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Escape problem under stochastic volatility: the Heston model.

Jaume Masoliver1, Josep Perelló

  • 1Departament de Física Fonamental, Universitat de Barcelona, Diagonal, 647, E-08028 Barcelona, Spain. jaume.masoliver@ub.edu

Physical Review. E, Statistical, Nonlinear, and Soft Matter Physics
|December 31, 2008
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This study solves the Heston model escape problem, finding that stochastic volatility paradoxically increases survival and prolongs escape time. These findings offer insights into financial market dynamics.

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Area of Science:

  • Quantitative Finance
  • Stochastic Processes
  • Financial Modeling

Background:

  • The Heston model is a widely used stochastic volatility model in financial mathematics.
  • Understanding escape probabilities and exit times is crucial for risk management and option pricing.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To solve the escape problem for the Heston random diffusion model from a finite interval.
  • To derive exact expressions for survival probability and mean exit time.
  • To analyze the impact of stochastic volatility on escape dynamics.

Main Methods:

  • Analytical solution of the Heston model's escape problem.
  • Derivation of exact expressions for survival probability and mean exit time.
  • Analysis of results in terms of the dimensionless normal level of volatility and asymptotic limits.

Main Results:

  • Exact expressions for survival probability and mean exit time were obtained.
  • Mean exit time grows quadratically with large spans and slower for small spans.
  • Stochastic volatility, counterintuitively, increases survival probability and prolongs escape time compared to the Wiener process.

Conclusions:

  • The Heston model with stochastic volatility enhances survival and escape time.
  • The model accurately describes exit-time statistics observed in financial indices like the Dow-Jones.
  • This research provides a deeper understanding of random diffusion in financial markets.