A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal

Swing options in commodity markets: a multidimensional Lévy diffusion model




AuthorsMarcus Eriksson, Jukka Lempa, Trygve Kastberg Nilssen

Publication year2014

JournalMathematical Methods of Operations Research

Volume79

Issue1

First page 31

Last page67

Number of pages37

ISSN1432-2994

DOIhttps://doi.org/10.1007/s00186-013-0452-7


Abstract

We study valuation of swing options on commodity markets when the commodity prices are driven by multiple factors. The factors are modeled as diffusion processes driven by a multidimensional Lévy process. We set up a valuation model in terms of a dynamic programming problem where the option can be exercised continuously in time. Here, the number of swing rights is given by a total volume constraint. We analyze some general properties of the model and study the solution by analyzing the associated HJB-equation. Furthermore, we discuss the issues caused by the multi-dimensionality of the commodity price model. The results are illustrated numerically with three explicit examples.



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