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Establishing Medical Reality: Essays In The Metaphysics And Epistemology Of Biomedical Science
Harold Kincaid ; Jennifer McKitrick (eds.)
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ISBN impreso
978-1-4020-5215-6
ISBN electrónico
978-1-4020-5216-3
Editor responsable
Springer Nature
País de edición
Reino Unido
Fecha de publicación
2007
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© Springer 2007
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Introduction
Harold Kincaid; Jennifer McKitrick
In this chapter, we have developed a new, more flexible and powerful method to construct risk-neutral, arbitrage-free, semi-recombining implied binomial trees that are consistent with given market prices of liquid-traded options. The advantage of our method for constructing implied binomial trees is that no interpolation or extrapolation steps are necessary and no prior guess about the benchmark distribution is required. This is achieved by using a’ smoothness criterion’ to recover the implied risk-neutral probability distribution. Additionally, we have to solve a quadratic programming optimization problem with linear inequality constraints, which can be easily solved with standard software. Furthermore, our method uses all the available information on market prices to estimate the IRNPD, since the IRNPD of each maturity date incorporates the IRNPDs of all previous maturity dates. Under the additional assumption that a volatility function exists, the method can be used to construct arbitrage-free, risk-neutral, recombining implied multinomial trees. As a result, we are able to price and hedge many plain-vanilla and exotic options in accordance with given market prices.
Further research should examine the empirical performance of the method and compare it to existing approaches in a more extensive test. Here, it is of special interest which method performs better — constructing implied binomial trees or constructing implied multinomial trees. This is equivalent to the question of whether the assumption of equal path probabilities in each sub-tree or the assumption of the existence of a volatility function leads to better empirical results.
Pp. 1-11
Normality, Disease and Enhancement
Theodore M. Benditt
In this chapter, we have developed a new, more flexible and powerful method to construct risk-neutral, arbitrage-free, semi-recombining implied binomial trees that are consistent with given market prices of liquid-traded options. The advantage of our method for constructing implied binomial trees is that no interpolation or extrapolation steps are necessary and no prior guess about the benchmark distribution is required. This is achieved by using a’ smoothness criterion’ to recover the implied risk-neutral probability distribution. Additionally, we have to solve a quadratic programming optimization problem with linear inequality constraints, which can be easily solved with standard software. Furthermore, our method uses all the available information on market prices to estimate the IRNPD, since the IRNPD of each maturity date incorporates the IRNPDs of all previous maturity dates. Under the additional assumption that a volatility function exists, the method can be used to construct arbitrage-free, risk-neutral, recombining implied multinomial trees. As a result, we are able to price and hedge many plain-vanilla and exotic options in accordance with given market prices.
Further research should examine the empirical performance of the method and compare it to existing approaches in a more extensive test. Here, it is of special interest which method performs better — constructing implied binomial trees or constructing implied multinomial trees. This is equivalent to the question of whether the assumption of equal path probabilities in each sub-tree or the assumption of the existence of a volatility function leads to better empirical results.
Pp. 13-21
Holistic Theories of Health as Applicable to Non-Human Living Beings
Lennart Nordenfelt
In this chapter, we have developed a new, more flexible and powerful method to construct risk-neutral, arbitrage-free, semi-recombining implied binomial trees that are consistent with given market prices of liquid-traded options. The advantage of our method for constructing implied binomial trees is that no interpolation or extrapolation steps are necessary and no prior guess about the benchmark distribution is required. This is achieved by using a’ smoothness criterion’ to recover the implied risk-neutral probability distribution. Additionally, we have to solve a quadratic programming optimization problem with linear inequality constraints, which can be easily solved with standard software. Furthermore, our method uses all the available information on market prices to estimate the IRNPD, since the IRNPD of each maturity date incorporates the IRNPDs of all previous maturity dates. Under the additional assumption that a volatility function exists, the method can be used to construct arbitrage-free, risk-neutral, recombining implied multinomial trees. As a result, we are able to price and hedge many plain-vanilla and exotic options in accordance with given market prices.
Further research should examine the empirical performance of the method and compare it to existing approaches in a more extensive test. Here, it is of special interest which method performs better — constructing implied binomial trees or constructing implied multinomial trees. This is equivalent to the question of whether the assumption of equal path probabilities in each sub-tree or the assumption of the existence of a volatility function leads to better empirical results.
Pp. 23-34
Disease and the Concept of Supervenience
Robert D’amico
In this chapter, we have developed a new, more flexible and powerful method to construct risk-neutral, arbitrage-free, semi-recombining implied binomial trees that are consistent with given market prices of liquid-traded options. The advantage of our method for constructing implied binomial trees is that no interpolation or extrapolation steps are necessary and no prior guess about the benchmark distribution is required. This is achieved by using a’ smoothness criterion’ to recover the implied risk-neutral probability distribution. Additionally, we have to solve a quadratic programming optimization problem with linear inequality constraints, which can be easily solved with standard software. Furthermore, our method uses all the available information on market prices to estimate the IRNPD, since the IRNPD of each maturity date incorporates the IRNPDs of all previous maturity dates. Under the additional assumption that a volatility function exists, the method can be used to construct arbitrage-free, risk-neutral, recombining implied multinomial trees. As a result, we are able to price and hedge many plain-vanilla and exotic options in accordance with given market prices.
Further research should examine the empirical performance of the method and compare it to existing approaches in a more extensive test. Here, it is of special interest which method performs better — constructing implied binomial trees or constructing implied multinomial trees. This is equivalent to the question of whether the assumption of equal path probabilities in each sub-tree or the assumption of the existence of a volatility function leads to better empirical results.
Pp. 35-45
Decision and Discovery in Defining ‘Disease’
Peter H. Schwartz
In this chapter, we have developed a new, more flexible and powerful method to construct risk-neutral, arbitrage-free, semi-recombining implied binomial trees that are consistent with given market prices of liquid-traded options. The advantage of our method for constructing implied binomial trees is that no interpolation or extrapolation steps are necessary and no prior guess about the benchmark distribution is required. This is achieved by using a’ smoothness criterion’ to recover the implied risk-neutral probability distribution. Additionally, we have to solve a quadratic programming optimization problem with linear inequality constraints, which can be easily solved with standard software. Furthermore, our method uses all the available information on market prices to estimate the IRNPD, since the IRNPD of each maturity date incorporates the IRNPDs of all previous maturity dates. Under the additional assumption that a volatility function exists, the method can be used to construct arbitrage-free, risk-neutral, recombining implied multinomial trees. As a result, we are able to price and hedge many plain-vanilla and exotic options in accordance with given market prices.
Further research should examine the empirical performance of the method and compare it to existing approaches in a more extensive test. Here, it is of special interest which method performs better — constructing implied binomial trees or constructing implied multinomial trees. This is equivalent to the question of whether the assumption of equal path probabilities in each sub-tree or the assumption of the existence of a volatility function leads to better empirical results.
Pp. 47-63
Race and Scientific Reduction
Mark Risjord
In this chapter, we have developed a new, more flexible and powerful method to construct risk-neutral, arbitrage-free, semi-recombining implied binomial trees that are consistent with given market prices of liquid-traded options. The advantage of our method for constructing implied binomial trees is that no interpolation or extrapolation steps are necessary and no prior guess about the benchmark distribution is required. This is achieved by using a’ smoothness criterion’ to recover the implied risk-neutral probability distribution. Additionally, we have to solve a quadratic programming optimization problem with linear inequality constraints, which can be easily solved with standard software. Furthermore, our method uses all the available information on market prices to estimate the IRNPD, since the IRNPD of each maturity date incorporates the IRNPDs of all previous maturity dates. Under the additional assumption that a volatility function exists, the method can be used to construct arbitrage-free, risk-neutral, recombining implied multinomial trees. As a result, we are able to price and hedge many plain-vanilla and exotic options in accordance with given market prices.
Further research should examine the empirical performance of the method and compare it to existing approaches in a more extensive test. Here, it is of special interest which method performs better — constructing implied binomial trees or constructing implied multinomial trees. This is equivalent to the question of whether the assumption of equal path probabilities in each sub-tree or the assumption of the existence of a volatility function leads to better empirical results.
Pp. 65-82
Towards an Adequate Account of Genetic Disease
Kelly C. Smith
In this chapter, we have developed a new, more flexible and powerful method to construct risk-neutral, arbitrage-free, semi-recombining implied binomial trees that are consistent with given market prices of liquid-traded options. The advantage of our method for constructing implied binomial trees is that no interpolation or extrapolation steps are necessary and no prior guess about the benchmark distribution is required. This is achieved by using a’ smoothness criterion’ to recover the implied risk-neutral probability distribution. Additionally, we have to solve a quadratic programming optimization problem with linear inequality constraints, which can be easily solved with standard software. Furthermore, our method uses all the available information on market prices to estimate the IRNPD, since the IRNPD of each maturity date incorporates the IRNPDs of all previous maturity dates. Under the additional assumption that a volatility function exists, the method can be used to construct arbitrage-free, risk-neutral, recombining implied multinomial trees. As a result, we are able to price and hedge many plain-vanilla and exotic options in accordance with given market prices.
Further research should examine the empirical performance of the method and compare it to existing approaches in a more extensive test. Here, it is of special interest which method performs better — constructing implied binomial trees or constructing implied multinomial trees. This is equivalent to the question of whether the assumption of equal path probabilities in each sub-tree or the assumption of the existence of a volatility function leads to better empirical results.
Pp. 83-110
Why Disease Persists: An Evolutionary Nosology
Robert L. Perlman
In this chapter, we have developed a new, more flexible and powerful method to construct risk-neutral, arbitrage-free, semi-recombining implied binomial trees that are consistent with given market prices of liquid-traded options. The advantage of our method for constructing implied binomial trees is that no interpolation or extrapolation steps are necessary and no prior guess about the benchmark distribution is required. This is achieved by using a’ smoothness criterion’ to recover the implied risk-neutral probability distribution. Additionally, we have to solve a quadratic programming optimization problem with linear inequality constraints, which can be easily solved with standard software. Furthermore, our method uses all the available information on market prices to estimate the IRNPD, since the IRNPD of each maturity date incorporates the IRNPDs of all previous maturity dates. Under the additional assumption that a volatility function exists, the method can be used to construct arbitrage-free, risk-neutral, recombining implied multinomial trees. As a result, we are able to price and hedge many plain-vanilla and exotic options in accordance with given market prices.
Further research should examine the empirical performance of the method and compare it to existing approaches in a more extensive test. Here, it is of special interest which method performs better — constructing implied binomial trees or constructing implied multinomial trees. This is equivalent to the question of whether the assumption of equal path probabilities in each sub-tree or the assumption of the existence of a volatility function leads to better empirical results.
Pp. 111-121
Creating Mental Illness in Non-Disordered Community Populations
Allan V. Horwitz
In this chapter, we have developed a new, more flexible and powerful method to construct risk-neutral, arbitrage-free, semi-recombining implied binomial trees that are consistent with given market prices of liquid-traded options. The advantage of our method for constructing implied binomial trees is that no interpolation or extrapolation steps are necessary and no prior guess about the benchmark distribution is required. This is achieved by using a’ smoothness criterion’ to recover the implied risk-neutral probability distribution. Additionally, we have to solve a quadratic programming optimization problem with linear inequality constraints, which can be easily solved with standard software. Furthermore, our method uses all the available information on market prices to estimate the IRNPD, since the IRNPD of each maturity date incorporates the IRNPDs of all previous maturity dates. Under the additional assumption that a volatility function exists, the method can be used to construct arbitrage-free, risk-neutral, recombining implied multinomial trees. As a result, we are able to price and hedge many plain-vanilla and exotic options in accordance with given market prices.
Further research should examine the empirical performance of the method and compare it to existing approaches in a more extensive test. Here, it is of special interest which method performs better — constructing implied binomial trees or constructing implied multinomial trees. This is equivalent to the question of whether the assumption of equal path probabilities in each sub-tree or the assumption of the existence of a volatility function leads to better empirical results.
Pp. 123-135
Gender Identity Disorder
Jennifer Mckitrick
In this chapter, we have developed a new, more flexible and powerful method to construct risk-neutral, arbitrage-free, semi-recombining implied binomial trees that are consistent with given market prices of liquid-traded options. The advantage of our method for constructing implied binomial trees is that no interpolation or extrapolation steps are necessary and no prior guess about the benchmark distribution is required. This is achieved by using a’ smoothness criterion’ to recover the implied risk-neutral probability distribution. Additionally, we have to solve a quadratic programming optimization problem with linear inequality constraints, which can be easily solved with standard software. Furthermore, our method uses all the available information on market prices to estimate the IRNPD, since the IRNPD of each maturity date incorporates the IRNPDs of all previous maturity dates. Under the additional assumption that a volatility function exists, the method can be used to construct arbitrage-free, risk-neutral, recombining implied multinomial trees. As a result, we are able to price and hedge many plain-vanilla and exotic options in accordance with given market prices.
Further research should examine the empirical performance of the method and compare it to existing approaches in a more extensive test. Here, it is of special interest which method performs better — constructing implied binomial trees or constructing implied multinomial trees. This is equivalent to the question of whether the assumption of equal path probabilities in each sub-tree or the assumption of the existence of a volatility function leads to better empirical results.
Pp. 137-148