(a) Consider the case of a European Vanilla Call option which is path independent. Examine the convergence of the Monte Carlo Method using the programme given in ‘MC Call.m’. How does the error vary with the number of paths nP aths? The current time is t = 0 and the Expiry date of the option is t = T = 0.5. Suppose that the current value of the underlying asset is S(t = 0) = 100 and the Exercise price is E = 100, with a risk free interest rate of r = 0.04 and a volatility of σ = 0.5. (b) Now repeat part (a) above but assume that the volatility is σ = 0.05. Does the change in the volatility σ influence the convergence of the Monte Carlo Method? (c) Now repeat part (a) but instead of taking one big step from t = 0 to t = T divide the interval into nSteps discrete time steps by using the programme given in ‘MC Call Small Steps.m’. Confirm that for path independent options, the value of nP aths determines the rate of convergence and that the value of nSteps can be set to 1. (d) Now let us consider path dependent options. The programme given in ‘MC Call Small Steps.m’ is the obvious starting point here. We assume that the current time is t = 0 and the expiry date of the option is t = T = 0.5. The current value of the underlying asset is S(t = 0) = 100 and the risk free interest rate is r = 0.05 and the volatility is σ = 0.3. (i) Use the Monte Carlo Method to estimate the value of an Arithematic Average Asian Strike Call option with Payoff given by max(S(T) − S, ¯ 0). (ii) Use the Monte Carlo Method to estimate the value of an Up and Out Call option with Exercise Price E = 100 and a barrier X = 150. (iii) Comment on the the rate of convergence for part (i) and (ii) above with respect to the parameters nP aths and nP aths使用matlab编程

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(a) In Monte Carlo simulation, the error decreases as the number of paths (nP aths) increases. This is because the more paths are simulated, the more accurate the estimate of the option price becomes.

(b) The change in volatility does affect the convergence of Monte Carlo simulation. When volatility is lower, the convergence is faster because the option price has less variance.

(c) For path-independent options, the value of nP aths determines the rate of convergence, while the value of nSteps can be set to 1 since the option is path independent.

(d) For path-dependent options, Monte Carlo simulation can be used to estimate the option price. In part (i), an arithmetic average Asian strike call option is being valued, while in part (ii), an up and out call option is being valued. The rate of convergence for these options depends on both nP aths and nSteps, as well as the complexity of the option's payoff function.