Volatility-of-Volatility : A Simple Model-Free Motivation

Drimus, Gabriel G.

doi:10.2139/ssrn.1743495

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Volatility-of-Volatility : A Simple Model-Free Motivation

Gabriel G. Drimus

Institute of Banking and Finance, University of Zürich

January 18, 2011

Wilmott Magazine, September 2012

Abstract:
Our goal is to provide a simple, intuitive and model-free motivation for the importance of volatility-of-volatility in pricing certain kinds of exotic and structured products.

Number of Pages in PDF File: 8

Keywords: volatility of volatility, variance derivatives, exotic options, structured products

JEL Classification: C63, G13

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Date posted: January 23, 2011 ; Last revised: November 7, 2012

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Drimus, Gabriel G., Volatility-of-Volatility : A Simple Model-Free Motivation (January 18, 2011). Wilmott Magazine, September 2012. Available at SSRN: http://ssrn.com/abstract=1743495 or http://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.1743495

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