Deep Learning-Based Least Square Forward-Backward Stochastic Differential Equation Solver for High-Dimensional Derivative Pricing
23 Pages Posted: 11 Jun 2019 Last revised: 13 Oct 2020
Date Written: June 22, 2020
Abstract
We propose a new forward-backward stochastic differential equation solver for highdimensional derivative pricing problems by combining deep learning solver with least square regression technique widely used in the least square Monte Carlo method for the valuation of American options. Our numerical experiments demonstrate the accuracy of our least square backward deep neural network solver and its capability to produce accurate prices for complex early exercise derivatives, such as callable yield notes. Our method can serve as a generic numerical solver for pricing derivatives across various asset groups, in particular, as an accurate means for pricing high-dimensional derivatives with early exercise features.
Keywords: forward-backward stochastic differential equation (FBSDE), deep neural network (DNN), least square regression (LSQ), Bermudan option, callable yield note (CYN), high-dimensional derivative pricing
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