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48 results for Gaussian martingales

The paper shows how to construct non-Gaussian Martingales using hyperbolic diffusion.

problem The challenge of modeling extreme financial events.
method Constructing Martingale processes with Cauchy distribution in the large volatility limit.
result Financial justification for using non-Gaussian distributions in modeling extreme events.

In this paper we introduce the concept of conic martingales}. This class refers to stochastic processes having the martingale property, but that evolve within given (possibly time-dependent) boundaries. We first review some results about the martingale property of solution to driftless stochastic differential equations…

2016-03-24abs ↗pdf ↗

Develops new e-processes and confidence sequences for Gaussian means with unknown variance.

problem Constructing valid t-tests and confidence sequences for Gaussian means with unknown variance.
method Explores generalized nonintegrable martingales and extended Ville's inequality, developing two new e-processes and confidence sequences.
result Analyzes the width of resulting confidence sequences with a polynomial dependence on error probability, proving it to be unavoidable and even better than classical fixed-sample t-tests.

We extend Kyle's model to include stochastic liquidity and multiple assets.

problem Modeling informed trading with stochastic liquidity and multiple assets.
method Developed a variational formulation and derived a matrix-valued martingale depth process.
result A linear-Gaussian equilibrium with stochastic matrix-valued price impact.

New method improves GP uncertainty quantification for misspecified priors.

problem Uncertainty quantification for GPs under incorrect priors.
method Constructs a confidence sequence using martingale techniques.
result Empirically outperforms standard GP methods in robustness and utility for Bayesian Optimization.

Novel bounds improve TD learning consistency in RL.

problem Analyzing Temporal Difference learning's performance.
method High-dimensional concentration inequalities and Berry-Esseen bounds for Markov chain induced martingales.
result Sharp high-probability consistency guarantee for TD learning, matching asymptotic variance up to logarithmic factors.

We show that our generalization of the Black-Scholes partial differential equation (pde) for nontrivial diffusion coefficients is equivalent to a Martingale in the risk neutral discounted stock price. Previously, this was proven for the case of the Gaussian logarithmic returns model by Harrison and Kreps, but we prove …

2006-06-01abs ↗pdf ↗

We consider a class of fractional stochastic volatility models (including the so-called rough Bergomi model), where the volatility is a superlinear function of a fractional Gaussian process. We show that the stock price is a true martingale if and only if the correlation ρρ between the driving Brownian motions of the …

2018-11-27abs ↗pdf ↗

Investigates a Kyle model with imperfect information and risk aversion.

problem Tackles a Kyle model with imperfect information and risk-averse informed traders.
method Solves an optimal transport problem and a filtering problem under specific measures.
result Constructs an equilibrium for the Gaussian Kyle model with imperfect information and risk aversion.

Given a Markovian Brownian martingale ZZ, we build a process XX which is a martingale in its own filtration and satisfies X1=Z1X_1 = Z_1. We call XX a dynamic bridge, because its terminal value Z1Z_1 is not known in advance. We compute explicitly its semimartingale decomposition under both its own filtration $\cF^X$ an…

2012-02-14abs ↗pdf ↗

We apply a quadratic hedging scheme developed by Foellmer, Schweizer, and Sondermann to European contingent products whose underlying asset is modeled using a GARCH process and show that local risk-minimizing strategies with respect to the physical measure do exist, even though an associated minimal martingale measure …

2009-04-07abs ↗pdf ↗

We develop time-uniform confidence spheres for estimating means of random vectors.

problem Sequential mean estimation in high-dimensional spaces.
method Derive time-uniform confidence sphere sequences (CSSs) for various types of random vectors.
result Optimal CSSs for log-concave, sub-Gaussian, and sub-ψψ random vectors.

Extends martingale Schrödinger bridge to arbitrary dimensions and characterizes it.

problem Tackles the martingale Schrödinger bridge in arbitrary dimensions.
method Identifies continuous-time counterpart and relates to variational problems.
result Continuous martingale Schrödinger bridge coincides with Föllmer martingale in irreducible case.

Geometric Bass martingales linked to Brownian motion and geometric Brownian motion.

problem Modeling continuous martingales with prescribed initial and terminal distributions.
method Developed geometric Bass martingales and established their properties.
result Explicit bijection and representation of geometric Bass martingales.

Recurrent neural networks' hidden state can be reconstructed from its past, providing a theoretical framework for stability and tracking.

problem Hidden-state stability in RNNs
method Backward coherence analysis
result Almost-sure convergence, rates under mixing, interpretable limiting representation, finite pathwise stopping times, and theoretical framework for time-uniform confidence sequences.

Study finds optimal martingale coupling between two distributions with minimal entropy.

problem Finding the optimal martingale coupling between two distributions with minimal relative entropy.
method Solving a dual problem to find the log-density of the optimal coupling, which represents the marginal and martingale constraints.
result The log-density of the optimal coupling is given by a triplet of real functions representing the marginal and martingale constraints.

A generalized bridge is the law of a stochastic process that is conditioned on N linear functionals of its path. We consider two types of representations of such bridges: orthogonal and canonical. The orthogonal representation is constructed from the entire path of the underlying process. Thus, future knowledge of the …

2012-05-15abs ↗pdf ↗

The paper studies projections of asset prices under equivalent martingale measures.

problem Understanding the impact of information on asset price bubbles and arbitrage opportunities.
method Analyzes optional projections of local martingales into a smaller filtration under equivalent martingale measures.
result Provides general results and specific examples like inverse Bessel process and stochastic volatility models.

This paper considers options pricing when the assumption of normality is replaced with that of the symmetry of the underlying distribution. Such a market affords many equivalent martingale measures (EMM). However we argue (as in the discrete-time setting of Klebaner and Landsman, 2007) that an EMM that keeps distributi…

2014-02-07abs ↗pdf ↗

Extends optimal transport to dynamic and martingale settings.

problem Dynamic and martingale relaxation of optimal transport problems.
method Extends Benamou-Brenier formula to weak optimal transport and introduces barycentric optimal transport.
result Relates barycentric optimal transport to martingale Benamou-Brenier formula.

We exhibit sufficient conditions such that components of a multidimensional SDE giving rise to a local martingale MM are strict local martingales or martingales. We assume that the equations have diffusion coefficients of the form σ(Mt,vt),σ(M_t,v_t), with vtv_t being a stochastic volatility term.

2019-03-06abs ↗pdf ↗

A strict local martingale is a local martingale which is not a martingale. There are few explicit examples of "naturally occurring" strict local martingales with jumps available in the literature. The purpose of this paper is to provide such examples, and to illustrate how they might arise via filtration shrinkage, a p…

2013-07-09abs ↗pdf ↗

In this paper, we obtain stability results for martingale representations in a very general framework. More specifically, we consider a sequence of martingales each adapted to its own filtration, and a sequence of random variables measurable with respect to those filtrations. We assume that the terminal values of the m…

2018-06-04abs ↗pdf ↗

First, classes of Markov processes that scale exactly with a Hurst exponent H are derived in closed form. A special case of one class is the Tsallis density, advertised elsewhere as nonlinear diffusion or diffusion with nonlinear feedback. But the Tsallis model is only one of a very large class of linear diffusion with…

2006-06-05abs ↗pdf ↗

A concept of martingale-fair index of return, consistent with Arbitrage Free Pricing Theory, is introduced. An explicit formula for the average rate of return of a group of investment/pension funds in a discrete time stochastic model is derived and several properties of this index are shown. In particular, it is proven…

2015-01-15abs ↗pdf ↗

We study strict local martingales via h-transforms, a method which first appeared in Delbaen-Schachermayer. We show that strict local martingales arise whenever there is a consistent family of change of measures where the two measures are not equivalent to one another. Several old and new strict local martingales are i…

2007-11-07abs ↗pdf ↗

The stochastic exponential Zt=exp{MtM0(1/2)<M,M>t}Z_t=\exp\{M_t-M_0-(1/2) <M,M>_t\} of a continuous local martingale MM is itself a continuous local martingale. We give a necessary and sufficient condition for the process ZZ to be a true martingale in the case where Mt=0tb(Yu)dWuM_t=\int_0^t b(Y_u)\,dW_u and YY is a one-dimensional diffusion drive…

2009-05-22abs ↗pdf ↗

Efficiently computes robust option prices using multi-marginal martingale transport.

problem Computing robust option prices under martingale constraints.
method Extending state space, sequential martingale structure, entropic regularisation.
result Fast computation of optimal solutions for large problems.

In this paper, we study non-asymptotic deviation bounds of the least squares estimator in Gaussian AR(nn) processes. By relying on martingale concentration inequalities and a tail-bound for χ2χ^2 distributed variables, we provide a concentration bound for the sample covariance matrix of the process output. With this, …

2019-12-17abs ↗pdf ↗

Conformal Test Martingales can be 'blind' to significant changes in data distribution.

problem The converse of exchangeability does not hold, leading to potential blindness of CTMs.
method Explicit construction of AA-cryptic change-point using bivariate Gaussian distributions.
result CTMs can be perfectly cryptic to a significant change in marginal means.

We discuss martingales, detrending data, and the efficient market hypothesis for stochastic processes x(t) with arbitrary diffusion coefficients D(x,t). Beginning with x-independent drift coefficients R(t) we show that Martingale stochastic processes generate uncorrelated, generally nonstationary increments. Generally,…

2007-01-23abs ↗pdf ↗

A martingale \int H.dZ is defined as having Dimension k if H has rank k almost surely, almost all t. Dimension can be used as a geometric invariant to classify and study martingales. We also define general Brownian motions in higher dimensions.

2012-10-27abs ↗pdf ↗

We derive integral tests for the existence and absence of arbitrage in a financial market with one risky asset which is either modeled as stochastic exponential of an Ito process or a positive diffusion with Markov switching. In particular, we derive conditions for the existence of the minimal martingale measure. We al…

2018-09-25abs ↗pdf ↗