Sumários

Lévy processes - definition and basic properties

2 Outubro 2024, 14:00 João Guerra

Lévy processes. Definitions and basic prioperties. 

The Lévy Khintchine formula for Lévy processes. 
The Characteristic exponent and the Lévy triplet. 
Examples.
Exercises. 


Lévy Measures and Lévy-Khintchine formula

1 Outubro 2024, 09:30 João Guerra

Exercises on characteristic functions and infinitely divisible distributions. 

Lévy measures: definition, main properties and examples. 
The Lévy-Khintchine formula. Examples. 


Overview of Lévy Processes

25 Setembro 2024, 14:00 João Guerra

Overview of Lévy Processes:

_Jump diffusion process
_Lévy-Khintchine formula
_Lévy measures
_Financial models based on Lévy processes

Characteristic functions. Examples.
Infinitely divisible distributions. Examples.


Imperfections of the Black-Scholes model and iintroduction to Lévy Processes

24 Setembro 2024, 09:30 João Guerra

Presentation of the course, bibliography and assessment. 

Imperfections of the Black-Scholes model.
The implied volatility smile. 
Introduction to Lévy processes.