The lattice approaches for pricing path-dependent mortgage-related products

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Liou, Ching-Pin
Language:English
Published: Case Western Reserve University School of Graduate Studies / OhioLINK 1994
Subjects:
Online Access:http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=case1057678646
id ndltd-OhioLink-oai-etd.ohiolink.edu-case1057678646
record_format oai_dc
spelling ndltd-OhioLink-oai-etd.ohiolink.edu-case10576786462021-08-03T05:31:04Z The lattice approaches for pricing path-dependent mortgage-related products Liou, Ching-Pin lattice approaches pricing path-dependent mortgage-related Mortgages can be viewed as risk-free assets plus various contingent claims, which are frequently modeled as options. Based on arbitrage arguments, and the characteristics of the particular mortgage analyzed, one can derive a partial differential equation for the mortgage. The exact form of the valuation equation and the methods required to solve it depend on the type of stochastic process used to model the underlying uncertainties. In general, no closed-form solutions can be obtained to the partial differential equations for these mortgage-related products. Numerical methods must be employed. Numerical methods for pricing contingent claims may be classified as forward based or backward based. For example, the most common technique, Monte Carlo simulation, is forward based. However, forward based methods cannot be applied to all types of mortgage-related products, because some option features embedded in these contracts, such as termination of the contract before it matures, depend critically on assessing future cash flows. Backward based methods, such as the lattice approaches, overcome such difficulty. In particular, the lattice approaches can be readily modified to incorporate additional option like features. However, backward based methods have difficulty in dealing with path dependence sinc e cash flows depending on state variables occurring earlier in time cannot be determined. The purpose of this thesis is to develop lattice-based models for pricing the following path-dependent mortgage-related products: GNMA pass-throughs, index amortization swaps, lookback mortgages, and adjustable-rate mortgages. For these products, we show the history of the process, relevant for pricing, can be captured by a single additional state variable. Specifically, this additional statistic, together with the current interest rate is sufficient for capturing all information along the path. The usual single variable lattice based models are then adapted to handle two state variables and dynamic programming is used to obtain values. 1994 English text Case Western Reserve University School of Graduate Studies / OhioLINK http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=case1057678646 http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=case1057678646 unrestricted This thesis or dissertation is protected by copyright: all rights reserved. It may not be copied or redistributed beyond the terms of applicable copyright laws.
collection NDLTD
language English
sources NDLTD
topic lattice approaches
pricing
path-dependent
mortgage-related
spellingShingle lattice approaches
pricing
path-dependent
mortgage-related
Liou, Ching-Pin
The lattice approaches for pricing path-dependent mortgage-related products
author Liou, Ching-Pin
author_facet Liou, Ching-Pin
author_sort Liou, Ching-Pin
title The lattice approaches for pricing path-dependent mortgage-related products
title_short The lattice approaches for pricing path-dependent mortgage-related products
title_full The lattice approaches for pricing path-dependent mortgage-related products
title_fullStr The lattice approaches for pricing path-dependent mortgage-related products
title_full_unstemmed The lattice approaches for pricing path-dependent mortgage-related products
title_sort lattice approaches for pricing path-dependent mortgage-related products
publisher Case Western Reserve University School of Graduate Studies / OhioLINK
publishDate 1994
url http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=case1057678646
work_keys_str_mv AT liouchingpin thelatticeapproachesforpricingpathdependentmortgagerelatedproducts
AT liouchingpin latticeapproachesforpricingpathdependentmortgagerelatedproducts
_version_ 1719421178956742656