Option Pricing

Option pricing, the process of determining the fair value of a financial contract granting the right, but not the obligation, to buy or sell an underlying asset at a specific price, aims to accurately predict option prices and manage associated risks. Current research heavily utilizes machine learning, employing various neural network architectures (including MLPs, RNNs like LSTMs and GRUs, and specialized networks like KANs and TDNNs) and reinforcement learning algorithms to improve pricing accuracy and efficiency, particularly for complex options like American options and those under data scarcity. These advancements offer more robust and potentially more accurate pricing models than traditional methods like the Black-Scholes model, impacting both academic quantitative finance and practical applications in risk management and investment strategies.

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