# European put option pricing using characteristic function # # Author: Francois Pelletier # # LGPL 3.0 ############################################################################### #' European put option pricing using characteristic function #' #' As seen in Epps (2009) #' @param char.fn Characteristic function of the price level at expiry time #' @param strikeprice Strike price, relative to a unit stock price #' @param eval.time Evaluation time #' @param expiry.time Expiry time #' @param rate Continuously compounded interest rate (force of interest) #' @param ... Parameters of the characteristic function #' @param int.bounds Integration bounds for the integrate() method used. Defaults to infinite bounds. #' @return European put option price #' #' @author Francois Pelletier putEpps <- function(char.fn,strikeprice,eval.time,expiry.time,rate,...,int.bounds=c(-Inf,Inf)) { # function to integrate (zhi) zhi <- function(x,char.fn,strikeprice,eval.time,expiry.time,rate,...) { Re(strikeprice^{-1i*x} * char.fn(x,strikeprice,eval.time,expiry.time,rate,...) / (x*(1i+x))) } # function to integrate with strike price as first parameter integrate.K <- function(strikeprice,zhi,int.bounds,eval.time,expiry.time,rate,...) { exp(-rate*(expiry.time-eval.time)) * strikeprice * (.5 - integrate(zhi,int.bounds[1],int.bounds[2],strikeprice,eval.time,expiry.time,rate,...)$value / (2*pi)) } mclapply(as.list(strikeprice),integrate.K,zhi,int.bounds,eval.time,expiry.time,rate,...) }