Spline approximation method to solve an option pricing problem

Author: Khabir Mohmed H.M.   Patidar Kailash C.  

Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd

ISSN: 1023-6198

Source: Journal of Difference Equations and Applications, Vol.18, Iss.11, 2012-11, pp. : 1801-1816

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Abstract

In this paper we construct a numerical method based on spline approximations to solve a nonlinear Black-Scholes partial differential equation modelling European option pricing problem on a single asset. We use the classical Euler implicit method for the time discretization and a B-spline collocation method for the spatial discretization. The method is shown to be unconditionally stable and accurate of order . The computational performance of the proposed scheme is compared via numerical results obtained using a scheme based on the quasi-radial basis functions.