简介:Thispaperproposesandmakesastudyofanewmodel(calledthe3/2plusjumpsmodel)forVIXoptionpricing.Themodelallowsthemean-reversionspeedandvolatilityofvolatilitytobehighlysensitivetotheactuallevelofVIX.Inparticular,thepositivevolatilityskewisaddressedbythe3/2plusjumpsmodel.Dailycalibrationisusedtoprovethattheproposedmodelpreservesitsvalidityandreliabilityforbothin-sampleandout-of-sampletests.Theresultsshowthatthemodelsarecapableoffittingthemarketpricewhilegeneratingpositivevolatilityskew.