
handle: 10810/6755
This paper studies the behavior of the implied volatility function (smile) when the true distribution of the underlying asset is consistent with the stochastic volatility model proposed by Heston (1993). The main result of the paper is to extend previous results applicable to the smile as a whole to alternative degrees of moneyness. The conditions under which the implied volatility function changes whenever there is a change in the parameters associated with Hestons stochastic volatility model for a given degree of moneyness are given.
Gonzalo Rubio and Ángel León acknowledge the financial support provided by Ministerio de Ciencia y Tecnología grants BEC2001-0636 and BEC2002-03797 respectively. Ángel León also acknowledges Generalitat Valenciana grant CTIDIA/2002/103.
ECONOMICS, ECONOMETRICS AND FINANCE, volatility smile, kurtosis, G13, skewness, volatility smile, stochastic volatility, skewness, kurtosis, option pricing, stochastic volatility, G12, option pricing, FINANCIAL ECONOMICS, jel: jel:G12, jel: jel:G13
ECONOMICS, ECONOMETRICS AND FINANCE, volatility smile, kurtosis, G13, skewness, volatility smile, stochastic volatility, skewness, kurtosis, option pricing, stochastic volatility, G12, option pricing, FINANCIAL ECONOMICS, jel: jel:G12, jel: jel:G13
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