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02-04-2024 | Research Article

A term structure interest rate model with the Brownian bridge lower bound

We present a new quadratic Gaussian short rate model with a stochastic lower bound to capture changes in the yield curve including negative interest rates, associated with changes in monetary policy stances. We model the lower bound by a Brownian …

Author:
Kentaro Kikuchi

Open Access 15-03-2024 | Research Article

On certain representations of pricing functionals

We revisit two classical problems: the determination of the law of the underlying with respect to a risk-neutral measure on the basis of option prices, and the pricing of options with convex payoffs in terms of prices of call options with the same …

Author:
Carlo Marinelli

Open Access 26-02-2024 | Research Article

Skewness-seeking behavior and financial investments

Recent theoretical and empirical advancements highlight the pivotal role played by higher-order moments, such as skewness, in shaping financial decision-making. Nevertheless, contemporary experimental research predominantly relies on …

Authors:
Matteo Benuzzi, Matteo Ploner

12-01-2024 | Research Article

Affine Heston model style with self-exciting jumps and long memory

Classic diffusion processes fail to explain asset return volatility. Many empirical findings on asset return time series, such as heavy tails, skewness and volatility clustering, suggest decomposing the volatility of an asset’s return into two …

Authors:
Charles Guy Njike Leunga, Donatien Hainaut

11-01-2024 | Research Article

How does soft information on the causes of default affect debt renegotiation? The Italian evidence

The paper investigates the complementary role of hard and soft information in affecting the bankruptcy outcome of in-court procedures. Previous literature mostly focuses on hard information as driver of the bankruptcy outcome. In a bankruptcy …

Authors:
Ludovico Maria Cocco, Elisa Cavezzali, Ugo Rigoni, Giorgia Simion