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48 results for forward performance 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.

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.

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.

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 propose and investigate two model classes for forward power price dynamics, based on continuous branching processes with immigration, and on Hawkes processes with exponential kernel, respectively. The models proposed exhibit jumps clustering features. Models of this kind have been already proposed for the spot price…

2019-10-29abs ↗pdf ↗

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 ↗

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.

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.

The paper analyzes performance criteria for competing fund managers in Ito-diffusion markets.

problem Analyzing performance of competing fund managers in Ito-diffusion markets.
method Developed forward relative performance criteria and forward Nash equilibrium for passive and competitive cases.
result Extended performance criteria for investment problems in Ito-diffusion markets.

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 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.

Established PFPPs in complete markets, solving integral equations.

problem Existence of Predictable Forward Performance Processes in complete markets.
method Solving a one-period integral equation using Fourier transform for tempered distributions.
result Closed-form solutions for PFPPs with inverse marginal functions that are completely monotonic.

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.

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 ↗

Neural network models accurately price assets in rough Bergomi model.

problem Accurately pricing assets in the rough Bergomi model with hidden parameters.
method Used a neural SDE to learn the forward variance curve, proposing a numerical scheme for simulation.
result The learned forward variance curve calibrates asset prices and option prices simultaneously.

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.

Optimal insurance and investment strategy under exponential preferences in a correlated market model.

problem Optimal investment and reinsurance strategy for an insurance company under exponential preferences.
method Stochastic control techniques to construct a forward dynamic exponential utility and characterize the optimal strategy.
result Characterization of the optimal investment and reinsurance strategy in a correlated market model.

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 ↗

MASF improves score-based filters for high-dimensional nonlinear systems with spatially sparse measurements.

problem Challenges in data assimilation for nonlinear, high-dimensional systems with spatially sparse measurements.
method Developed a forward process tailored for filtering that transforms the system state toward the measurement space, enabling a theoretically sound formulation of the likelihood score.
result MASF shows improved performance over existing score-based filters and ensemble-type Kalman filters, achieving up to a 28.2× wall-clock speedup.

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.

New framework for portfolio management using binomial markets and game theory.

problem Investment behavior in competitive and incomplete markets.
method Introduces PRFPP framework, constructs and analyzes for both finite and mean field games.
result Relative performance concerns do not always lead to more risky asset investment.

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.

Develops a forward variable selection method for interpretable random forest models.

problem Interpreting high-dimensional non-parametric models like random forests.
method Forward variable selection using CRPS as loss function, with hypothesis testing at each step.
result Method selects a smaller set of variables that optimizes predictive performance.

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 ↗

Study of portfolio management under relative performance concerns using mean field games.

problem Portfolio management problems under relative performance concerns.
method Forward utilities of CARA type, mean field games, best response and equilibrium strategies.
result Solve forward-utility finite player game and mean-field game under asset specialization.

New model solves complex SDEs with high-dimensional spatial and stochastic spaces.

problem Solving SDEs with high-dimensional spatial and stochastic spaces.
method Physics-informed deep generative model (sPI-GeM) combining PI-BasisNet and PI-GeM.
result Scalable solution for high-dimensional SDE problems.