Analytic bounds and approximations for annuities and Asian options

DOI10.1016/J.INSMATHECO.2008.02.004zbMATH Open1141.91550OpenAlexW3125738051MaRDI QIDQ931209FDOQ931209

Authors: Steven Vanduffel, Zhaoning Shang, Luc Henrard, Emiliano A. Valdez, J. Dhaene 

Publication date: 25 June 2008

Published in: Insurance Mathematics \& Economics (Search for Journal in Brave)

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zbMATH Keywords

Brownian motionlower boundanalyticannuityAsian optionclosed-formcontinuously sampledfixed strike

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