Recent published and working papers in Financial Mathematics:
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L.X. Wu and Y.K. Kwok 1997 "A front-fixing finite difference method for the valuation of American options,"  Journal of Financial Engineering, vol. 6, p. 83-97.

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Y.K. Kwok, L.X. Wu and H. Yu 1998 "Pricing multi-asset options with an external barrier," International Journal of Theoretical and Applied Finance, vol. 1, p. 523-541.  
L.X. Wu, Y.K. Kwok and H. Yu 1999 "Asian options with the American early exercise feature," International Journal of Theoretical and Applied Finance, vol. 2, p. 101-111.  The article is reproduced in International Securities, edited by G. Philippatos, Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd. (2001).  
Y.K. Kwok and H.Y. Wong 2000 "Currency-translated foreign equity options with path dependent features and their multi-asset extensions," International Journal of Theoretical and Applied Finance, vol. 3, p.257-278.  
Y.K. Kwok and L. Wu 2000 "Effects of callable feature on early exercise policy," Review of Derivatives Research, vol. 4, p. 189-211.  
Y.K. Kwok and K.W. Lau 2001 "Accuracy and reliability considerations of option pricing algorithms,"  Journal of Futures Markets, vol. 21, p. 875-903. To the Top
Y.K. Kwok and K.W. Lau 2001 "Pricing algorithms for options with exotic path dependence", Journal of Derivatives, Fall issue, p. 28-38  
H Yu, Y.K. Kwok and L.X. Wu 2001 "Early exercise policies of American floating and fixed strike lookback options," Nonlinear Analysis, vol. 47, p. 4591-4602.  
Y.K. Kwok, H.Y. Wong and K.W. Lau 2001 "Pricing algorithms of multivariate path dependent options," Journal of Complexity, vol. 17, p. 773-794.  
H. Yu and Y.K. Kwok

2002

"Contingent claim approach for analyzing the creditrisk of defaultable currency swaps", AMS/IP Studies in Advanced Mathematics, vol 26, p. 79-92. To the Top
C.C. Chu and Y.K. Kwok

2003

"No Arbitrage Approach for Pricing Credit Spread Derivatives," Journal of Derivatives, Spring issue, p.51-64.  
K.W. Lau and Y.K. Kwok
2003
"Optimal calling policies in convertible bonds," Proceedings of 2003 International Conference on Computational Intelligence for Financial Engineering.  
H.Y. Wong and Y.K. Kwok
2003
"Jump diffusion models for risky debts: quality spread differentials," International Journal of Theoretical and Applied Finance, vol 6(6), p. 655-662.  
M. Dai, Y.K. Kwok and L.X. Wu 2003 "Options with multiple reset rights," International Journal of Theoretical and Applied Finance, vol 6(6), p.637-653.  
Y.K. Kwok and C.C. Chu 2003 "Discussion on pricing perpetual fund protection with withdrawal option," North American Actuarial Journal, vol 7(2), p. 77-81.  
H.Y. Wong and Y.K. Kwok 2003 "Sub-replication and replenishing premium: efficient pricing of multi-state lookbacks", Review of Derivatives Research, vol 6, p. 83-106.  
H.Y. Wong and Y.K. Kwok 2003 "Multi-asset barrier options and occupation time derivatives," Applied Mathematical Finance, vol. 10, p.245-266.  
K.W. Lau and Y.K. Kwok

2004

"Anatomy of option features in convertible bond," Journal of Futures Markets, vol. 24(6), p.513-532. To the Top
C.C. Chu and Y.K. Kwok 2004 "Reset and withdrawal rights in dynamic fund protection," Insurance: Mathematics and Economics, vol. 34(2), p.273-295.  
M. Dai, Y.K. Kwok and L.X. Wu 2004 "Optimal shouting policies of options with reset rights," Mathematical Finance, vol. 14(3), p.383-401.  
M. Dai, H.Y. Wong and Y.K. Kwok 2004 "Quanto lookback options," Mathematical Finance, vol 14(3), p.445-467.  
M. Dai and Y.K. Kwok 2004 "Knock-in American options," Journal of Futures Markets, vol. 24(2), p.179-192  
K.W. Lau and Y.K. Kwok 2005 "Valuation of employee reload options using utility maximization framework,"  International Journal of Theoretical and Applied Finance, vol. 8(5), p.659-674. To the Top
C.L. Xu and Y.K. Kwok 2005 "Integral price formulas for lookback options," Journal of Applied Mathematics, vol. 2005(2), p.117-125 (2005).  
M. Dai and Y.K. Kwok 2005 "Options with combined reset rights on strike and maturity," Journal of Economic Dynamics and Control, vol. 29, p.1495-1515 (2005).  
M. Dai and Y.K. Kwok 2005 "Valuing employee reload options under time vesting requirement," Quantitative Finance, vol. 5(1), p.61-69 (2005).  
M. Dai and Y.K. Kwok 2005 "American options with lookback payoff," SIAM Journal of Applied Mathematics, vol. 66(1), p.206-227.  
S.Y. Leung and Y.K. Kwok 2005 "Credit default swap valuation with counterparty risk," Kyoto Economics Review, vol. 74(1), p.25-45.  
M. Dai and Y.K. Kwok 2005 "Optimal policies of call with notice period requirement for American warrants and convertible bonds," Asia Pacific Financial Markets, vol. 12(4), p.353-373.  
M. Dai and Y.K. Kwok 2006 "Characterization of optimal stopping regions of American path dependent options," Mathematical Finance, vol. 16(1), p. 63-82 (2006). To the Top
K.W. Lau and Y.K. Kwok
2006
"Optimal execution strategy of liquidation," Journal of Industrial and Management Optimization, vol. 2(2), p.135-144 (2006).  
C.C. Chu and Y.K. Kwok 2006 "Pricing participating policies with rate guarantees and bonuses," International Journal of Theoretical and Applied Finance, vol. 9(4), p.517-532.  
C.C. Chu and Y.K. kwok 2007 "Valuation of guaranteed annuity options in affine term structure models," International Journal of Theoretical and Applied Finance, vol. 10(2), p.363-387. To the Top
K.S. Leung and Y.K.Kwok 2007 "Distribution of occupation times for CEV diffusions and pricing of a-quantile options," Quantitative Finance, vol. 7(1), p.87-94.  
J.J. Kong and Y.K. Kwok 2007 "Real options in strategic investment games between two asymmetric firms," European Journal of Operational Research, vol. 181, p.967-985.  
C.C. Chu and Y.K. Kwok 2007 "Target redemption notes", Journal of Futures Markets, vol. 27(6), p.535-554.  
K.S. Leung and Y.K. Kwok 2007 "Contagion models with interacting default intensity processes," Proceedings of the International Congress of Chinese Mathematicians, vol. III, p.748-758.  
M. Dai, Y.K. Kwok and H. You 2007 "Intensity-based framework and penalty formulation of optimal stopping problems," Journal of Economic Dynamics and Control, vol. 31, p.3680-3880.  
K.S. Leung, Y.K. Kwok and S.Y. Leung 2008 "Finite time dividend-ruin models," Insurance: Mathematics and Economics, vol. 42, p.154-162. To the Top
M. Dai and Y.K. Kwok 2008 "Optimal multiple stopping models of reload options and shout options," Journal of Economic Dynamics and Control, vol. 32, p.2269-2290.  
K.S. Leung and Y.K. Kwok 2008 "Employee stock option valuation with repricing features," Quantitative Finance, vol. 8(6), p.561-569.  
M. Dai, Y.K. Kwok and Jianping Zong 2008 "Guaranteed minimum withdrawal benefit in variable annuities," Mathematical Finance, vol. 18(4), p.595-611.  
K.S. Leung and Y.K. Kwok 2009 "Counterparty risk for credit default swaps: Markov chain interacting intensities model with stochastic intensity," Asia-Pacific Financial Markets, vol. 16, p.169-181. To the Top
Y.K. Kwok 2010 "Lattice tree methods for strongly path dependent options," Encyclopedia of Quantitative Finance, Cont, R. (editor), John Wiley and Sons Ltd, Chichester, United Kingdom, p.1022-1027. To the Top
M. Dai, Y.F. Zhong and Y.K. Kwok 2011 "Optimal arbitrage strategies on stock index futures under position limits," Journal of Futures Markets, vol. 31, p.394-406.  To the Top 
W.D. Zheng and Y.K. Kwok 2011 "Convexity meets replication: hedging of swap derivatives and annuity options," Journal of Futures Markets, vol. 31, p.659-678.  
C.M. Leung and Y.K. Kwok 2011 "Real options games analysis of sleeping patents," Decisions in Economics and Finance, vol. 34(1), p.41-65.