Patrick S. Hagan How mathematical finance is used in practice ...
Patrick S. Hagan How mathematical finance is used in practice ...
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<strong>Patrick</strong> S. <strong>Hagan</strong><br />
<strong>How</strong> <strong>mathematical</strong> <strong>f<strong>in</strong>ance</strong> <strong>is</strong> <strong>used</strong> <strong>in</strong> <strong>practice</strong><br />
• Manag<strong>in</strong>g smile r<strong>is</strong>ks<br />
a) Basics: d<strong>is</strong>count factors, FRAs, swaps, and other delta products<br />
b) Curve stripp<strong>in</strong>g, bucket deltas, and manag<strong>in</strong>g IR r<strong>is</strong>ks<br />
c) Mart<strong>in</strong>gales & the fundamental theorem<br />
d) Vanilla options (caps, floors, and swaptions) & mart<strong>in</strong>ga<br />
e) Vol matrices, bucket vegas, and manag<strong>in</strong>g vol r<strong>is</strong>ks<br />
f) Smiles, local volatility models, and equivalent volatilities<br />
g) M<strong>is</strong>hedg<strong>in</strong>g, and the development of the stochastic vol model<br />
h) Us<strong>in</strong>g the SABR model to manage volatility smiles, hedg<strong>in</strong>g stability<br />
i) Levy based models for manag<strong>in</strong>g volatility surfaces<br />
• Interm<strong>is</strong>sion: Market fundamentals<br />
a) money vs. scrip<br />
b) holiday calendars, bus<strong>in</strong>ess day rules, and schedule generation<br />
c) day count fractions<br />
d) ref rates<br />
• Manag<strong>in</strong>g exotic r<strong>is</strong>ks<br />
a) Three elements to modern pric<strong>in</strong>g: model, calibration, and evaluation<br />
b) Choos<strong>in</strong>g a model and the five ma<strong>in</strong> <strong>in</strong>terest rate r<strong>is</strong>ks<br />
c) HJM models – strengths, weaknesses, usage<br />
d) BGM/LMM models – strengths, weaknesses, usage<br />
e) Short rate models – strengths, weaknesses, usage<br />
f) Markovian models – strengths, weaknesses, usage<br />
g) Summary<br />
• Practical pric<strong>in</strong>g of exotics<br />
a) LGM model<br />
b) Callable swaps (Bermudans)<br />
c) Calibration strategies and the selection of calibration <strong>in</strong>struments<br />
d) Connection between calibration <strong>in</strong>struments and vega r<strong>is</strong>ks<br />
e) Explicit calibrations for Bermudan<br />
f) Predicted vs. actual vol matrices for different calibrations<br />
g) Dependence of Bermudan price on choice of calibration <strong>in</strong>struments<br />
h) Dependence of hedges on calibration choices<br />
i) Conclusions
• Adjusters and r<strong>is</strong>k migration<br />
a) M<strong>is</strong>-hedg<strong>in</strong>g, m<strong>is</strong>-pric<strong>in</strong>g, and the need for r<strong>is</strong>k migrators<br />
b) Price sharpen<strong>in</strong>g via adjusters<br />
c) Example: Correct<strong>in</strong>g a Bermudan calibrated to ATM swaptions<br />
d) Example: Correct<strong>in</strong>g a Bermudan calibrated to caplets<br />
• Pric<strong>in</strong>g/hedg<strong>in</strong>g callable range notes & accrual swaps<br />
a) Def<strong>in</strong>ition of the deal<br />
b) M<strong>is</strong>matched payoffs & convexity corrections<br />
c) Us<strong>in</strong>g replication to price non-callable range notes<br />
d) LGM model and potential calibration strategies<br />
e) Potential m<strong>is</strong>hedg<strong>in</strong>g of swaption or caplet r<strong>is</strong>ks<br />
f) Us<strong>in</strong>g <strong>in</strong>ternal adjusters to correct prices and hedges
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