Capturing Smile Dynamics with the Quintic Volatility Model: SPX, Skew-Stickiness Ratio and VIX

18 Mar 2025  ·  Eduardo Abi Jaber, Shaun, Li ·

We introduce the two-factor Quintic Ornstein-Uhlenbeck model, where volatility is modeled as a polynomial of degree five based on the sum of two Ornstein-Uhlenbeck processes driven by the same Brownian Motion, each mean-reverting at a different speed. We demonstrate that the Quintic model effectively captures the volatility surfaces of SPX and VIX while aligning with the skew-stickiness ratio (SSR) across maturities ranging from a few days to over two years. Furthermore, the Quintic model shows consistency with key empirical stylized facts, notably reproducing the Zumbach effect.

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