Research Article

Pricing of Fixed-Strike Lookback Options on Assets with Default Risk

Table 2

Change in the relative errors for the Monte-Carlo simulation and the numerical solution by Finite Difference Method (FDM) against closed-form solution of VFSLCO in terms of the underlying asset price. The parameter values are given by , , , , , , , , , and .

(Underlying asset price) Monte-Carlo simulation Closed-form solution Relative error 1

90 7.7215 7.8128 0.01160
100 15.9428 16.0846 0.00881
110 25.7262 25.8752 0.00575
120 35.5096 35.6658 0.00438
130 45.2930 45.4563 0.00359

(Underlying asset price) Numerical Solution by FDM Closed-form solution Relative error 2

90 8.1840 7.8128 0.04751
100 16.1701 16.0846 0.00531
110 25.9693 25.8752 0.00363
120 35.7684 35.6658 0.00287
130 45.5675 45.4563 0.00244