TY - JOUR
T1 - Hedging an option portfolio with minimum transaction lots
T2 - A fuzzy goal programming problem
AU - Lin, Chang Chun
AU - Liu, Yi Ting
AU - Chen, An-Pin
PY - 2016/10/1
Y1 - 2016/10/1
N2 - Options are designed to hedge against risks to their underlying assets such as stocks. One method of forming option-hedging portfolios is using stochastic programming models. Stochastic programming models depend heavily on scenario generation, a challenging task. Another method is neutralizing the Greek risks derived from the Black-Scholes formula for pricing options. The formula expresses the option price as a function of the stock price, strike price, volatility, risk-free interest rate, and time to maturity. Greek risks are the derivatives of the option price with respect to these variables. Hedging Greek risks requires no human intervention for generating scenarios. Linear programming models have been proposed for constructing option portfolios with neutralized risks and maximized investment profit. However, problems with these models exist. First, feasible solutions that can perfectly neutralize the Greek risks might not exist. Second, models that involve multiple assets and their derivatives were incorrectly formulated. Finally, these models lack practicability because they consider no minimum transaction lots. Considering minimum transaction lots can exacerbate the infeasibility problem. These problems must be resolved before option hedging models can be applied further. This study presents a revised linear programming model for option portfolios with multiple underlying assets, and extends the model by incorporating it with a fuzzy goal programming method for considering minimum transaction lots. Numerical examples show that current models failed to obtain feasible solutions when minimum transaction lots were considered. By contrast, while the proposed model solved the problems efficiently.
AB - Options are designed to hedge against risks to their underlying assets such as stocks. One method of forming option-hedging portfolios is using stochastic programming models. Stochastic programming models depend heavily on scenario generation, a challenging task. Another method is neutralizing the Greek risks derived from the Black-Scholes formula for pricing options. The formula expresses the option price as a function of the stock price, strike price, volatility, risk-free interest rate, and time to maturity. Greek risks are the derivatives of the option price with respect to these variables. Hedging Greek risks requires no human intervention for generating scenarios. Linear programming models have been proposed for constructing option portfolios with neutralized risks and maximized investment profit. However, problems with these models exist. First, feasible solutions that can perfectly neutralize the Greek risks might not exist. Second, models that involve multiple assets and their derivatives were incorrectly formulated. Finally, these models lack practicability because they consider no minimum transaction lots. Considering minimum transaction lots can exacerbate the infeasibility problem. These problems must be resolved before option hedging models can be applied further. This study presents a revised linear programming model for option portfolios with multiple underlying assets, and extends the model by incorporating it with a fuzzy goal programming method for considering minimum transaction lots. Numerical examples show that current models failed to obtain feasible solutions when minimum transaction lots were considered. By contrast, while the proposed model solved the problems efficiently.
KW - Fuzzy goal programming
KW - Greek risks
KW - Hedging
KW - Minimum transaction lots
KW - Option portfolio
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=84975303666&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1016/j.asoc.2016.06.006
DO - 10.1016/j.asoc.2016.06.006
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:84975303666
VL - 47
SP - 295
EP - 303
JO - Applied Soft Computing
JF - Applied Soft Computing
SN - 1568-4946
ER -