Multivariate Binomial Approximations for Asset Prices with Non-Stationary Variance and Covariance Characteristics

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Teng-Suan Ho

affiliation not provided to SSRN

Richard C. Stapleton

University of Strathclyde - Department of Accounting and Finance

Marti G. Subrahmanyam

New York University (NYU) - Leonard N. Stern School of Business; NYU Shanghai

Date Written: 1994

Abstract

In this paper, we suggest an efficient method of approximating a general, multivariate lognormal distribution by a multivariate binomial process. There are two important features of such multivariate distributions. First, the state variables may have volatilities that change over time. Second, the two or more relevant state variables involved may covary with each other in a specified manner, with a time-varying covariance structure. We discuss the asymptotic properties of the resulting processes and show how the methodology can be used to value a complex, multiple-exercisable option whose payoff depends on the prices of two assets.

Suggested Citation

Ho, Teng-Suan and Stapleton, Richard C. and Subrahmanyam, Marti G., Multivariate Binomial Approximations for Asset Prices with Non-Stationary Variance and Covariance Characteristics (1994). NYU Working Paper No. FIN-94-036, Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=1299466

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