In this paper we study global properties of the optimal excising boundary for the American option-pricing model. It is shown that a global comparison principle with respect to time-dependent volatility holds. Moreover, we proved a global regularity for the free boundary.
KeywordsAmerican Option ModelRegularity of Free BoundaryComparison Principle
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