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48 results for self-decomposable variance process

Analyzes first exit times in a modified Barndorff-Nielsen and Shephard model.

problem Analyzing first exit times in a modified Barndorff-Nielsen and Shephard model.
method Formulated an approximate model driven by Brownian motion and Lévy subordinator, analyzed first exit times of log-return process.
result First exit time process decomposes into Brownian motion and Lévy subordinator components.

Study simulates Variance Gamma processes for energy derivatives pricing.

problem Simulating Variance Gamma processes for accurate energy derivative pricing.
method Three-step procedure to relate self-decomposability to increments, derived from Qu et al. (2019). Exact simulation of skeleton of Variance Gamma and symmetric Variance Gamma driven Ornstein-Uhlenbeck processes.
result Exact simulation of Variance Gamma and related processes without numerical inversion.

Study extends Lévy models to capture market propagation delays.

problem Capturing sudden events in related markets with stochastic delays.
method Extend multivariate Lévy models using self-decomposability and multivariate subordination.
result Derived closed-form expressions for characteristic function and implemented Monte Carlo scheme.

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.

Introduces a new Lévy process for modeling illiquid markets.

problem Modeling dynamic of assets in illiquid markets.
method Introduces Variance Gamma++ process, a new Lévy process, and provides efficient path simulation algorithms.
result Efficient pricing formula and parameter estimation for European options.

We analyze a method to produce pairs of non independent Poisson processes M(t),N(t)M(t),N(t) from positively correlated, self-decomposable, exponential renewals. In particular the present paper provides the family of copulas pairing the renewals, along with the closed form for the joint distribution pm,n(s,t)p_{m,n}(s,t) of the pair…

2015-09-02abs ↗pdf ↗

Study on gamma-related OU processes with simulation methods.

problem Distributional properties and simulation of gamma-related OU processes.
method Investigation of gamma and bilateral gamma laws, derivation of closed-form densities and characteristic functions, and development of efficient simulation algorithms.
result Efficient algorithms for generating gamma-related OU processes with significantly faster performance than existing methods.

Develops a new bivariate process for energy markets with improved simulation methods.

problem Modelling energy markets with stochastic delays and efficient simulations.
method Introduces a novel bivariate Normal Inverse Gaussian process and a path simulation scheme.
result Improves simulation efficiency for energy market models.

Characterizes Lévy-driven Ornstein-Uhlenbeck processes linked to tempered stable distributions.

problem Understanding Lévy-driven Ornstein-Uhlenbeck processes and their properties.
method Characterizes the Lévy triplet and deduces transition laws for finite variation Ornstein-Uhlenbeck processes associated with tempered stable distributions.
result Provides algorithms for generating skeleton of Ornstein-Uhlenbeck processes related to exponentially-modulated tempered stable laws.

Based on the concept of self-decomposable random variables we discuss the application of a model for a pair of dependent Poisson processes to energy facilities. Due to the resulting structure of the jump events we can see the self-decomposability as a form of cointegration among jumps. In the context of energy faciliti…

2015-09-03abs ↗pdf ↗

The weak variance-alpha-gamma process is a multivariate Lévy process constructed by weakly subordinating Brownian motion, possibly with correlated components with an alpha-gamma subordinator. It generalises the variance-alpha-gamma process of Semeraro constructed by traditional subordination. We compare three calibrati…

2018-01-26abs ↗pdf ↗

NP-PROV separates mean and variance spaces to improve function uncertainty.

problem Neural Processes fail on out-of-domain tasks due to shared latent space uncertainty.
method Separates mean and variance into function-value-related and position-related latent spaces.
result NP-PROV achieves state-of-the-art likelihood with bounded variance in drifts.

The article prices exchange options using variance gamma-like models.

problem Pricing exchange options under specific stochastic processes.
method Derives formulas for variance gamma and variance gamma++ processes, constructs multidimensional versions, calibrates parameters with real data.
result Closed formulas and numerical methods for evaluating exchange options.

We consider the mean-variance hedging problem under partial Information. The underlying asset price process follows a continuous semimartingale and strategies have to be constructed when only part of the information in the market is available. We show that the initial mean variance hedging problem is equivalent to a ne…

2007-03-14abs ↗pdf ↗

We introduce an affine extension of the Heston model where the instantaneous variance process contains a jump part driven by αα-stable processes with α(1,2]α\in(1,2]. In this framework, we examine the implied volatility and its asymptotic behaviors for both asset and variance options. Furthermore, we examine the jump clus…

2018-12-05abs ↗pdf ↗

Stochastic gradient descent updates parameters with summation gradient computed from a random data batch. This summation will lead to unbalanced training process if the data we obtained is unbalanced. To address this issue, this paper takes the error variance and error mean both into consideration. The adaptively adjus…

2018-11-20abs ↗pdf ↗

We prove that the variance swap rate (fair strike) equals the price of a co-terminal European-style contract when the underlying is an exponential Markov process, time-changed by an arbitrary continuous stochastic clock, which has arbitrary correlation with the driving Markov process, provided that the payoff function …

2017-05-02abs ↗pdf ↗

This paper addresses error bounds and posterior variance for Gaussian process regression.

problem Deriving performance guarantees for Gaussian process regression without prior knowledge.
method Lipschitz continuity and analysis of posterior variance function.
result Uniform error bounds for Gaussian process regression are derived.

The paper studies stochastic gradient descent with infinite variance gradients.

problem Theoretical properties of SGD with infinite variance gradients.
method Establish asymptotic behavior of SGD with infinite variance gradients.
result Asymptotic distribution of SGD is characterized as a stationary distribution of an Ornstein-Uhlenbeck process driven by a stable Lévy process.

We present a set of log-price integrated variance estimators, equal to the sum of open-high-low-close bridge estimators of spot variances within nn subsequent time-step intervals. The main characteristics of some of the introduced estimators is to take into account the information on the occurrence times of the high a…

2011-08-12abs ↗pdf ↗

Improved GP bandit algorithms for noiseless, varying noise, and RKHS norms.

problem Minimizing regret in Gaussian process bandits with unknown reward functions.
method New upper bound on maximum posterior variance, refined MVR and PE algorithms.
result Optimal regret bounds for noiseless, varying noise, and RKHS norms.

The paper prices energy spread options using a complex stochastic model.

problem Pricing energy spread options with specific stochastic dynamics.
method Uses an exponential Ornstein-Uhlenbeck process driven by variance gamma processes, applying the Esscher transform and FFT method.
result Derives an analytical formula for pricing forwards and spread options.

Boundary effects inflate variance in Gaussian processes, leading to acquisition bias.

problem Boundary-induced acquisition bias in Gaussian processes.
method Traced root cause to geometric mechanism of kernel truncation at domain boundaries.
result Boundary effects create distortion that worsens with dimensionality, affecting acquisition behavior.

We develop generic and efficient importance sampling estimators for Monte Carlo evaluation of prices of single- and multi-asset European and path-dependent options in asset price models driven by Lévy processes, extending earlier works which focused on the Black-Scholes and continuous stochastic volatility models. Usin…

2016-08-16abs ↗pdf ↗

Researchers formalize PD and PFI to relate them to data generating process.

problem Lack of theory linking PD and PFI to data generating process.
method Formalize PD and PFI as estimators of ground truth estimands, account for model variance with learner-PD and learner-PFI.
result PD and PFI estimates deviate from ground truth due to statistical biases, model variance, and Monte Carlo approximation errors.

Improved outlier detection in hierarchical Gaussian Processes using Wasserstein-2 kernels.

problem Outlier detection limitations in stacked Gaussian Processes.
method Proposed a hybrid kernel combining Euclidean and Wasserstein-2 distances, emphasizing variance in Wasserstein-2 computations.
result Improved performance and enhanced out-of-distribution detection on various datasets.

The accurate prediction of time-changing variances is an important task in the modeling of financial data. Standard econometric models are often limited as they assume rigid functional relationships for the variances. Moreover, function parameters are usually learned using maximum likelihood, which can lead to overfitt…

2014-02-13abs ↗pdf ↗

New algorithms reduce regret in both stochastic and deterministic environments.

problem Designing algorithms that perform well in both types of MDPs.
method Proposed new environment norms and algorithms with variance-dependent regret bounds.
result First algorithm with simultaneously optimal bounds for both stochastic and deterministic MDPs.

This paper presents a multinomial method for option pricing when the underlying asset follows an exponential Variance Gamma process. The continuous time Variance Gamma process is approximated by a discrete time Markov chain with the same firsts four cumulants. This approach is particularly convenient for pricing Americ…

2016-12-31abs ↗pdf ↗

The paper optimizes RV estimation by efficient sampling in time-changed diffusion models.

problem Improving realized variance (RV) estimation in time-changed diffusion models.
method Theoretical analysis and simulations of hitting time and realized business time sampling schemes.
result Realized business time sampling is empirically most efficient for high noise levels.

Optimal B-robust estimate is constructed for multidimensional parameter in drift coefficient of diffusion type process with small noise. Optimal mean-variance robust (optimal V -robust) trading strategy is find to hedge in mean-variance sense the contingent claim in incomplete financial market with arbitrary informatio…

2008-05-01abs ↗pdf ↗