Power approximation for pricing American options.
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| Title: | Power approximation for pricing American options. |
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| Authors: | Hassan, Noura El1 (AUTHOR) noura.el-hassan.20@neoma-bs.com, Maddah, Bacel1 (AUTHOR) bm05@aub.edu.lb |
| Source: | International Transactions in Operational Research. Jan2026, Vol. 33 Issue 1, p117-142. 26p. |
| Subjects: | Financial instruments, Nonlinear regression, Lattice models (Statistical physics), Approximation error |
| Abstract: | American options are one of the most traded instruments in the financial markets. However, pricing them is challenging because of the early exercise possibility. We propose a robust pricing method based on nonlinear regression over a representative set of "exact" pricing instances obtained via a binomial lattice. Our "power approximation" approach is inspired from the literature on the well‐known (s,S)$(s,S)$ periodic review inventory system. Our objective is to develop a closed‐form approximation for pricing American options that performs well on accuracy, computational efficiency (speed), and simplicity. Our results include developing a large set of "exact" American option premiums and critical stock price (indicating when to exercise the option) over a carefully designed grid with parameter values, which are common in practice. In addition, we compile the literature for existing American option pricing approximations and identify suitable ones. These approximations serve two purposes: (i) providing a starting point for our approximations and (ii) developing a benchmark for our work. We develop two closed‐form approximations for the critical stock price, and premium of an American put option, which perform very well with a median error below 0.45% for both. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] |
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| Abstract: | American options are one of the most traded instruments in the financial markets. However, pricing them is challenging because of the early exercise possibility. We propose a robust pricing method based on nonlinear regression over a representative set of "exact" pricing instances obtained via a binomial lattice. Our "power approximation" approach is inspired from the literature on the well‐known (s,S)$(s,S)$ periodic review inventory system. Our objective is to develop a closed‐form approximation for pricing American options that performs well on accuracy, computational efficiency (speed), and simplicity. Our results include developing a large set of "exact" American option premiums and critical stock price (indicating when to exercise the option) over a carefully designed grid with parameter values, which are common in practice. In addition, we compile the literature for existing American option pricing approximations and identify suitable ones. These approximations serve two purposes: (i) providing a starting point for our approximations and (ii) developing a benchmark for our work. We develop two closed‐form approximations for the critical stock price, and premium of an American put option, which perform very well with a median error below 0.45% for both. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] |
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| ISSN: | 09696016 |
| DOI: | 10.1111/itor.13540 |
