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GPU Monte Carlo

Parallel simulation and payoff evaluation on graphics processors.

Reviewed 2026-08-10TheQuantBateman ResearchReading note
01Intuition

Build the mental model first.

Independent paths are naturally parallel, provided memory movement and branching are controlled.

ONE-LINE DEFINITION

Parallel simulation and payoff evaluation on graphics processors.

02Mathematics

Now make it exact.

VerTN1i=1Ng(XT(i))V\approx e^{-rT}N^{-1}\sum_{i=1}^N g(X_T^{(i)})
Notation and units

Decimal rates and volatilities, year-fraction time and continuous compounding unless stated otherwise.

03Assumptions

Every model has a price.

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Educational conventions are stated explicitly and may simplify market quotation or settlement details.

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Rates are continuously compounded unless the section says otherwise.

03

Inputs are deterministic in the base model.

“An unstated convention is a future reconciliation break.”— THEQUANTBATEMAN
04Market use

Why a quant cares.

Industry-standard acceleration in suitable large simulation workloads.

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05Desk view
FRONT OFFICE VIEW

The hedge has opinions.

Start with the quote convention, then ask which Frontier risk survives the hedge. A number without its convention is merely well-dressed ambiguity.

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06Related

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