The space of outcomes of semi-static trading strategies need not be closed (Q2364534)

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      The space of outcomes of semi-static trading strategies need not be closed (English)
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      21 July 2017
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      Semi-static trading strategies make frequent appearances in mathematical finance, where dynamic trading in a liquid asset is combined with static buy-and-hold positions in options on that asset. We show that the space of outcomes of such strategies can have very poor closure properties when all European options for a fixed date \(T\) are available for static trading. This causes problems for optimal investment, and stands in sharp contrast to the purely dynamic case classically considered in mathematical finance.
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      semi-static trading strategies
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      semi-static completeness
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      semi-static replication
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