THE REGULARITY OF THE FREE BOUNDARY FOR STRIKE RESET OPTION

(整期优先)网络出版时间:2010-05-15
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Astrikeresetoptionisanoptionthatallowsitsholdertoresetthestrikepricetotheprevailingunderlyingassetpriceatamomentchosenbytheholder.Thepricingmodeloftheoptioncanbeformulatedasaparabolicvariationalinequalityandtheoptimalresetstrategyisthefreeboundary.ThesmoothnessofthefreeboundaryinsomecaseswasshowedinourarticlepublishedinJDE.Wewouldproveitssmoothnessintheothercaseinthispaperbyageneralizedcomparisonprincipleforthevariationalinequality.