Analytical Pricing of Commodity Futures with Correlated Jumps and Seasonal Effects: An Empirical Study of Thailand’s Natural Rubber Market
2025 (English)In: Mathematics, E-ISSN 2227-7390, Vol. 13, no 5, article id 770Article in journal (Refereed) Published
Abstract [en]
This paper presents a novel multivariate mean-reverting jump-diffusion model that incorporates correlated jumps and seasonal effects to capture the complex dynamics of commodity prices. The model also accounts for the interplay between price volatility and convenience yield, offering a comprehensive framework for commodity futures pricing. By leveraging the Feynman–Kac theorem, we derive a partial integro-differential equation for the conditional moment generating function of the log price, enabling an analytical solution for pricing commodity futures. This solution is validated against Monte Carlo simulations, demonstrating high accuracy and computational efficiency. The model is empirically applied to historical futures prices of natural rubber from the Thailand Futures Exchange. Key parameters—including commodity price dynamics, convenience yields, and seasonal factors—are estimated, revealing the critical role of jumps and seasonality in influencing market behavior. Notably, our findings show that convenience yields are negative, reflecting higher inventory costs, and tend to increase with rising spot prices. These results provide actionable insights for traders, risk managers, and policymakers in commodity markets, emphasizing the importance of correlated jumps and seasonal patterns in pricing and risk assessment.
Place, publisher, year, edition, pages
MDPI AG , 2025. Vol. 13, no 5, article id 770
Keywords [en]
commodity futures pricing, convenience yield, correlated jumps, multivariate mean-reverting jump-diffusion model, natural rubber market
National Category
Economics
Identifiers
URN: urn:nbn:se:kth:diva-361794DOI: 10.3390/math13050770ISI: 001442524500001Scopus ID: 2-s2.0-86000655728OAI: oai:DiVA.org:kth-361794DiVA, id: diva2:1948061
Note
QC 20250331
2025-03-272025-03-272025-03-31Bibliographically approved