Finite-strike nonidentification of a pricing density
ID: finite-strike-nonidentification-of-a-pricing-density
Finitely many call prices impose finitely many payoff-moment constraints. They do not require a continuous terminal law or determine prices of arbitrary new claims. For example, , terminal values and , and upper-state probability give , matching the power curve. A payoff vanishing on these two states must cost zero, whereas integration against the power curve's strictly positive density can assign it a positive cost. A pricing density intended for arbitrary claims must be compatible with an equivalent law on the actual state space.
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