Approximation of single-barrier options partial differential equations using feed?forward neural network

Umeorah, Nneka ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0307-5011 and Mba, Jules Clement 2022. Approximation of single-barrier options partial differential equations using feed?forward neural network. Applied Stochastic Models in Business and Industry 38 (6) , pp. 1079-1098. 10.1002/asmb.2711

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Abstract

Artificial neural networks are generally employed in the numerical solution of differential equation problems. In this article, we propose an approach that deals with the combination of the feed-forward neural network method and the optimization technique in solving the partial differential equation arising from the valuation of barrier options. The methodology entails transforming the extended Black–Scholes partial differential equations (PDE), which defines a barrier option, into a constrained optimization problem, and then proposing a trial solution that reduces the differential equation problem to an unconstrained one. This trial function consists of the adjustable and non-adjustable neural network parameters. We design it to be differentiable, analytic, and satisfy the initial and boundary conditions of the corresponding option pricing PDE. We compare the corresponding option values to the Monte-Carlo simulated values, Crank–Nicolson finite-difference values and the exact Black–Scholes prices. Numerical results presented in this research show that neural networks can sufficiently solve PDE-related problems with sufficient precision and accuracy. Furthermore, they can be applied in the fast and accurate valuation of financial derivatives without closed analytic forms.

Item Type:	Article
Date Type:	Publication
Status:	Published
Schools:	Mathematics
Publisher:	Wiley
ISSN:	1524-1904
Date of First Compliant Deposit:	25 August 2022
Date of Acceptance:	1 August 2022
Last Modified:	28 Dec 2024 16:00
URI:	https://orca.cardiff.ac.uk/id/eprint/152057

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