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Finance and Financial Management

Utah State University

2016

Computational Methods

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Options Pricing Through Computational Methods, Robert Petty Dec 2016

Options Pricing Through Computational Methods, Robert Petty

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The purpose of this paper is to show the practical application of computational methods to price options. Emphasis is especially given to the use of the Longstaff-Schwartz method for pricing American and exotic options. An implementation of these pricing methods in a computer program are demonstrated. The advantages of using object-oriented programming design patterns to make pricing programs more flexible and useful is also discussed.