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January  2009, 8(1): 195-208. doi: 10.3934/cpaa.2009.8.195

The forward Kolmogorov equation for two dimensional options

Antoine Conze 1, , Nicolas Lantos 1, and  Olivier Pironneau 2,

1. 

Natixis Corporate Solutions bank, 30 av George V 75008 PARIS, France, France
2. 

Laboratoire Jacques-Louis Lions (LJLL), UPMC Univ Paris 06, UMR 7598, LJLL, F-75005, Paris, CNRS, UMR 7598, LJLL, F-75005, Paris, France

Received  May 2008 Revised  September 2008 Published  October 2008

Pricing options on multiple underlyings or on an underlying modeled with stochastic volatility may involve solving multi-dimensional parabolic partial differential equations (PDE). Computing several such options at once for various moneyness levels can be a numerical challenge. We investigate here the Kolmogorov equation and Dupire or “pre-Dupire" equations to solve the problem faster and we validate the approach numerically. The heart of the method is to use the adjoint of the PDE of the option at the discrete level and to use discrete duality identities to obtain Dupire-like relations. The method works on every linear models. Numerical results are given for a European call option on a basket of two assets.
Keywords: financial mathematics, option pricing, Kolmogorv equation, finite element methods..
Mathematics Subject Classification: Primary: 91B28, 65L60; Secondary: 82B3.
Citation: Antoine Conze, Nicolas Lantos, Olivier Pironneau. The forward Kolmogorov equation for two dimensional options. Communications on Pure & Applied Analysis, 2009, 8 (1) : 195-208. doi: 10.3934/cpaa.2009.8.195
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