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48 results for Riccati equation

Study solves HJB equations for time-inconsistent control problems.

problem Time-inconsistent deterministic linear quadratic control problems.
method Characterized solutions using Riccati equations with integral terms, proving uniqueness.
result Uniqueness of solutions to equilibrium HJB equations proved.

New techniques solve Riccati equations on 3D manifolds, finding 4th order metric obstructions.

problem Solving Riccati-type equations with algebraic constraints on 3D Riemannian manifolds.
method Real algebraic geometry techniques, focusing on connection coefficients and Hessian equations.
result Obstruction to solving Riccati equations has order 4 in metric coefficients.

In this paper we develop some group theoretical methods which are shown to be very useful for a better understanding of the properties of the Riccati equation and we discuss some of its integrability conditions from a group theoretical perspective. The nonlinear superposition principle also arises in a simple way.

1998-10-07abs ↗pdf ↗

Investigates mean-variance portfolio selection in non-Markovian markets.

problem Continuous-time Markowitz mean-variance portfolio selection in fake stationary affine Volterra models.
method Stochastic factor solution to a Riccati BSDE, deriving explicit solutions as multi-dimensional Riccati-Volterra equations.
result Analytical closed-form expressions for optimal portfolio policies and mean-variance efficient frontier.

Study optimizes portfolio liquidation strategies with complex market impacts.

problem Optimizing portfolio liquidation with transient market impacts and self-exciting order flow.
method Mean-field control problem with semimartingale strategies, passing to continuous-time limit, and solving Riccati equations.
result Existence of optimal strategy with jumps only at start and end of trading period.

This paper optimizes portfolio selection for multivariate affine and quadratic Volterra models with rough volatilities.

problem Optimizing portfolio selection for multivariate models with rough volatilities and stochastic correlations.
method Investigates continuous-time Markowitz mean-variance problem for multivariate affine and quadratic Volterra models using Riccati backward stochastic differential equations (BSDEs).
result Derives explicit solutions for BSDEs in affine Volterra models and new analytic formulae for quadratic models.

It has been recently shown that rough volatility models, where the volatility is driven by a fractional Brownian motion with small Hurst parameter, provide very relevant dynamics in order to reproduce the behavior of both historical and implied volatilities. However, due to the non-Markovian nature of the fractional Br…

2016-09-07abs ↗pdf ↗

The paper studies Fourier-Laplace transforms in polynomial OU volatility models for option pricing.

problem Calibrating and pricing options in polynomial Ornstein-Uhlenbeck volatility models.
method Analyzes Fourier-Laplace transforms, connects to Riccati equations, and develops numerical schemes.
result Establishes existence and solution for Riccati equations and provides efficient numerical methods.

Investigates optimal investment strategies in financial markets with jumps.

problem Optimal portfolio selection for investors in multi-asset financial markets with jumps.
method Uses martingale optimality principle and Riccati backward stochastic differential equations with jumps.
result Derives semi-closed form optimal strategies and value function for Merton's problem.

Researchers developed volume comparison theorems in Finsler spacetimes.

problem Volume comparison in Finsler spacetimes with specific curvature conditions.
method Riccati equation techniques applied to (1+n)(1+n)-dimensional Lorentz--Finsler manifolds.
result Established volume comparison theorems for standard sets in Lorentzian volumes (SCLVs).

Paper solves Merton's portfolio problem in a non-Markovian, non-semimartingale model.

problem Merton's portfolio optimization in a fake stationary Volterra-Heston model.
method Stochastic factor solution to a Riccati BSDE, combined with martingale optimality principle.
result Derives semi-closed form optimal strategies and value function.

Study solves DREs for trading strategies using signals and past prices.

problem Solving DREs for optimal trading strategies.
method Analyzes DREs with indefinite matrix coefficients and applies to trading problems.
result Derives optimal trading strategies using signals and past prices.

The paper defines and studies the geometric mean for tensors and its associated Riemannian geometry.

problem Defining and studying the geometric mean for tensors.
method Generalized geometric mean for tensors using T-product, verified properties, and investigated Riemannian manifold.
result Geometric mean of T-positive definite tensors is a unique solution of algebraic Riccati tensor equations and a midpoint of geodesics.

We introduce the class of affine forward variance (AFV) models of which both the conventional Heston model and the rough Heston model are special cases. We show that AFV models can be characterized by the affine form of their cumulant generating function, which can be obtained as solution of a convolution Riccati equat…

2018-01-19abs ↗pdf ↗

Methods from learning theory are used in the state space of linear dynamical and control systems in order to estimate the system matrices. An application to stabilization via algebraic Riccati equations is included. The approach is illustrated via a series of numerical examples.

2015-07-11abs ↗pdf ↗

Abstract: Study Hamiltonian systems on almost cosymplectic manifolds, extending contact Hamiltonian systems.

problem Extend Hamiltonian systems to almost cosymplectic manifolds.
method Determine Hamiltonian vector field on odd-dimensional almost cosymplectic manifolds.
result Extend equations of motion to generalized transitive almost cosymplectic structures.

Study of J-Hermitian matrices and geometric mean definition.

problem Understanding the cone of J-Hermitian matrices and its geometric mean.
method Analysis of the cone structure, Riemannian structure, and definition of J-geometric mean.
result Uniquely characterized J-geometric mean defined as a solution to a Riccati-type equation.

The paper solves a complex financial optimization problem using a novel mathematical technique.

problem Optimizing portfolio selection in financial markets.
method Maximal monotone operator method and Riccati transformation.
result Existence and uniqueness of a solution to the transformed parabolic equation in a Sobolev space.

Study bond market making with hit-ratio target using optimal control and HJB equations.

problem Optimizing bond market making with hit-ratio target in OTC markets.
method Stochastic optimal control approach, dualizing hit-ratio target, HJB equation, Riccati equation, linearization.
result Explicit quote decompositions into riskless spread, inventory-risk correction, and hit-ratio correction.

Model liquidity premia using a risk-sharing economy with quadratic costs.

problem Understanding the cross-section of liquidity premia earned by assets with different trading costs.
method Developed a risk-sharing economy model with quadratic transaction costs, leading to matrix-valued Riccati equations for equilibrium.
result Calibrated model to time series data, revealing liquidity premia across assets with varying trading costs.

Extend classical theory of affine processes to path-dependent setting

problem Path-dependent affine processes
method Introduce path-dependent coefficients and provide analytic formulas for their Fourier--Laplace transform
result Define path-dependent affine processes through their exponential-affine Fourier--Laplace transform and establish a characterization theorem

Affine connections linked to Riccati distributions on compact surfaces.

problem Understanding affine structures on complex compact surfaces.
method Established a correspondence between affine connections and Riccati distributions.
result One-to-one correspondence between affine structures and Riccati foliations on compact surfaces.

Investigates optimal portfolio selection with regime-switching-induced stock price shocks.

problem Mean-variance portfolio selection with regime-switching and stock price jumps.
method Modeling regime-switching and stock price jumps, deriving optimal portfolio strategy and efficient frontier using ODEs.
result Added complexity due to regime-switching-induced stock price shocks, leading to nonlinear ODEs.

Mixed superposition rules, i.e., functions describing the general solution of a system of first-order differential equations in terms of a generic family of particular solutions of first-order systems and some constants, are studied. The main achievement is a generalization of the celebrated Lie-Scheffers Theorem, char…

2012-03-01abs ↗pdf ↗

We develop the differential geometric and geometric analytic studies of Hamiltonian systems. Key ingredients are the curvature operator, the weighted Laplacian, and the associated Riccati equation. We prove the appropriate generalizations of Bochner--Weitzenböck formula and Laplacian comparison theorem, and study the h…

2013-08-27abs ↗pdf ↗

This paper optimizes trading strategies to minimize risk and maximize profit while accounting for market uncertainty.

problem Optimizing trading strategies to minimize risk and maximize profit while accounting for market uncertainty.
method Relative entropy-regularized robust optimal control problem, modeled as a stochastic differential game.
result Analytical expressions for optimal strategy and trajectory are derived under specific assumptions.

Novel signature approach for pricing and hedging path-dependent options with market frictions.

problem Pricing and hedging path-dependent options with market frictions.
method Signature approach, mean-quadratic variation criterion, non-standard infinite-dimensional Riccati equations, time-augmented signature, non-Markovian stochastic control problem.
result Effective hedging strategies in frictional markets with low-truncated signature approximations.

We establish an explicit expression for the conditional Laplace transform of the integrated Volterra Wishart process in terms of a certain resolvent of the covariance function. The core ingredient is the derivation of the conditional Laplace transform of general Gaussian processes in terms of Fredholm's determinant and…

2019-11-18abs ↗pdf ↗

We determine the homogeneous Kähler diffeomorphism FCFC which expresses the Kähler two-form on the Siegel-Jacobi ball $\mc{D}^J_n=\C^n\times \mc{D}_n$ as the sum of the Kähler two-form on $\C^n$ and the one on the Siegel ball $\mc{D}_n$. The classical motion and quantum evolution on $\mc{D}^J_n$ determined by a hermiti…

2012-04-25abs ↗pdf ↗

In the continuous time mean-variance model, we want to minimize the variance (risk) of the investment portfolio with a given mean at terminal time. However, the investor can stop the investment plan at any time before the terminal time. To solve this kind of problem, we consider to minimize the variances of the investm…

2019-12-04abs ↗pdf ↗

This paper refines the Gaussian Sinkhorn algorithm for general multivariate models.

problem Finite-dimensional solutions for general Gaussian multivariate models.
method Recursive formulation of the Sinkhorn algorithm for Gaussian models, including closed form expressions of entropic transport maps and Schrödinger bridges.
result Refined convergence analysis of Gaussian Sinkhorn algorithms.

Representations of coherent state Lie algebras on coherent state manifolds as first order differential operators are presented. The explicit expressions of the differential action of the generators of semisimple Lie groups determine for linear Hamiltonians in the generators of the groups first order differential equati…

2004-08-19abs ↗pdf ↗