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1 | (4) |
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2 Conditional Expectation and Linear Parabolic PDEs |
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5 | (16) |
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2.1 Stochastic Differential Equations |
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5 | (5) |
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2.2 Markovian Solutions of SDEs |
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10 | (1) |
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2.3 Connection with Linear Partial Differential Equations |
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11 | (4) |
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11 | (1) |
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2.3.2 Cauchy Problem and the Feynman-Kac Representation |
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12 | (2) |
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2.3.3 Representation of the Dirichlet Problem |
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14 | (1) |
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2.4 The Black-Scholes Model |
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15 | (6) |
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2.4.1 The Continuous-Time Financial Market |
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15 | (1) |
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2.4.2 Portfolio and Wealth Process |
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16 | (2) |
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2.4.3 Admissible Portfolios and No-Arbitrage |
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18 | (1) |
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2.4.4 Super-Hedging and No-Arbitrage Bounds |
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18 | (1) |
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2.4.5 The No-Arbitrage Valuation Formula |
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19 | (1) |
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2.4.6 PDE Characterization of the Black-Scholes Price |
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20 | (1) |
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3 Stochastic Control and Dynamic Programming |
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21 | (18) |
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3.1 Stochastic Control Problems in Standard Form |
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21 | (4) |
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3.2 The Dynamic Programming Principle |
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25 | (5) |
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3.2.1 A Weak Dynamic Programming Principle |
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25 | (2) |
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3.2.2 Dynamic Programming Without Measurable Selection |
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27 | (3) |
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3.3 The Dynamic Programming Equation |
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30 | (3) |
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3.4 On the Regularity of the Value Function |
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33 | (6) |
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3.4.1 Continuity of the Value Function for Bounded Controls |
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33 | (3) |
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3.4.2 A Deterministic Control Problem with Non-smooth Value Function |
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36 | (1) |
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3.4.3 A Stochastic Control Problem with Non-smooth Value Function |
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36 | (3) |
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4 Optimal Stopping and Dynamic Programming |
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39 | (14) |
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4.1 Optimal Stopping Problems |
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39 | (2) |
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4.2 The Dynamic Programming Principle |
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41 | (2) |
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4.3 The Dynamic Programming Equation |
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43 | (2) |
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4.4 Regularity of the Value Function |
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45 | (8) |
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4.4.1 Finite Horizon Optimal Stopping |
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45 | (2) |
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4.4.2 Infinite Horizon Optimal Stopping |
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47 | (3) |
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4.4.3 An Optimal Stopping Problem with Nonsmooth Value |
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50 | (3) |
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5 Solving Control Problems by Verification |
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53 | (14) |
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5.1 The Verification Argument for Stochastic Control Problems |
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53 | (4) |
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5.2 Examples of Control Problems with Explicit Solutions |
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57 | (5) |
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5.2.1 Optimal Portfolio Allocation |
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57 | (1) |
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5.2.2 Law of Iterated Logarithm for Double Stochastic Integrals |
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58 | (4) |
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5.3 The Verification Argument for Optimal Stopping Problems |
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62 | (2) |
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5.4 Examples of Optimal Stopping Problems with Explicit Solutions |
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64 | (3) |
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5.4.1 Perpetual American Options |
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64 | (2) |
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5.4.2 Finite Horizon American Options |
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66 | (1) |
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6 Introduction to Viscosity Solutions |
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67 | (22) |
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6.1 Intuition Behind Viscosity Solutions |
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67 | (1) |
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6.2 Definition of Viscosity Solutions |
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68 | (1) |
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69 | (4) |
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6.4 Comparison Result and Uniqueness |
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73 | (7) |
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6.4.1 Comparison of Classical Solutions in a Bounded Domain |
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73 | (1) |
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6.4.2 Semijets Definition of Viscosity Solutions |
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74 | (1) |
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6.4.3 The Crandall-Ishii's Lemma |
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75 | (1) |
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6.4.4 Comparison of Viscosity Solutions in a Bounded Domain |
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76 | (4) |
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6.5 Comparison in Unbounded Domains |
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80 | (3) |
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83 | (1) |
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6.7 Proof of the Crandall-Ishii's Lemma |
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84 | (5) |
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7 Dynamic Programming Equation in the Viscosity Sense |
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89 | (12) |
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7.1 DPE for Stochastic Control Problems |
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89 | (6) |
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7.2 DPE for Optimal Stopping Problems |
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95 | (3) |
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7.3 A Comparison Result for Obstacle Problems |
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98 | (3) |
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8 Stochastic Target Problems |
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101 | (22) |
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8.1 Stochastic Target Problems |
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101 | (11) |
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101 | (1) |
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8.1.2 Geometric Dynamic Programming Principle |
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102 | (2) |
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8.1.3 The Dynamic Programming Equation |
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104 | (6) |
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8.1.4 Application: Hedging Under Portfolio Constraints |
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110 | (2) |
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8.2 Stochastic Target Problem with Controlled Probability of Success |
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112 | (11) |
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8.2.1 Reduction to a Stochastic Target Problem |
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113 | (1) |
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8.2.2 The Dynamic Programming Equation |
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114 | (1) |
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8.2.3 Application: Quantile Hedging in the Black-Scholes Model |
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115 | (8) |
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9 Second Order Stochastic Target Problems |
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123 | (26) |
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9.1 Superhedging Under Gamma Constraints |
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123 | (11) |
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9.1.1 Problem Formulation |
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124 | (2) |
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9.1.2 Hedging Under Upper Gamma Constraint |
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126 | (6) |
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9.1.3 Including the Lower Bound on the Gamma |
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132 | (2) |
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9.2 Second Order Target Problem |
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134 | (11) |
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9.2.1 Problem Formulation |
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134 | (2) |
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9.2.2 The Geometric Dynamic Programming |
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136 | (1) |
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9.2.3 The Dynamic Programming Equation |
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137 | (8) |
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9.3 Superhedging Under Illiquidity Cost |
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145 | (4) |
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10 Backward SDEs and Stochastic Control |
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149 | (16) |
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10.1 Motivation and Examples |
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149 | (5) |
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10.1.1 The Stochastic Pontryagin Maximum Principle |
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150 | (2) |
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10.1.2 BSDEs and Stochastic Target Problems |
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152 | (1) |
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153 | (1) |
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10.2 Wellposedness of BSDEs |
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154 | (5) |
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10.2.1 Martingale Representation for Zero Generator |
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154 | (1) |
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10.2.2 BSDEs with Affine Generator |
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155 | (1) |
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10.2.3 The Main Existence and Uniqueness Result |
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156 | (3) |
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10.3 Comparison and Stability |
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159 | (1) |
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10.4 BSDEs and Stochastic Control |
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160 | (2) |
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10.5 BSDEs and Semilinear PDEs |
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162 | (2) |
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10.6 Appendix: Essential Supremum |
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164 | (1) |
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11 Quadratic Backward SDEs |
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165 | (24) |
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11.1 A Priori Estimates and Uniqueness |
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166 | (3) |
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11.1.1 A Priori Estimates for Bounded Y |
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166 | (1) |
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11.1.2 Some Properties of BMO Martingales |
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167 | (1) |
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168 | (1) |
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169 | (6) |
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11.2.1 Existence for Small Final Condition |
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169 | (3) |
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11.2.2 Existence for Bounded Final Condition |
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172 | (3) |
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11.3 Portfolio Optimization Under Constraints |
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175 | (6) |
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11.3.1 Problem Formulation |
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175 | (2) |
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11.3.2 BSDE Characterization |
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177 | (4) |
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11.4 Interacting Investors with Performance Concern |
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181 | (8) |
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11.4.1 The Nash Equilibrium Problem |
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181 | (1) |
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11.4.2 The Individual Optimization Problem |
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182 | (1) |
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11.4.3 The Case of Linear Constraints |
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183 | (3) |
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11.4.4 Nash Equilibrium Under Deterministic Coefficients |
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186 | (3) |
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12 Probabilistic Numerical Methods for Nonlinear PDEs |
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189 | (12) |
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190 | (3) |
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12.2 Convergence of the Discrete-Time Approximation |
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193 | (2) |
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12.3 Consistency, Monotonicity and Stability |
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195 | (2) |
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12.4 The Barles-Souganidis Monotone Scheme |
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197 | (4) |
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13 Introduction to Finite Differences Methods |
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201 | (12) |
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13.1 Overview of the Barles-Souganidis Framework |
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201 | (2) |
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203 | (3) |
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13.2.1 The Heat Equation: The Classic Explicit and Implicit Schemes |
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203 | (3) |
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13.2.2 The Black-Scholes-Merton PDE |
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206 | (1) |
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13.3 A Nonlinear Example: The Passport Option |
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206 | (3) |
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13.3.1 Problem Formulation |
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206 | (1) |
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13.3.2 Finite Difference Approximation |
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207 | (2) |
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209 | (1) |
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13.4 The Bonnans-Zidani [ 7] Approximation |
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209 | (2) |
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13.5 Working in a Finite Domain |
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211 | (1) |
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13.6 Variational Inequalities and Splitting Methods |
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211 | (2) |
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13.6.1 The American Option |
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211 | (2) |
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