We study the pricing and hedging of derivatives in incomplete financial markets by considering the local risk-minimization method in the context of the benchmark approach, which will be called benchmarked local risk-minimization. We show that the proposed benchmarked local risk-minimization allows to handle under extre…
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We obtain explicit representations of locally risk-minimizing strategies of call and put options for the Barndorff-Nielsen and Shephard models, which are Ornstein--Uhlenbeck-type stochastic volatility models. Using Malliavin calculus for Levy processes, Arai and Suzuki (2015) obtained a formula for locally risk-minimiz…
The paper explores risk-minimization for exponential additive models, providing mathematical expressions and numerical examples.
problem Risk-minimization in incomplete markets for exponential additive models.
method Derive explicit mathematical expressions for local risk-minimization strategies in exponential additive models.
result Provide necessary conditions for deriving expressions and confirm integrability conditions for specific models.
Discussion of ``2004 IMS Medallion Lecture: Local Rademacher complexities and oracle inequalities in risk minimization'' by V. Koltchinskii [arXiv:0708.0083]
Discussion of ``2004 IMS Medallion Lecture: Local Rademacher complexities and oracle inequalities in risk minimization'' by V. Koltchinskii [arXiv:0708.0083]
Discussion of ``2004 IMS Medallion Lecture: Local Rademacher complexities and oracle inequalities in risk minimization'' by V. Koltchinskii [arXiv:0708.0083]
Discussion of ``2004 IMS Medallion Lecture: Local Rademacher complexities and oracle inequalities in risk minimization'' by V. Koltchinskii [arXiv:0708.0083]
Discussion of "2004 IMS Medallion Lecture: Local Rademacher complexities and oracle inequalities in risk minimization" by V. Koltchinskii [arXiv:0708.0083]
Hedging of defaultable claims in a structural model using a locally risk-minimizing approachq-fin.MF
In the context of a locally risk-minimizing approach, the problem of hedging defaultable claims and their Follmer-Schweizer decompositions are discussed in a structural model. This is done when the underlying process is a finite variation Levy process and the claims pay a predetermined payout at maturity, contingent on…
New method for valuing and hedging credit risk when defaults cannot be hedged.
problem Valuation and hedging of counterparty credit risk when there's no protection available.
method Local risk-minimization approach via BSDE (Backward Stochastic Differential Equation)
result Optimal strategy computed for valuing and hedging credit risk.
We illustrate how to compute local risk minimization (LRM) of call options for exponential Lévy models. We have previously obtained a representation of LRM for call options; here we transform it into a form that allows use of the fast Fourier transform method suggested by Carr & Madan. In particular, we consider Merton…
We discuss the difference between locally risk-minimizing and delta hedging strategies for exponential Lévy models, where delta hedging strategies in this paper are defined under the minimal martingale measure. We give firstly model-independent upper estimations for the difference. In addition we show numerical example…
In this paper we investigate the local risk-minimization approach for a combined financial-insurance model where there are restrictions on the information available to the insurance company. In particular we assume that, at any time, the insurance company may observe the number of deaths from a specific portfolio of in…
Enhanced Gordon growth model for valuing financial products.
problem Valuation of financial products with time-varying interest rates and dividends.
method Dynamic Gordon growth model with time-varying spot interest rate and dividends, risk-neutral valuation, locally risk-minimizing strategy.
result Pricing and hedging formulas for dividend-paying European options and equity-linked life insurance products.
Numerical analysis on locally risk-minimizing strategies for Barndorff-Nielsen and Shephard modelsq-fin.CP
Develops a numerical method for LRM strategies in BNS models with infinite active jumps.
problem Calculating locally risk-minimizing strategies for non-martingale BNS models with infinite active jumps.
method Modified Malliavin calculus expression and Monte Carlo method for non-martingale BNS models.
result Proposes a numerical method for LRM strategies in non-martingale BNS models with infinite active jumps.
Taylor Learningstat.ML
New learning algorithm for real analytic functions without gradient descent.
problem Learning real analytic functions without gradient descent.
method Taylor approximation and sampling data distribution.
result Nonuniform learning result for real analytic functions.
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 …
Optimizes exp-concave losses with a new risk bound.
problem Optimizing exp-concave losses with stochastic convex optimization.
method Empirical Risk Minimization with a unified geometric assumption and local norms.
result Provides an excess risk bound.
In this paper we investigate the local risk-minimization approach for a semimartingale financial market where there are restrictions on the available information to agents who can observe at least the asset prices. We characterize the optimal strategy in terms of suitable decompositions of a given contingent claim, wit…
Local risk-minimization for Barndorff-Nielsen and Shephard models with volatility risk premiumq-fin.MF
We derive representations of local risk-minimization of call and put options for Barndorff-Nielsen and Shephard models: jump type stochastic volatility models whose squared volatility process is given by a non-Gaussian rnstein-Uhlenbeck process. The general form of Barndorff-Nielsen and Shephard models includes two par…
Improved ADMM for convex distributed learning with differential privacy.
problem Privacy concerns in distributed learning with sensitive data.
method Approximate multi-step ADMM with calibrated noise.
result Higher utility and error bounds asymptotic to state-of-the-art.
On Acceleration of Gradient-Based Empirical Risk Minimization using Local Polynomial Regressionmath.OC
Accelerates ERM problems with LPI-GD and improved oracle complexity.
problem Empirical Risk Minimization (ERM) problems with strong convexity and smoothness.
method Local Polynomial Interpolation-based Gradient Descent (LPI-GD) and accelerated methods.
result Oracle complexity improved to $ ilde{O}\left(\sqrtσ m^d \log(1/\varepsilon)
ight)$.
The paper analyzes local minima in high-dimensional empirical risk minimization.
problem Understanding local minima in high-dimensional data models.
method Using Kac-Rice formula and proportional asymptotics, the paper derives bounds on local minima.
result Sharp asymptotics on estimation and prediction errors are derived.
The paper analyzes risk bounds and Rademacher complexity in batch RL.
problem Estimating/minimizing Bellman error with general value function approximation.
method Characterizes generalization performance using Rademacher complexities of function classes.
result Risk bounds and Rademacher complexities provide insights into batch RL.
This guide simplifies high-probability regret bounds in empirical risk minimization.
problem High-probability regret bounds in empirical risk minimization.
method Modular presentation, three-step recipe, localized Rademacher complexity, local maximal inequalities, metric-entropy integrals.
result Recover familiar rates for various function classes and derive regret bounds for nuisance components.
Sharp bounds on ERM's minimal error in regression.
problem Understanding ERM's performance in regression tasks.
method Sharp lower bounds for ERM in random and fixed design settings.
result ERM's performance depends on the global or local complexity of the model.
Analyzes how learning algorithms affect and are affected by data manipulation.
problem Characterizing the closed-loop behavior of learning algorithms in the presence of decision-dependent data.
method Analyzes repeated risk minimization as perturbed gradient flows of performative risk minimization, considering multiple local minimizers.
result Characterizes the region of attraction for various equilibria and introduces performative alignment.
Paper addresses ERM in LDP, reducing sample complexity for smooth and convex losses.
problem Achieving error α in ERM with non-interactive LDP, especially for high-dimensional data.
method Developed algorithms using Bernstein polynomial and polynomial approximation techniques.
result For smooth and convex losses, sample complexity is linear in dimensionality.
Study shows neural network parameters converge to ridgelet spectrum.
problem Characterization of local minima in over-parametrized neural networks.
method Developed ridgelet transform to analyze neural network parameters.
result Distribution of parameters converges to ridgelet spectrum.
We propose different schemes for option hedging when asset returns are modeled using a general class of GARCH models. More specifically, we implement local risk minimization and a minimum variance hedge approximation based on an extended Girsanov principle that generalizes Duan's (1995) delta hedge. Since the minimal m…
This paper addresses the risk-minimization problem, with and without mortality securitization, à la Föllmer-Sondermann for a large class of equity-linked mortality contracts when no model for the death time is specified. This framework includes the situation where the correlation between the market model and the time o…
This paper includes a proof of well-posedness of an initial-boundary value problem involving a system of degenerate non-local parabolic PDE which naturally arises in the study of derivative pricing in a generalized market model. In a semi-Markov modulated GBM model the locally risk minimizing price function satisfies a…
Paper introduces input perturbation for privacy in machine learning models.
problem Protecting both training data and model parameters while maintaining privacy.
method Add noise to training data and train with perturbed data for differential privacy.
result Achieves (ε,δ)-differential privacy on the final model with privacy on original data.
This work characterizes optimal multiclass learning with regularization.
problem The empirical risk minimization (ERM) algorithm fails in multiclass learning settings.
method Using one-inclusion graphs (OIGs), the work introduces optimal learning algorithms that relax structural risk minimization and incorporate unsupervised learning.
result An optimal learner is introduced that uses a local regularization function and an unsupervised learning stage to learn the regularizer.
New algorithm improves gradient-based ERM for smooth convex losses.
problem Empirical risk minimization of smooth, strongly convex loss functions.
method Iterative gradient-based method with local polynomial regression.
result Oracle complexity of for our algorithm.
We study Empirical Risk Minimizers (ERM) and Regularized Empirical Risk Minimizers (RERM) for regression problems with convex and -Lipschitz loss functions. We consider a setting where $|\cO|$ malicious outliers contaminate the labels. In that case, under a local Bernstein condition, we show that the -error rat…
Localized SVMs maintain SVM's consistency properties for large datasets.
problem Inefficient computational requirements of global SVMs for large data sets.
method Localized SVMs apply different hyperparameters to different regions of the input space.
result Localized SVMs inherit - and risk consistency from global SVMs.
In this paper, we study the Empirical Risk Minimization problem in the non-interactive local model of differential privacy. In the case of constant or low dimensionality (), we first show that if the ERM loss function is -smooth, then we can avoid a dependence of the sample complexity, to achieve e…
Local regularization fails in transductive learning for some multiclass problems.
problem Whether local regularization can learn all transductive multiclass problems.
method Provided a negative answer by exhibiting a specific multiclass problem.
result Local regularization cannot learn all transductive multiclass problems.
We analyze the landscape of empirical risk minimization for high-dimensional models, predicting phase transitions and critical point properties.
problem Understanding the complexity and structure of high-dimensional empirical risk landscapes.
method Using the Kac-Rice formula, we analyze the expected number of critical points and their spectral properties, providing detailed predictions.
result We derive complete topological phase diagrams for the phase retrieval problem, predicting BBP-type transitions and critical point stability.
Privacy Aware Learningstat.ML
We study statistical risk minimization problems under a privacy model in which the data is kept confidential even from the learner. In this local privacy framework, we establish sharp upper and lower bounds on the convergence rates of statistical estimation procedures. As a consequence, we exhibit a precise tradeoff be…
This work models overnight rates with jumps and discontinuities, extending classical short-rate models.
problem Capturing the jump behavior and discontinuities in overnight rates for accurate modeling.
method Developed a term structure modeling framework based on overnight rates, accommodating stochastic discontinuities.
result Simple specifications can capture the jump behavior of overnight rates, and explicit valuation formulas are provided.
We study the problem of determining risk-minimizing investment strategies for insurance payment processes in the presence of taxes and expenses. We consider the situation where taxes and expenses are paid continuously and symmetrically and introduce the concept of tax- and expense-modified risk-minimization. Risk-minim…
We consider regression with square loss and general classes of functions without the boundedness assumption. We introduce a notion of offset Rademacher complexity that provides a transparent way to study localization both in expectation and in high probability. For any (possibly non-convex) class, the excess loss of a …
Paper analyzes time series prediction using empirical risk minimization.
problem Optimizing 1-step-ahead prediction for time series.
method Empirical risk minimization applied to recursive algorithms for time series forecasting.
result Empirical risk minimization achieves optimal predictive performance.
Local risk-minimization with multiple assets under illiquidity with applications in energy marketsq-fin.MF
We propose a hedging approach for general contingent claims when liquidity is a concern and trading is subject to transaction cost. Multiple assets with different liquidity levels are available for hedging. Our risk criterion targets a tradeoff between minimizing the risk against fluctuations in the stock price and inc…
A new method for imputing missing data using graphical models.
problem Missing data in graphs and its impact on analysis.
method MMG framework based on conditional independence and PAI principle.
result Valid and efficient method for imputing missing data.
Improved Sample Complexity For Diffusion Model Training Without Empirical Risk Minimizer Accesscs.LG
Improved sample complexity for diffusion models without needing empirical risk minimizers.
problem Theoretical limitations in sample complexity for diffusion models.
method Structured decomposition of score estimation error, eliminating dependence on neural network parameters.
result Achieved sample complexity bound of O(ε^(-4)) without empirical risk minimizer access.