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Kybernetika 39(6):653-680, 2003.

The dX(t) = Xb(X)dt+XσdW Equation and Financial Mathematics I.

Josef Štěpán and Petr Dostál


Abstract:

The existence of a~weak solution and the uniqueness in law are assumed for the equation, the coefficients $b$ and $\sigma$ being generally $C({\mathbb R}^+)$-progressive processes. Any weak solution $X$ is called a~$(b,\sigma)$-stock price and Girsanov Theorem jointly with the DDS Theorem on time changed martingales are applied to establish the probability distribution $\mu_\sigma$ of $X$ in $C({\mathbb R}^+)$ in the special case of a~diffusion volatility $\sigma(X,t)=\tilde\sigma(X(t)).$ A~martingale option pricing method is presented.


Keywords: weak solution and uniqueness in law in the SDE-theory; $(b,\sigma)$-stock price; its Girsanov and DDS-reduction; investment process; option pricing;


AMS: 60H10; 91B28;


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BIB TeX

@article{kyb:2003:6:653-680,

author = {\v{S}t\v{e}p\'{a}n, Josef and Dost\'{a}l, Petr},

title = {The ${\rm d}X(t)=Xb(X){\rm d}t+X\sigma(X){\rm d}W$ Equation and Financial Mathematics I.},

journal = {Kybernetika},

volume = {39},

year = {2003},

number = {6},

pages = {653-680}

publisher = {{\'U}TIA, AV {\v C}R, Prague },

}


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