MAXIMUM LIKELIHOOD ESTIMATION USING PRICE DATA OF THE DERIVATIVE CONTRACT |
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Authors: | Jin-Chuan Duan |
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Institution: | Faculty of Management, McGill University, Montreal, Canada |
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Abstract: | This article develops a general methodology that uses the observed prices of a derivative contract to compute maximum likelihood parameter estimates for an unobserved asset value process. the use of this estimation methodology is demonstrated in two applications: Vasicek's term structure model and deposit insurance pricing. This methodology can also be useful in the empirical analysis of complex financial contracts involving embedded options. |
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Keywords: | maximum likelihood derivative contract transformed data term structure deposit insurance |
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