Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://hdl.handle.net/10419/29487 
Year of Publication: 
1996
Series/Report no.: 
ZEW Discussion Papers No. 96-20
Publisher: 
Zentrum für Europäische Wirtschaftsforschung (ZEW), Mannheim
Abstract: 
Various empirical studies have shown that the time-varying volatility of asset returns can be described by GARCH (generalised autoregressive conditional heteroskedasticity) models. The corresponding GARCH option pricing model of Duan (1995) is capable of depicting the smile-effect which often can be found in option prices. In some derivative markets, however, the slope of the smile is not symmetrical. In this paper an option pricing model in the context of the EGARCH (Exponential GARCH) process will be developed. Extensive numerical analyses suggest that the EGARCH option pricing model is able to explain the different slopes of the smile curve.
Document Type: 
Working Paper
Document Version: 
Digitized Version

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