Journal of Mathematical Finance
Volume 3, Issue 4 (November 2013)
ISSN Print: 2162-2434 ISSN Online: 2162-2442
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Variance Reduction Techniques of Importance Sampling Monte Carlo Methods for Pricing Options ()
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In this paper we discuss the importance sampling Monte Carlo methods for pricing options. The classical importance sampling method is used to eliminate the variance caused by the linear part of the logarithmic function of payoff. The variance caused by the quadratic part is reduced by stratified sampling. We eliminate both kinds of variances just by importance sampling. The corresponding space for the eigenvalues of the Hessian matrix of the logarithmic function of payoff is enlarged. Computational Simulation shows the high efficiency of the new method.
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