Research Article

Valuing Options in Heston's Stochastic Volatility Model: Another Analytical Approach

Table 2

European option prices in Heston's stochastic volatility model for different asset prices š‘† and correlations šœŒ . Fixed parameters are š‘‹ = 1 0 0 , š‘Ÿ = 0 . 0 5 , š‘ž = 0 . 0 2 , š‘‰ = 0 . 0 4 , šœ… = 2 , šœƒ = 0 . 0 5 , šœ‰ = 0 . 2 , and š‘ = 2 .

Puts Calls
( š‘† , šœŒ ) H H(RCA) MT Diff H H(RCA) MT Diff

(80; āˆ’1.00) 18.4620 18.4620 18.4620 1 . 7 ā‹… 1 0 āˆ’ 6 0.1350 0.1350 0.1350 1 . 7 ā‹… 1 0 āˆ’ 6
(100; āˆ’1.00) 5.0431 5.0431 5.0431 2 . 1 ā‹… 1 0 āˆ’ 6 6.5170 6.5170 6.5170 2 . 1 ā‹… 1 0 āˆ’ 6
(120; āˆ’1.00) 1.0353 1.0353 1.0353 2 . 6 ā‹… 1 0 āˆ’ 5 22.3103 22.3103 22.3103 2 . 6 ā‹… 1 0 āˆ’ 5

(80; āˆ’0.75) 18.5533 18.5533 18.5533 1 . 3 ā‹… 1 0 āˆ’ 6 0.2263 0.2263 0.2263 1 . 3 ā‹… 1 0 āˆ’ 6
(100; āˆ’0.75) 5.0403 5.0403 5.0403 4 . 1 ā‹… 1 0 āˆ’ 6 6.5143 6.5143 6.5143 4 . 1 ā‹… 1 0 āˆ’ 6
(120; āˆ’0.75) 0.9541 0.9541 0.9541 6 . 6 ā‹… 1 0 āˆ’ 6 22.2291 22.2291 22.2291 6 . 6 ā‹… 1 0 āˆ’ 6

(80; āˆ’0.50) 18.6413 18.6413 18.6413 1 . 0 ā‹… 1 0 āˆ’ 6 0.3143 0.3143 0.3143 1 . 0 ā‹… 1 0 āˆ’ 6
(100; āˆ’0.50) 5.0371 5.0371 5.0371 4 . 4 ā‹… 1 0 āˆ’ 6 6.5111 6.5111 6.5111 4 . 4 ā‹… 1 0 āˆ’ 6
(120; āˆ’0.50) 0.8695 0.8695 0.8695 2 . 5 ā‹… 1 0 āˆ’ 6 22.1445 22.1445 22.1445 2 . 5 ā‹… 1 0 āˆ’ 6

(80; āˆ’0.25) 18.7269 18.7269 18.7269 7 . 9 ā‹… 1 0 āˆ’ 6 0.3999 0.3999 0.3999 7 . 9 ā‹… 1 0 āˆ’ 6
(100; āˆ’0.25) 5.0332 5.0332 5.0332 4 . 7 ā‹… 1 0 āˆ’ 6 6.5072 6.5072 6.5072 4 . 7 ā‹… 1 0 āˆ’ 6
(120; āˆ’0.25) 0.7812 0.7812 0.7812 1 . 5 ā‹… 1 0 āˆ’ 6 22.0562 22.0562 22.0562 1 . 5 ā‹… 1 0 āˆ’ 6

(80; 0.00) 18.8104 18.8104 18.8104 4 . 9 ā‹… 1 0 āˆ’ 5 0.4834 0.4834 0.4834 4 . 9 ā‹… 1 0 āˆ’ 5
(100; 0.00) 5.0285 5.0285 5.0285 2 . 7 ā‹… 1 0 āˆ’ 5 6.5025 6.5025 6.5025 3 . 0 ā‹… 1 0 āˆ’ 5
(120; 0.00) 0.6887 0.6887 0.6887 6 . 0 ā‹… 1 0 āˆ’ 5 21.9637 21.9637 21.9637 6 . 0 ā‹… 1 0 āˆ’ 5

(80; 0.25) 18.8921 18.8921 18.8921 1 . 1 ā‹… 1 0 āˆ’ 6 0.5651 0.5651 0.5651 1 . 1 ā‹… 1 0 āˆ’ 6
(100; 0.25) 5.0229 5.0229 5.0229 5 . 3 ā‹… 1 0 āˆ’ 6 6.4969 6.4969 6.4969 5 . 3 ā‹… 1 0 āˆ’ 6
(120; 0.25) 0.5913 0.5913 0.5913 9 . 6 ā‹… 1 0 āˆ’ 6 21.8663 21.8663 21.8663 9 . 5 ā‹… 1 0 āˆ’ 6

(80; 0.50) 18.9721 18.9721 18.9721 2 . 2 ā‹… 1 0 āˆ’ 6 0.6451 0.6451 0.6450 2 . 2 ā‹… 1 0 āˆ’ 6
(100; 0.50) 5.0166 5.0166 5.0166 5 . 7 ā‹… 1 0 āˆ’ 6 6.4906 6.4906 6.4906 5 . 7 ā‹… 1 0 āˆ’ 6
(120; 0.50) 0.4882 0.4881 0.4881 1 . 2 ā‹… 1 0 āˆ’ 6 21.7931 21.7630 21.7630 1 . 2 ā‹… 1 0 āˆ’ 6

(80; 1.00) 19.1275 19.1275 19.1275 9 . 6 0 ā‹… 1 0 āˆ’ 6 0.8005 0.8005 0.8005 1 . 4 ā‹… 1 0 āˆ’ 5
(100; 1.00) 5.0027 5.0027 5.0027 4 . 2 ā‹… 1 0 āˆ’ 6 6.4767 6.4767 6.4767 5 . 7 ā‹… 1 0 āˆ’ 6
(120; 1.00) 0.2566 0.2566 0.2566 1 . 3 ā‹… 1 0 āˆ’ 6 21.5316 21.5316 21.5316 2 . 0 ā‹… 1 0 āˆ’ 6