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A feature of our model is the correlation between the issuer\u2019s default intensity and the systematic component of the stochastic volatility. Using the characteristic function method and properties of the Grasselli transform, we derive an analytical pricing formula for a European vulnerable call option. Finally, we conduct numerical experiments to illustrate the impact of significant parameters, such as the recovery rate, default intensity, and the specific parameters of the 4\/2 model. The results show that the 4\/2 model component, which distinguishes it from the standard Heston model, has a significant effect on option prices.<\/jats:p>","DOI":"10.3390\/axioms15010003","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2025,12,23]],"date-time":"2025-12-23T11:30:18Z","timestamp":1766489418000},"page":"3","update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.3390\/mdpi_crossmark_policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":0,"title":["Vulnerable Option Pricing Under the 4\/2 Stochastic Volatility Model"],"prefix":"10.3390","volume":"15","author":[{"given":"Geonwoo","family":"Kim","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"School of Natural Sciences, Seoul National University of Science and Technology, Seoul 01811, Republic of Korea"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]}],"member":"1968","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2025,12,22]]},"reference":[{"key":"ref_1","first-page":"449","article-title":"On the pricing of corporate debt: The risk structure of interest rates","volume":"29","author":"Merton","year":"1974","journal-title":"J. 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