New methods solve complex financial equations.
problem Solving backward stochastic differential equations driven by continuous-time Markov chains.
method Multi-stage Euler-Maruyama methods and multilevel spatial discretization.
result Efficiently solved stiff Markov BSDEs.
This work proves a strong convergence result for a geometric EM scheme on Riemannian manifolds.
problem Convergence of numerical schemes for manifold-valued SDEs.
method Geometric Euler-Maruyama scheme for Riemannian manifolds.
result Strong convergence of order 1/2 for the geometric EM scheme on Riemannian manifolds.
Simplified analysis of diffusion models using discrete random variables.
problem Theoretical analysis of diffusion models is complex and requires rigorous proofs.
method Simplified framework for analyzing Euler--Maruyama discretization of VP-SDEs using Grönwall's inequality.
result Standard Gaussian noise can be replaced by discrete random variables without sacrificing convergence guarantee.
Asymptotic error distribution for approximation of a stochastic integral with respect to continuous semimartingale by Riemann sum with general stochastic partition is studied. Effective discretization schemes of which asymptotic conditional mean-squared error attains a lower bound are constructed. Two applications are …
We propose a novel time discretization for the log-normal SABR model and derive its asymptotic properties.
problem Analyzing the log-normal SABR model's time-discretized behavior and implied volatility surface.
method We use the Euler-Maruyama scheme for time discretization and derive asymptotic properties in the limit of large number of time steps.
result We derive an exact representation of the implied volatility surface for arbitrary maturity and strike in the asymptotic regime.
We consider the stochastic volatility model dSt=σtStdWt,dσt=ωσtdZt, with (Wt,Zt) uncorrelated standard Brownian motions. This is a special case of the Hull-White and the β=1 (log-normal) SABR model, which are widely used in financial practice. We study the properties of this model, discretized in …
The paper presents two schemes for sampling matrices from specific distributions on a manifold.
problem Sampling matrices from Gibbs distributions on the manifold of positive semi-definite matrices with fixed rank.
method Two explicit schemes based on Euler-Maruyama discretization of the Riemannian Langevin equation with Brownian motion on the manifold.
result Numerical validation of the schemes using specific energy functions and metrics.
We consider a discrete-time approximation of paths of an Ornstein--Uhlenbeck process as a mean for estimation of a price of European call option in the model of financial market with stochastic volatility. The Euler--Maruyama approximation scheme is implemented. We determine the estimates for the option price for prede…
We analyze exponential integrability properties of the Cox-Ingersoll-Ross (CIR) process and its Euler discretizations with various types of truncation and reflection at 0. These properties play a key role in establishing the finiteness of moments and the strong convergence of numerical approximations for a class of sto…
New findings show score matching's accuracy doesn't ensure numerical stability in diffusion sampling.
problem Numerical stability issues in diffusion sampling despite small forward-marginal error.
method Constructing a smooth score field with arbitrarily small forward-marginal L2 error, showing nonexplosive behavior and moments of every order. result Euler--Maruyama discretizations can converge in probability even when moments diverge, demonstrating failure of weak convergence.
New risk bound for drift estimator in stochastic models.
problem Theoretical guarantees for drift estimation in stochastic differential equations.
method Derives an explicit risk bound using diffusion model theory.
result Explicit decomposition of risk into multiple sources of error.
A new algorithm solves high-dimensional nonlinear BSDEs efficiently.
problem Solving high-dimensional nonlinear backward stochastic differential equations (BSDEs).
method Transformed BSDE into a differential deep learning problem using Malliavin calculus. Discretized integrals using Euler-Maruyama method. Approximated solution with three deep neural networks. Optimized parameters using a differential learning loss function.
result Our algorithm is more accurate and faster than other methods.
The paper improves parameter estimation for interest rate models using the CIR and CKLS frameworks.
problem Improving parameter estimation for interest rate models.
method Employing Euler-Maruyama discretization to transform SDEs into linear regression problems.
result Established strong consistency and asymptotic normality of estimators for drift and volatility parameters.
We present an improved analysis of the Euler-Maruyama discretization of the Langevin diffusion. Our analysis does not require global contractivity, and yields polynomial dependence on the time horizon. Compared to existing approaches, we make an additional smoothness assumption, and improve the existing rate from $O(η)…
The CEV model is given by the stochastic differential equation Xt=X0+∫0tμXsds+∫0tσ(Xs+)pdWs, 21≤p<1. It features a non-Lipschitz diffusion coefficient and gets absorbed at zero with a positive probability. We show the weak convergence of Euler-Maruyama approximations Xtn to the proc…
Paper studies particle method for LSV model calibration, proving convergence and error bounds.
problem Calibration of local-stochastic volatility models with open well-posedness question.
method Regularized Euler--Maruyama scheme for particle approximation of McKean--Vlasov dynamics.
result Strong convergence of the Euler--Maruyama scheme with rate 1/2 in step-size.
Accelerates convergence in global non-convex optimization with reversible diffusion.
problem Global non-convex optimization challenges.
method Utilizes reversible diffusion processes with adaptive diffusion coefficients.
result Accelerated convergence with reduced discretization error.
A new method uses Schrödinger bridges for deep conditional generative learning.
problem Learning conditional distributions with additional information.
method Schrödinger bridge approach with discretized SDE and deep neural network.
result Generated samples have higher quality and can estimate conditional density.
We introduce a simple method for nearly simultaneous computation of all moments needed for quasi maximum likelihood estimation of parameters in discretely observed stochastic differential equations commonly seen in finance. The method proposed in this papers is not restricted to any particular dynamics of the different…
Motivated by weak convergence results in the paper of Takahashi and Yoshida (2005), we show strong convergence for an accelerated Euler-Maruyama scheme applied to perturbed stochastic differential equations. The Milstein scheme with the same acceleration is also discussed as an extended result. The theoretical results …
Sampling with Markov chain Monte Carlo methods often amounts to discretizing some continuous-time dynamics with numerical integration. In this paper, we establish the convergence rate of sampling algorithms obtained by discretizing smooth Itô diffusions exhibiting fast Wasserstein-2 contraction, based on local deviat…
The paper models financial asset prices with jumps and evaluates European option prices using numerical methods.
problem Modeling and pricing European options with jumps in delayed stochastic systems.
method Existence, uniqueness, and positivity of solutions to delayed stochastic differential equations with jumps. Application of Fourier transformation for analytical pricing and Monte-Carlo simulation with a logarithmic Euler-Maruyama scheme for numerical approximation.
result The logarithmic Euler-Maruyama scheme provides a positive and convergent method for approximating the solution to the delayed stochastic differential equations with jumps.
Deep density methods improve filtering in high-dimensional systems.
problem Nonlinear filtering in high-dimensional systems.
method Two deep density methods based on Feynman-Kac formulas and neural networks.
result Logarithmic deep backward stochastic differential equation filter outperforms classical methods in high dimensions.
Diffusion models simulate molecular dynamics with adjustable accuracy.
problem Simulating molecular dynamics with high accuracy and efficiency.
method Diffusion models as Euler-Maruyama integrators for Langevin dynamics, learning forces from static snapshots.
result Diffusion models generate molecular trajectories with temporal correlations similar to MD simulations.
Study proves convergence of interest rate model approximations.
problem Investigating convergence of stochastic interest rate models.
method Developed analytical tools for true and truncated EM solutions, proving convergence in probability.
result True solution converges in probability to truncated EM solution as step size approaches zero.
Poisson Midpoint Method improves Langevin Dynamics for diffusion models.
problem Slow convergence of LMC in diffusion models requiring many small steps.
method Poisson Midpoint Method approximates LMC with larger steps, proving quadratic speed up.
result Poisson Midpoint Method maintains quality of DDPM with fewer calls.
Study simulates Heston-type local stochastic volatility model using particle method.
problem Simulate calibrated Heston-type local stochastic volatility model with non-standard coefficients.
method Monte Carlo particle method, Euler-Maruyama scheme, full truncation Euler scheme.
result Strong convergence of Euler-Maruyama scheme with rate 1/2 in time, up to a logarithmic factor.
Enhances learning of structured distributions using nonlinear denoising score matching.
problem Learning structured distributions from noisy data.
method Latent Nonlinear Denoising Score Matching (LNDSM) integrating nonlinear dynamics with VAE-based latent score matching.
result LNDSM achieves superior sample quality and variability compared to structure-agnostic methods.
In the present paper, we introduce a numerical scheme for the price of a barrier option when the price of the underlying follows a diffusion process. The numerical scheme is based on an extension of a static hedging formula of barrier options. For getting the static hedging formula, the underlying process needs to have…
ML-EM method speeds up diffusion model sampling.
problem Efficiently sampling from complex diffusion models.
method Multilevel Euler-Maruyama method with UNet approximations.
result Polynomial speedup in sampling from diffusion models.
Paper develops Euler scheme for fractional delay diff. eqs with additive noise.
problem Developing a consistent Euler-Maruyama scheme for fractional stochastic delay diff. eqs.
method Euler-Maruyama scheme for fractional Brownian motion with additive noise.
result Achieved convergence rate of H+1/2 for smooth delays when H>1/2.
Study applies financial models to predict COVID-19 pandemic.
problem Predicting the spread of COVID-19 using financial market models.
method Implemented ARIMAX and Cox-Ingersoll-Ross (CIR) models, using Euler-Maruyama and Milstein methods for CIR*.
result CIR* framework provides accurate forecasts for pandemics.
Paper analyzes Langevin dynamics for multimodal Gaussian mixtures, controlling errors across dimensions.
problem Challenges in obtaining stable diffusion-based samplers in high- and infinite-dimensional settings.
method Study of preconditioned Annealed Langevin Dynamics (ALD) for Gaussian mixtures, focusing on Euler-Maruyama (EM) and exponential-integrator schemes.
result Proves dimension-uniform KL bounds for the exponential-integrator scheme, allowing arbitrarily small divergence with dimension.
New perspective on SGD reveals short-range memory effects in deep learning.
problem Understanding the efficacy of stochastic gradient descent (SGD) in deep learning.
method Proposed that SGD is a discretization of an SDE driven by fractional Brownian motion (FBM).
result SGD stays longer in flat minima, favoring generalization.
We propose kernel-based collocation methods for numerical solutions to Heath-Jarrow-Morton models with Musiela parametrization. The methods can be seen as the Euler-Maruyama approximation of some finite dimensional stochastic differential equations, and allow us to compute the derivative prices by the usual Monte Carlo…
Proposes a new model to handle negative interest rates using CIR framework.
problem Negative interest rates and their impact on financial markets.
method Develops a new model based on Cox-Ingersoll-Ross (CIR) framework without shifting market rates.
result The model accurately reproduces market term structures and swaption prices.
A new algorithm solves high-dimensional nonlinear BSDEs using deep learning.
problem Solving high-dimensional nonlinear backward stochastic differential equations (BSDEs).
method Backward differential deep learning, reformulating BSDEs as differential deep learning problems, using Malliavin calculus, discretizing integrals with Euler-Maruyama method, approximating processes with DNNs, backwardly optimizing DNN parameters.
result The proposed algorithm efficiently approximates solutions and their derivatives for high-dimensional BSDEs.
The multilevel Monte Carlo path simulation method introduced by Giles ({\it Operations Research}, 56(3):607-617, 2008) exploits strong convergence properties to improve the computational complexity by combining simulations with different levels of resolution. In this paper we analyse its efficiency when using the Milst…
New integration method improves BSDE-based PDE solvers.
problem Discretization bias in standard BSDE-based solvers.
method Proposed Stratonovich-based BSDE formulation with stochastic Heun integration.
result Eliminates bias issues and outperforms EM-based variants.
ISALT uses inference to simulate SDEs with large time-steps, improving efficiency.
problem Efficiently simulating ergodic SDEs with large time-steps.
method Inference-based schemes adaptive to large time-steps (ISALT) from data.
result ISALT achieves significant time reduction and optimal accuracy.
Paper compares stock price prediction models using Heston and Geometric Brownian Motion.
problem Predicting stock prices accurately.
method Developed Heston and Geometric Brownian Motion models using Ito's lemma and Euler-Maruyama methods.
result Models outperform statistical indicators in predicting stock prices.
Study on interest rate model with jumps, proving strong convergence in simulations.
problem Analytical solutions for complex interest rate models with jumps are difficult.
method Employed truncated Euler-Maruyama techniques to prove strong convergence.
result Justified strong convergence for Monte Carlo calibration and valuation.
Novel framework synthesizes stochastic trajectories with anticipated structural breaks.
problem Synthesizing forward-looking, time-evolving stochastic trajectories with anticipated structural breaks.
method Anticipatory Neural Jump-Diffusion (ANJD) flow, AVNSG for dynamic spectral whitening.
result The framework effectively captures non-commutative moments and high-order stochastic texture.
New schemes improve error estimates for sampling from non-log-concave distributions.
problem Improving sampling from non-log-concave distributions with super-linear drift growth.
method Developed tamed Euler and randomized Euler schemes with error estimates.
result Near-optimal error bounds for sampling and optimization problems.
We consider the approximation of stochastic differential equations (SDEs) with non-Lipschitz drift or diffusion coefficients. We present a modified explicit Euler-Maruyama discretisation scheme that allows us to prove strong convergence, with a rate. Under some regularity and integrability conditions, we obtain the opt…
Improved MLMC method for robust and efficient probability and density estimation.
problem Stability and poor complexity of MLMC for low-regularity functionals.
method Numerical smoothing combined with MLMC for deterministic quadrature methods.
result Significant improvement in strong convergence and robustness of MLMC method.
We develop and study stability properties of a hybrid approximation of functionals of the Bates jump model with stochastic interest rate that uses a tree method in the direction of the volatility and the interest rate and a finite-difference approach in order to handle the underlying asset price process. We also propos…
Parameter inference for stochastic differential equations is challenging due to the presence of a latent diffusion process. Working with an Euler-Maruyama discretisation for the diffusion, we use variational inference to jointly learn the parameters and the diffusion paths. We use a standard mean-field variational appr…