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On Randomization of Affine Diffusion Processes with Application to Pricing of Options on VIX and S&P 500
Lech A. Grzelak
The class of Affine (Jump) Diffusion (AD) has, due to its closed form characteristic function (ChF), gained tremendous popularity among practitioners and researchers. However, there is clear evidence that a linearity constraint is insufficient for precise and consistent option pricing. Any non-affine model must pass the strict requirement of quick calibration -- which is often challenging. We focus here on Randomized AD (RAnD) models, i.e., we allow for exogenous stochasticity of the model parameters. Randomization of a pricing model occurs outside the affine model and, therefore, forms a generalization that relaxes the affinity constraints. The method is generic and can apply to any model parameter. It relies on the existence of moments of the so-called randomizer- a random variable for the stochastic parameter. The RAnD model allows flexibility while benefiting from fast calibration and well-established, large-step Monte Carlo simulation, often available for AD processes. The article will discuss theoretical and practical aspects of the RAnD method, like derivations of the corresponding ChF, simulation, and computations of sensitivities. We will also illustrate the advantages of the randomized stochastic volatility models in the consistent pricing of options on the S&P 500 and VIX.
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