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Moment generating function of a stochastic integral

Let $(B_t)_{t\geq 0}$ be a Brownian motion and $f(t)$ a square integrable deterministic function. Then: $$ \mathbb{E}\left[e^{\int_0^tf(s) \, dB_s}\right] = \mathbb{E}\left[e^{\frac{1}{2}\int_0^t ...
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$dX_t=1_{X_t\not=0} dW_t$

Given The SDE : $dX_t=1_{X_t\not=0} dW_t$ with $ X_{0}=\xi $ how can I construct two obvious strong solutions to prove that SDE has non pathwise uniquenss Indeed Consider the stopping time $$ ...
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Conditional expectation of a functional of an Itô's semimartingale under its equivalent martingale measure

Consider a probability filtered space $(\Omega, \mathcal F, \mathbb F, \mathbb P)$, where $\mathbb F = (\mathcal F_t)_{0\leq t\leq T}$ satisfying the habitual conditions and is generated by $1 d $- ...
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Very basic doubt about Itô's lemma

While trying obtain the dynamics of $X_t = \exp( \int_t ^T \phi_s ds)$, where $\phi$ is an Ito process following $$ d\phi_t = \mu dt+ \sigma dW_t \ ,$$ I had some doubt concerning the application of ...
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Ito integral almost sure and $L^2$ limit

why does one define the Ito integral as the $L^2$ limit, although it can be shown by Doob's martingale inequality and Borel-Cantelli lemma that there exists a t continuous version, which is ...
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Multidimensional infinitesimal generator of a jump-diffusion

Let $X=\{X_t\}_{t\geq0}$ be an $n$-dimensional Markov process, defined by the SDE $$dX_t = \mu(t, X_t) \, dt + \sigma(t,X_t) \, dB_t+\beta(t-,X_{t-}) \, dN_t,$$ where $\mu, \sigma$ and $\beta$ are ...
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Ito Isometry and quadratic variation

Here is a confusion regarding stochastic integrals. Let $Y_t=\int_0^tW_sds$ where $W_t$ is a Brownian Motion. Now $dY_t=W_tdt$. So from this expression one can conclude that $dY_t \cdot ...
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Why do people simulate with Brownian motion instead of “Intuitive Brownian Motion”?

I have just recently begun studying Brownian motion and stochastic calculus at the level of an undergraduate or beginning graduate student of applied mathematics. (Textbooks I've looked at are by ...
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About stochastic differential equations

Consider, for all $x \in \mathbb R $, the process $\left( X_t^x\right)_{t\geq 0} $ unique solution of the following SDE: $$ X_t ^x =x + \int _0 ^t \sigma\left( X_s^x\right) ~dB_s + \int _0 ^t ...
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Limit of a Wiener integral

How to show that $$ \lim _{\alpha \rightarrow \infty } \sup_{t \in \left [0,T \right]} \left | e^{-\alpha t} \int _ 0 ^t e^{\alpha s} ~ dB_s \right | =0, \ \ \text{a.e.} $$ where $\left (B_s ...
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Is continuous L2 bounded local martingale a true martingale?

I can prove it briefly, but I found a "counter" example. (There must be a mistake in the following words...) I can prove: X is a continuous local martingale, with $X_0=0$ a.s, then X is $L_2$ bounded ...
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Covariance of Brownian Bridge?

I am confused by this question. We all know that Brownian Bridge can also be expressed as: $$Y_t=bt+(1−t)\int_a^b \! \frac{1}{1-s} \, \mathrm{d} B_s $$ Where the Brownian motion will end at b at $t ...
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Stochastic representation formula

Consider the following boundary value problem in the domain $[0,T]$ x $R$ for an unknown function F. $\frac{\partial F}{\partial t}(t,x) + \mu(t,x)\frac{\partial F}{\partial x}(t,x) + \frac ...
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expectation of a process of a multidimensional brownian motion

Let $B(t)=(B_{1}(t),B_{2}(t),B_{3}(t))$ be a standard three dimensional Brownian motion (i.e. it has independent components and starts at the origin). Now let $a=(a_{1},a_{2},a_{3})\neq(0,0,0)$ be a ...
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Stochastic integrals and new probability measures

Let $B$ be a standard Brownian motion on $(\Omega, \mathcal{F}, P, ({\mathcal{F}_t})_{t\ge0})$, where the filtration is the one generated by $B$. Fix a time interval $[0,T]$. Define the process $X$ as ...
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Bounded variation and continuous local part when using Ito's Formula

When we apply Ito's Formula to a continuous semimartingale, which is the bounded variation part and which is the continuous local martingale part? Is there a general rule or does it depend on the ...
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Confusion regarding Stochastic integral

I've a stupid doubt in the construction of stochastic integral of real scalar valued maps. Many times I've seen in books after the stochastic integral is defined in [$0,T$] for the integrand in $L^2$ ...
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Ito's formula for irregular functions

Let's say we have \begin{align} Y_t=h(t,X_t) \end{align} and for simplicity \begin{align} dX_t=e\,dt+f\,dW_t \end{align} then by Ito's formula we have \begin{align} dY_t=\left(\frac{\partial ...
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Existence of solutions to stochastic differential equations by the Banach contraction principle?

I've read a proof for existence of solutions to stochastic differential equation from a book of Ikeda and Watanabe and have a question. Is it possible to prove existence (and uniquness) by means of ...
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A question related to Novikov's condition

The well-known 'Novikov condition' says: Let $ L = (L_t)_{t \geq 0} $ be a continuous local martingale null at 0 and $ Z = \exp(L - \frac{1}{2} \langle L \rangle) $ its stochastic exponential. If ...
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Constructing Ito integral for adapted process

I am trying to construct Ito integral for adapted process. However, I am stuck at some point. Let $X^n(t)$ be a sequence of simple processes convergent in probability to the process $X(t)$. Then the ...
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Probability density function of the integral of a continuous stochastic process

I am interested in whether there is a general method to calculate the pdf of the integral of a stochastic process that is continuous in time. My specific example: I am studying a stochastic given ...
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Computing Some Integrals via Gauss Integral

$ \displaystyle\int_{-\infty }^\infty e^{-\frac{1}{2} x^2} \; dx $ and $ \displaystyle\int_{-\infty }^\infty x^{2}e^{-\frac{1}{2}x^2} \; dx $ how i compute these integrals via Gauss Integral?
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Distribution of Maximum of Sum of Sum of Gaussians

Let $X_i$ be a sequence of i.i.d. standard normal random variables. Let $Y_i=\sum_{k=1}^iX_k$ and $Z_i=\sum_{k=1}^iY_k$. I am interested in upper and lower bounds for $P(\sup_{1\leq i\leq m}|X_i|\leq ...
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Is this local martingale a true martingale?

Using the Ito's formula I have shown that $X_t$ is a local martingale, because $dX_t=\dots dB_t$, where $$X_t = (B_t+t)\exp\left(-B_t-\frac{t}{2}\right),$$ $B_t$ - is a standard Brownian motion I ...
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Deriving SDE(s) and Expectation from Given PDE

We want to solve the PDE $u_t + \left( \frac{x^2 + y^2}{2}\right)u_{xx} + (x-y^2)u_y + ryu = 0 $ where $r$ is some constant and $u(x,y,T) = V(x,y)$ is given. Write an SDE and express $u(x,y,0)$ as the ...
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Does Itō isometry have different versions?

Itō isometry from Wikipedia: Let $W : [0, T] \times \Omega \to \mathbb{R}$ denote the canonical real-valued Wiener process defined up to time $T > 0$, and let $X : [0, T] \times \Omega \to ...
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Solution to nonlinear Stochastic Differential Equation

$dX_t=(\sqrt{1+X_t^2}+\frac{1}{2}X_t)dt+\sqrt{1+X_t^2}dW_t, X_0=0$, where $W_t$ is brownian. I tried using $X_t=\sinh(W_t)$ but then when I apply Ito's lemma to it, I can't get the first sqrt term. ...
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Solution to the stochastic differential equation

Let $X_o=x$, $dX_t=\frac{1}{X_t}dt+X_tdW_t$, $W_t$ is a brownian motion i am thinking of trying $Y_t=\frac{X_t^2}{2}$ and apply ito's lemma on $Y_t$
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expected value of product of stochastic processes

Let $X_t=\sigma \int_0^t e^{-a(t-s)} dW_s$, where $\sigma , a $ are constants. How can I find the expected value of the product of $X_t, X_s$ For t>s, $\mathbb{E}[X_t, X_s]$, and $\mathbb{E}[X_t, ...
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Expected value of the stochastic integral $\int_0^t e^{as} dW_s$

I am trying to calculate a stochastic integral $\mathbb{E}[\int_0^t e^{as} dW_s]$. I tried breaking it up into a Riemann sum $\mathbb{E}[\sum e^{as_{t_i}}(W_{t_i}-W_{t_{i-1}})]$, but I get expected ...
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Observable and unobservable parameters of stochastic processes

Consider the following diffusion process $$ dX_t = \mu\,dt+\sigma(t,X_t)\,dW_t $$ where $X,W$ are 1-dimensional and. Is it true that given a history $(X_s,s\leq t)$ for each $s< t$ one can find ...