... or otherwise, without the prior permission ofthe publisher. Except in the United States of America, this book is sold subject to the condition that it shall not, by way of trade or otherwise, ... numerically. The optimal value ofthe asset volatility is an increasing function ofthe bank leverage and a decreasing function ofthe knock-out value K. This result means that the greater the bank's ... forecasting volatility for the period to maturity ofthe option. The third assumption is that there are no transaction costs, so that the proportions ofthe asset and option in the hedged portfolio...
... overcomes both of these problems. The value ofthe bank capital is: where Ct is the current market value ofthe bank capital, At is the stochastic current value of the bank assets, ... process, where µt is the expected instantaneous rate of return ofthe bank assets, σt is the standard deviation ofthe instantaneous rate of return ofthe bank assets, z is a standard ... contractual relationship examined – the economic theory of agency and the financial theory of agency. The economic theory of agency examines the relationship between a single principal who provides...