Market-conform valuation of options

Table of Contents: Introduction * Construction of Arbitrage-Free Implied Trees: A New Approach * Market-Conform Option Valuation: An Empirical Assessment of Alternative Approaches * Market-Conform Valuation of American-Style Options via Monte Carlo Simulation * Synopsis.

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