Volatility in financial markets: from Black-Scholes to the volatility surface

Damiano, Lorenzo (A.A. 2024/2025) Volatility in financial markets: from Black-Scholes to the volatility surface. Tesi di Laurea in Mathematical finance, Luiss Guido Carli, relatore Sara Biagini, pp. 39. [Bachelor's Degree Thesis]

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The mathematics of the Black-Scholes model. Probability spaces. Random variables. Stochastic processes. Random walk. Brownian motion. Ito calculus. The Black-Scholes model. Volatility and the volatility surface. The volatility smile and skew. Term structure of implied volatility. The volatility surface. Local volatility models. Derman-Kani implied volatility tree. Dupire forward equation. An example of local volatility for exotic option pricing.

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Bibliografia: p. 39.

Thesis Type: Bachelor's Degree Thesis
Institution: Luiss Guido Carli
Degree Program: Bachelor's Degree Programs > Bachelor's Degree Program in Economics and Business, English language (L-33)
Chair: Mathematical finance
Thesis Supervisor: Biagini, Sara
Academic Year: 2024/2025
Session: Summer
Deposited by: Alessandro Perfetti
Date Deposited: 04 Dec 2025 15:08
Last Modified: 04 Dec 2025 15:08
URI: https://tesi.luiss.it/id/eprint/44244

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