Research
On-device research index

arXiv research

A locally-built, LLM-digested index of recent arXiv papers in quant finance, geometry/topology, and statistical ML — keyword search served straight from SQLite on this machine.

168,742 papers · 148 categories

Trend · papers per month

122244365487 · Jun 202019922001200920172026
48 results for Forward Processes

Develops a new class of forward performance processes for investment pools.

problem Investment performance in market models with continuous semimartingale stock prices.
method Constructs a broad class of forward performance processes with power mixture initial conditions.
result Characterizes and derives properties of two-power mixture forward performance processes.

Study on predictable forward processes in trading without frequent evaluations.

problem Trading performance evaluation times not matching trading times.
method Solving a linear functional equation to construct predictable forward processes.
result Predictable forward processes are inherently myopic and optimal strategies do not use future information.

Neural Flow Diffusion Models improve diffusion models by learning flexible forward processes.

problem Fixed forward processes in diffusion models complicate reverse processes and increase inference costs.
method Introduces NFDM, a framework supporting flexible forward processes and a novel parameterization technique.
result Demonstrates strong performance in likelihood estimation and learning generative dynamics.

Demographic projections of future mortality rates involve a high level of uncertainty and require stochastic mortality models. The current paper investigates forward mortality models driven by a (possibly infinite dimensional) Wiener process and a compensated Poisson random measure. A major innovation of the paper is t…

2019-07-11abs ↗pdf ↗

The article constructs a forward utility for markets with multiple default risks.

problem Characterizing forward performance processes in a market with multiple default risks.
method Using Jacod-Pham decomposition and recursive BSDEs, the article constructs a forward utility and proves its existence and uniqueness.
result The article identifies the risk-sensitive long-run growth rate of the optimal wealth process in a stochastic factor model with ergodic dynamics.

A new diffusion model improves time-series forecasting by preserving seasonal patterns.

problem Improving time-series forecasting accuracy, especially for seasonal data.
method A forward diffusion process that decomposes signals into spectral components, altering only the diffusion process.
result The method maintains high signal-to-noise ratios for dominant frequencies, improving long-term pattern recovery.

FLDD improves discrete diffusion models by learning a non-Markovian noising process.

problem Efficiency and quality of discrete diffusion models in few-step generation.
method Introduces a learnable non-Markovian forward (noising) process to match the target distribution.
result FLDD produces higher quality samples in fewer steps compared to conventional discrete diffusion models.

The goal of this note is to prove a compact embedding result for spaces of forward rate curves. As a consequence of this result, we show that any forward rate evolution can be approximated by a sequence of finite dimensional processes in the larger state space.

2019-07-02abs ↗pdf ↗

Study pricing options on forward contracts using infinite-dimensional affine models.

problem Pricing European-style options on forward contracts in complex stochastic volatility models.
method Model forward price curves using stochastic partial differential equations modulated by stochastic volatility processes. Analyze two classes of affine stochastic volatility models: Gaussian and pure-jump. Derive conditions for existence of exponential moments and develop semi-closed pricing formulas.
result Developed semi-closed Fourier-based pricing formulas for vanilla call and put options in infinite-dimensional affine models.

In a Markovian stochastic volatility model, we consider financial agents whose investment criteria are modelled by forward exponential performance processes. The problem of contingent claim indifference valuation is first addressed and a number of properties are proved and discussed. Special attention is given to the c…

2011-09-18abs ↗pdf ↗

The paper solves investment problems with uncertain factors using game theory.

problem Optimal forward investment in an incomplete market with model uncertainty.
method Combining stochastic differential games and ergodic BSDE approach.
result Representation of robust forward performance processes in factor form.

Paper proves convergence of Markovian iteration for FBSDEs with fully coupled drift and Z process.

problem Proving convergence of Markovian iteration for FBSDEs with fully coupled drift and Z process.
method Differentiation-based approach to handle Z process, uniformly controlling Lipschitz continuity of decoupling fields.
result Proves convergence of Markovian iteration method for FBSDEs with fully coupled drift and Z process.

Study forward investment performance in semimartingale markets with stochastic factors.

problem Investigate forward investment performance in incomplete semimartingale markets with power risk preferences and stochastic integrated factors.
method Develop necessary and sufficient conditions for FIPP existence, use integral representations, and solve ill-posed HJB equations.
result Explicit constructions for time-monotone FIPPs in semimartingale models, generalizing from Brownian to semimartingale markets.

We provide a unified framework for modeling LIBOR rates using general semimartingales as driving processes and generic functional forms to describe the evolution of the dynamics. We derive sufficient conditions for the model to be arbitrage-free which are easily verifiable, and for the LIBOR rates to be true martingale…

2016-01-06abs ↗pdf ↗

Improves predictions by integrating forward-looking views into dynamic factor models.

problem Poor forecasts from historical data when dynamics change.
method Combines historical data with forward-looking views using a dynamic factor model.
result Derives optimal portfolio strategies influenced by both myopic and intertemporal factors.

We introduce a new class of forward performance processes that are endogenous and predictable with regards to an underlying market information set and, furthermore, are updated at discrete times. We analyze in detail a binomial model whose parameters are random and updated dynamically as the market evolves. We show tha…

2016-11-14abs ↗pdf ↗

We prove here a general closed-form expansion formula for forward-start options and the forward implied volatility smile in a large class of models, including the Heston stochastic volatility and time-changed exponential Lévy models. This expansion applies to both small and large maturities and is based solely on the p…

2012-12-04abs ↗pdf ↗

The paper establishes convergence guarantees for SGMs in 2-Wasserstein distance.

problem Establishing convergence guarantees for SGMs in 2-Wasserstein distance.
method Assuming accurate score estimates and smooth log-concave data distribution, the paper specializes its result to several concrete SGMs with specific forward processes modeled by stochastic differential equations.
result Obtained an upper bound on the iteration complexity for each model and a lower bound for Gaussian data distribution.

Optimal investment and risk control strategies for insurers are derived using a time-consistent approach.

problem Optimal investment and risk control for insurers under mean-variance criterion.
method Introducing a deterministic forward auxiliary process to formulate a time-consistent problem.
result Optimal strategy and value function obtained in closed-form for the new problem.

New method for dynamic valuation in markets with random endowments.

problem Dynamic valuation in markets with random endowments.
method Developed new FBSDE systems and established optimality conditions.
result Established necessary and sufficient conditions for optimality.

This paper improves SGMs by using a predictor-corrector scheme to converge faster.

problem Theoretical and practical limitations of existing SGMs when T1oT_1 o \infty.
method Integrates a predictor-corrector scheme after the forward process to converge in finite time.
result Convergence guarantees for SGMs require only a fixed finite time T1T_1.

We present an adaptive approach to the construction of Gaussian process surrogates for Bayesian inference with expensive-to-evaluate forward models. Our method relies on the fully Bayesian approach to training Gaussian process models and utilizes the expected improvement idea from Bayesian global optimization. We adapt…

2018-09-27abs ↗pdf ↗

Study on hedging and valuation of basis risk in incomplete markets with partial information.

problem Hedging and valuation of European and American claims in an incomplete market with correlated assets and partial information.
method Stochastic control and partial information scenario, forward indifference valuation, dual representation, PDE approach.
result Derivation of optimal hedging strategy and forward indifference price representation for claims.

In this paper we investigate the asymptotics of forward-start options and the forward implied volatility smile in the Heston model as the maturity approaches zero. We prove that the forward smile for out-of-the-money options explodes and compute a closed-form high-order expansion detailing the rate of the explosion. Fu…

2013-03-18abs ↗pdf ↗

The paper ensures positivity of solutions to stochastic equations with positive initial data.

problem Ensuring positivity of solutions to stochastic equations with positive initial data.
method Providing sufficient conditions on coefficients for positivity of mild solutions.
result Sufficient conditions for positivity of solutions to stochastic equations.

Paper tests Markov assumption in sequential decision making.

problem Testing the Markov assumption in sequential decision making.
method Forward-Backward Learning procedure to test MA without assuming parametric forms.
result The proposed test plays a crucial role in identifying optimal policies in complex decision processes.

New model for pricing volatility derivatives considering rough volatility and jumps.

problem Modeling instantaneous volatility with rough volatility and jumps.
method Generalized fractional Ornstein-Uhlenbeck process with Lévy subordinator and sinusoidal-composite Lévy process.
result Pricing-hedging formulae for power-type derivatives on average forward variance are derived.

Stable processes emerge as limits of deep neural networks with symmetric stable distributions.

problem Understanding the behavior of deep neural networks as they become infinitely wide.
method Analyzing fully connected feed-forward deep neural networks with symmetric stable distributions and showing the limit as a stable process.
result The infinite wide limit of the network is a stable process with multivariate stable distributions.