Machine-learning regression methods for American-style path-dependent contracts

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Hauptverfasser: Gambara, Matteo, Livieri, Giulia, Pallavicini, Andrea
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author Gambara, Matteo
Livieri, Giulia
Pallavicini, Andrea
author_facet Gambara, Matteo
Livieri, Giulia
Pallavicini, Andrea
contents Evaluating financial products with early-termination clauses, in particular those with path-dependent structures, is challenging. This paper focuses on Asian options, look-back options, and callable certificates. We will compare regression methods for pricing and computing sensitivities, highlighting modern machine learning techniques against traditional polynomial basis functions. Specifically, we will analyze randomized recurrent and feed-forward neural networks, along with a novel approach using signatures of the underlying price process. For option sensitivities like Delta and Gamma, we will incorporate Chebyshev interpolation. Our findings show that machine learning algorithms often match the accuracy and efficiency of traditional methods for Asian and look-back options, while randomized neural networks are best for callable certificates. Furthermore, we apply Chebyshev interpolation for Delta and Gamma calculations for the first time in Asian options and callable certificates.
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spellingShingle Machine-learning regression methods for American-style path-dependent contracts
Gambara, Matteo
Livieri, Giulia
Pallavicini, Andrea
Pricing of Securities
Computational Finance
65C05, 91G20, 91G60
Evaluating financial products with early-termination clauses, in particular those with path-dependent structures, is challenging. This paper focuses on Asian options, look-back options, and callable certificates. We will compare regression methods for pricing and computing sensitivities, highlighting modern machine learning techniques against traditional polynomial basis functions. Specifically, we will analyze randomized recurrent and feed-forward neural networks, along with a novel approach using signatures of the underlying price process. For option sensitivities like Delta and Gamma, we will incorporate Chebyshev interpolation. Our findings show that machine learning algorithms often match the accuracy and efficiency of traditional methods for Asian and look-back options, while randomized neural networks are best for callable certificates. Furthermore, we apply Chebyshev interpolation for Delta and Gamma calculations for the first time in Asian options and callable certificates.
title Machine-learning regression methods for American-style path-dependent contracts
topic Pricing of Securities
Computational Finance
65C05, 91G20, 91G60
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2311.16762