variance swap replication: discrete or continuous?
;Fabien Le Floc’h
Resuscitation2018Vol. 11pp. 11-
175
floch2018journalvariance
Abstract
The popular replication formula to price variance swaps assumes continuity of traded option strikes. In practice, however, there is only a discrete set of option strikes traded on the market. We present here different discrete replication strategies and explain why the continuous replication price is more relevant.