Cor[R 1, R t ] t β for some β < 1. 2 Heavy tails: P[ R t > x] x α 1, and maybe also P[R t > x] x α 2. Tommi Sottinen, University of Helsinki () Are stylized facts irrelevant in option-pricing? 6 / 15

29 4. Stylized facts Dictionary definition: Stylized facts are observations that have been made in so many contexts that they are widely understood to be empirical truths, to which theories must fit. Some less-disputed stylized facts of log-returns R t : 1 Long-range dependence: Cor[R 1, R t ] t β for some β < 1. 2 Heavy tails: P[ R t > x] x α 1, and maybe also P[R t > x] x α 2. 3 Gain/Loss asymmetry: P[ R t > x] >> P[R t > x] (does not apply FX-rates, obviously). Tommi Sottinen, University of Helsinki () Are stylized facts irrelevant in option-pricing? 6 / 15

30 4. Stylized facts Dictionary definition: Stylized facts are observations that have been made in so many contexts that they are widely understood to be empirical truths, to which theories must fit. Some less-disputed stylized facts of log-returns R t : 1 Long-range dependence: Cor[R 1, R t ] t β for some β < 1. 2 Heavy tails: P[ R t > x] x α 1, and maybe also P[R t > x] x α 2. 3 Gain/Loss asymmetry: P[ R t > x] >> P[R t > x] (does not apply FX-rates, obviously). 4 Jumps. Tommi Sottinen, University of Helsinki () Are stylized facts irrelevant in option-pricing? 6 / 15

31 4. Stylized facts Dictionary definition: Stylized facts are observations that have been made in so many contexts that they are widely understood to be empirical truths, to which theories must fit. Some less-disputed stylized facts of log-returns R t : 1 Long-range dependence: Cor[R 1, R t ] t β for some β < 1. 2 Heavy tails: P[ R t > x] x α 1, and maybe also P[R t > x] x α 2. 3 Gain/Loss asymmetry: P[ R t > x] >> P[R t > x] (does not apply FX-rates, obviously). 4 Jumps. 5 Volatility clustering. Tommi Sottinen, University of Helsinki () Are stylized facts irrelevant in option-pricing? 6 / 15

32 4. Stylized facts Dictionary definition: Stylized facts are observations that have been made in so many contexts that they are widely understood to be empirical truths, to which theories must fit. Some less-disputed stylized facts of log-returns R t : 1 Long-range dependence: Cor[R 1, R t ] t β for some β < 1. 2 Heavy tails: P[ R t > x] x α 1, and maybe also P[R t > x] x α 2. 3 Gain/Loss asymmetry: P[ R t > x] >> P[R t > x] (does not apply FX-rates, obviously). 4 Jumps. 5 Volatility clustering. All of these stylized facts are in conflict with the Black Scholes model, and they are ill suited for semimartingale models. Tommi Sottinen, University of Helsinki () Are stylized facts irrelevant in option-pricing? 6 / 15

33 5. Robust pricing models We introduce a class of pricing models that is invariant to the Black Scholes model as long as option-pricing is considered. The class includes models with different stylized facts. Tommi Sottinen, University of Helsinki () Are stylized facts irrelevant in option-pricing? 7 / 15

34 5. Robust pricing models We introduce a class of pricing models that is invariant to the Black Scholes model as long as option-pricing is considered. The class includes models with different stylized facts. (Ω, F, (S t ), (F t ), P) is in the model class M σ if Tommi Sottinen, University of Helsinki () Are stylized facts irrelevant in option-pricing? 7 / 15

35 5. Robust pricing models We introduce a class of pricing models that is invariant to the Black Scholes model as long as option-pricing is considered. The class includes models with different stylized facts. (Ω, F, (S t ), (F t ), P) is in the model class M σ if 1 S takes values in C s0,+, Tommi Sottinen, University of Helsinki () Are stylized facts irrelevant in option-pricing? 7 / 15

36 5. Robust pricing models We introduce a class of pricing models that is invariant to the Black Scholes model as long as option-pricing is considered. The class includes models with different stylized facts. (Ω, F, (S t ), (F t ), P) is in the model class M σ if 1 S takes values in C s0,+, 2 the pathwise quadratic variation S of S is of the form d S t = σ 2 S 2 t dt, Tommi Sottinen, University of Helsinki () Are stylized facts irrelevant in option-pricing? 7 / 15

37 5. Robust pricing models We introduce a class of pricing models that is invariant to the Black Scholes model as long as option-pricing is considered. The class includes models with different stylized facts. (Ω, F, (S t ), (F t ), P) is in the model class M σ if 1 S takes values in C s0,+, 2 the pathwise quadratic variation S of S is of the form d S t = σ 2 S 2 t dt, 3 for all ε > 0 and η C s0,+ we have the small ball property P [ S η < ε] > 0. Tommi Sottinen, University of Helsinki () Are stylized facts irrelevant in option-pricing? 7 / 15

38 6. Forward integration M σ contains non-semimartingale models. So, we cannot use Itô integrals. However, the forward integral is economically meaningful: Tommi Sottinen, University of Helsinki () Are stylized facts irrelevant in option-pricing? 8 / 15

39 6. Forward integration M σ contains non-semimartingale models. So, we cannot use Itô integrals. However, the forward integral is economically meaningful: t 0 Φ r ds r is the P-a.s. forward-sum limit lim n t k πn t k t Φ tk 1 ( Stk S tk 1 ). Tommi Sottinen, University of Helsinki () Are stylized facts irrelevant in option-pricing? 8 / 15

40 6. Forward integration M σ contains non-semimartingale models. So, we cannot use Itô integrals. However, the forward integral is economically meaningful: t 0 Φ r ds r is the P-a.s. forward-sum limit lim n t k πn t k t Φ tk 1 ( Stk S tk 1 ). Let u C 1,2,1 ([0, T ], R +, R m ) and Y 1,..., Y m be bounded variation processes. If S has pathwise quadratic variation then we have the Itô formula for u(t, S t, Yt 1,..., Yt m ): du = u u dt + t x ds u m x 2 d S + i=1 u y i dy i. This implies that the forward integral on the right hand side exists and has a continuous modification. Tommi Sottinen, University of Helsinki () Are stylized facts irrelevant in option-pricing? 8 / 15

41 7. Allowed strategies Even in the classical Black Scholes model one restricts to admissible strategies to exclude arbitrage. We shall restrict the admissible strategies a little more. Tommi Sottinen, University of Helsinki () Are stylized facts irrelevant in option-pricing? 9 / 15

42 7. Allowed strategies Even in the classical Black Scholes model one restricts to admissible strategies to exclude arbitrage. We shall restrict the admissible strategies a little more. A strategy Φ is allowed if it is admissible and of the form Φ t = ϕ (t, S t, g 1 (t, S),..., g m (t, S)), where ϕ C 1 ([0, T ] R + R m ) and g k s are hindsight factors: Tommi Sottinen, University of Helsinki () Are stylized facts irrelevant in option-pricing? 9 / 15

43 7. Allowed strategies Even in the classical Black Scholes model one restricts to admissible strategies to exclude arbitrage. We shall restrict the admissible strategies a little more. A strategy Φ is allowed if it is admissible and of the form Φ t = ϕ (t, S t, g 1 (t, S),..., g m (t, S)), where ϕ C 1 ([0, T ] R + R m ) and g k s are hindsight factors: 1 g(t, η) = g(t, η) whenever η(r) = η(r) on r [0, t], 2 g(, η) is of bounded variation and continuous, 3 t 0 f (u)dg(u, η) t 0 f (u)dg(u, η) K f 1[0,t] η η Tommi Sottinen, University of Helsinki () Are stylized facts irrelevant in option-pricing? 9 / 15

44 8. A no-arbitrage and robust-hedging result Theorem NA There is no arbitrage with allowed strategies. Tommi Sottinen, University of Helsinki () Are stylized facts irrelevant in option-pricing? 10 / 15

45 8. A no-arbitrage and robust-hedging result Theorem NA There is no arbitrage with allowed strategies. Theorem RH Suppose a continuous option G : C s0,+ R. If G( S) can be hedged in one model S M σ with an allowed strategy then G(S) can be hedged in any model S M σ. Moreover, the hedges are as strategies of the stock-path independent of the model. Moreover still, if ϕ is a functional hedge in one model then it is a functional hedge in all models. Tommi Sottinen, University of Helsinki () Are stylized facts irrelevant in option-pricing? 10 / 15

46 8. A no-arbitrage and robust-hedging result Theorem NA There is no arbitrage with allowed strategies. Theorem RH Suppose a continuous option G : C s0,+ R. If G( S) can be hedged in one model S M σ with an allowed strategy then G(S) can be hedged in any model S M σ. Moreover, the hedges are as strategies of the stock-path independent of the model. Moreover still, if ϕ is a functional hedge in one model then it is a functional hedge in all models. Corollary PDE In the Black Scholes model hedges for European, Asian, and lookback-options can be constructed by using the Black Scholes partial differential equation. These hedges hold for any model that is continuous, satisfies the small ball property, and has the same quadratic variation as the Black Scholes model. Tommi Sottinen, University of Helsinki () Are stylized facts irrelevant in option-pricing? 10 / 15

47 9. Mixed models with stylized facts (1/2) Consider a mixed model { S t = s 0 exp µt + σw t σ } 2 t + δbh t I α 1 t + I α 2 t, where B H is a fractional Brownian motion with Hurst index H > 0.5. Tommi Sottinen, University of Helsinki () Are stylized facts irrelevant in option-pricing? 11 / 15

48 9. Mixed models with stylized facts (1/2) Consider a mixed model { S t = s 0 exp µt + σw t σ } 2 t + δbh t I α 1 t + I α 2 t, where B H is a fractional Brownian motion with Hurst index H > 0.5. I α i s are integrated compound Poisson processes with positive heavy-tailed jumps: t I α i t = Uk i ds, 0 k:τk i s τ i k s are Poisson arrivals and P[Ui k > x] x α i. Tommi Sottinen, University of Helsinki () Are stylized facts irrelevant in option-pricing? 11 / 15

49 9. Mixed models with stylized facts (1/2) Consider a mixed model { S t = s 0 exp µt + σw t σ } 2 t + δbh t I α 1 t + I α 2 t, where B H is a fractional Brownian motion with Hurst index H > 0.5. I α i s are integrated compound Poisson processes with positive heavy-tailed jumps: t I α i t = Uk i ds, 0 k:τk i s τ i k s are Poisson arrivals and P[Ui k > x] x α i. W, B H, I α 1, and I α 2 are independent. Tommi Sottinen, University of Helsinki () Are stylized facts irrelevant in option-pricing? 11 / 15

50 9. Mixed models with stylized facts (2/2) Consider now stylized facts in the mixed model. 1 Long-range dependence: If I α i s are in L 2 then Cor[R 1, R t ] δ 2 H(2H 1)t 2H 2. Tommi Sottinen, University of Helsinki () Are stylized facts irrelevant in option-pricing? 12 / 15

51 9. Mixed models with stylized facts (2/2) Consider now stylized facts in the mixed model. 1 Long-range dependence: If I α i s are in L 2 then Cor[R 1, R t ] δ 2 H(2H 1)t 2H 2. 2 Heavy tails: P[ R t > x] x α 1 and P[R t > x] x α 2. Tommi Sottinen, University of Helsinki () Are stylized facts irrelevant in option-pricing? 12 / 15

52 9. Mixed models with stylized facts (2/2) Consider now stylized facts in the mixed model. 1 Long-range dependence: If I α i s are in L 2 then Cor[R 1, R t ] δ 2 H(2H 1)t 2H 2. 2 Heavy tails: P[ R t > x] x α 1 and P[R t > x] x α 2. 3 Gain/Loss asymmetry: Obvious if α 1 < α 2. Tommi Sottinen, University of Helsinki () Are stylized facts irrelevant in option-pricing? 12 / 15

53 9. Mixed models with stylized facts (2/2) Consider now stylized facts in the mixed model. 1 Long-range dependence: If I α i s are in L 2 then Cor[R 1, R t ] δ 2 H(2H 1)t 2H 2. 2 Heavy tails: P[ R t > x] x α 1 and P[R t > x] x α 2. 3 Gain/Loss asymmetry: Obvious if α 1 < α 2. 4 Jumps: No, but can you tell the difference between jumps and heavy tails from a discrete data? Tommi Sottinen, University of Helsinki () Are stylized facts irrelevant in option-pricing? 12 / 15

54 9. Mixed models with stylized facts (2/2) Consider now stylized facts in the mixed model. 1 Long-range dependence: If I α i s are in L 2 then Cor[R 1, R t ] δ 2 H(2H 1)t 2H 2. 2 Heavy tails: P[ R t > x] x α 1 and P[R t > x] x α 2. 3 Gain/Loss asymmetry: Obvious if α 1 < α 2. 4 Jumps: No, but can you tell the difference between jumps and heavy tails from a discrete data? 5 Volatility clustering: What is volatility? If volatility is standard deviation, we can have any kind of volatility structure: E.g. change the Poisson arrivals to clustered arrivals. If volatility (squared) is the quadratic variation then it is fixed to constant σ 2. Tommi Sottinen, University of Helsinki () Are stylized facts irrelevant in option-pricing? 12 / 15

55 10. A Message: Quadratic variation and volatility The hedges depend only on the quadratic variation. Tommi Sottinen, University of Helsinki () Are stylized facts irrelevant in option-pricing? 13 / 15

56 10. A Message: Quadratic variation and volatility The hedges depend only on the quadratic variation. The quadratic variation is a path property. It tells nothing about the probabilistic structure of the stock-price (Black and Scholes tell us the mean return is irrelevant. We boldly suggest that probability is irrelevant, as far as option-pricing is concerned). Tommi Sottinen, University of Helsinki () Are stylized facts irrelevant in option-pricing? 13 / 15

57 10. A Message: Quadratic variation and volatility The hedges depend only on the quadratic variation. The quadratic variation is a path property. It tells nothing about the probabilistic structure of the stock-price (Black and Scholes tell us the mean return is irrelevant. We boldly suggest that probability is irrelevant, as far as option-pricing is concerned). Don t be surprised if the implied and historical volatility do not agree: The latter is an estimate of the variance and the former is an estimate of the quadratic variation. In the Black Scholes model these notions coincide. But that is just luck! Indeed, consider a mixed fractional Black Scholes model R t = σ W t + δ B H t. Then quadratic variation or R t is σ 2, but the variance of R t is σ 2 + δ 2. Tommi Sottinen, University of Helsinki () Are stylized facts irrelevant in option-pricing? 13 / 15

58 10. A Message: Quadratic variation and volatility The hedges depend only on the quadratic variation. The quadratic variation is a path property. It tells nothing about the probabilistic structure of the stock-price (Black and Scholes tell us the mean return is irrelevant. We boldly suggest that probability is irrelevant, as far as option-pricing is concerned). Don t be surprised if the implied and historical volatility do not agree: The latter is an estimate of the variance and the former is an estimate of the quadratic variation. In the Black Scholes model these notions coincide. But that is just luck! Indeed, consider a mixed fractional Black Scholes model R t = σ W t + δ B H t. Then quadratic variation or R t is σ 2, but the variance of R t is σ 2 + δ 2. Don t use the historical volatility! Instead, use either implied volatility or estimate the quadratic variation (which may be difficult). Tommi Sottinen, University of Helsinki () Are stylized facts irrelevant in option-pricing? 13 / 15

59 11. Robustness beyond Black and Scholes Instead of taking the Black Scholes model as reference we can consider models S t = s 0 exp X t, where X is continuous semimartingale with X 0 = 0. Tommi Sottinen, University of Helsinki () Are stylized facts irrelevant in option-pricing? 14 / 15

60 11. Robustness beyond Black and Scholes Instead of taking the Black Scholes model as reference we can consider models S t = s 0 exp X t, where X is continuous semimartingale with X 0 = 0. We can extend our robustness results to models S t = s 0 exp X t where X is continuous X 0 = 0, X and X have the same pathwise quadratic variation, and the support of P X 1 is the same as the support of P X 1. Tommi Sottinen, University of Helsinki () Are stylized facts irrelevant in option-pricing? 14 / 15

61 11. Robustness beyond Black and Scholes Instead of taking the Black Scholes model as reference we can consider models S t = s 0 exp X t, where X is continuous semimartingale with X 0 = 0. We can extend our robustness results to models S t = s 0 exp X t where X is continuous X 0 = 0, X and X have the same pathwise quadratic variation, and the support of P X 1 is the same as the support of P X 1. So, when option pricing is considered it does not matter whether S or S is the model. Tommi Sottinen, University of Helsinki () Are stylized facts irrelevant in option-pricing? 14 / 15

62 12. References Cont (2001): Empirical properties of asset returns: stylized facts and statistical issues. Föllmer (1981): Calcul d Itô sans probabilités. Schoenmakers, Kloeden (1999): Robust Option Replication for a Black Scholes Model Extended with Nondeterministic Trends. Russo, Vallois (1993): Forward, backward and symmetric stochastic integration. Sottinen, Valkeila (2003): On arbitrage and replication in the Fractional Black Scholes pricing model. This talk: Bender, Sottinen, Valkeila (2006): No-arbitrage pricing beyond semimartingales. Tommi Sottinen, University of Helsinki () Are stylized facts irrelevant in option-pricing? 15 / 15