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:: Stochastic Integration & Ito's Lemma ::

This article combines the previous article on the subject to Ito's Lemma.

We have seen that:

[Graphics:Images/stochintito_gr_1.gif]

By Ito's Lemma we have that:

[Graphics:Images/stochintito_gr_2.gif]

Therefore if we set [Graphics:Images/stochintito_gr_3.gif] thus [Graphics:Images/stochintito_gr_4.gif] then on rearranging we have:

[Graphics:Images/stochintito_gr_5.gif]

[Graphics:Images/stochintito_gr_6.gif]

[Graphics:Images/stochintito_gr_7.gif]

e.g.  Show that

[Graphics:Images/stochintito_gr_8.gif]

set [Graphics:Images/stochintito_gr_9.gif]thus [Graphics:Images/stochintito_gr_10.gif].

[Graphics:Images/stochintito_gr_11.gif]

[Graphics:Images/stochintito_gr_12.gif]

e.g.  Show that

[Graphics:Images/stochintito_gr_13.gif]

set [Graphics:Images/stochintito_gr_14.gif] thus [Graphics:Images/stochintito_gr_15.gif].

[Graphics:Images/stochintito_gr_16.gif]

[Graphics:Images/stochintito_gr_17.gif]

Solving a Stochastic Differential Equation

Consider the linear multiplicative noise process :

[Graphics:Images/stochintito_gr_18.gif]

This process is known as multiplicative white noise since the noise term dX multiples S. This can be solved using Ito's formula:

[Graphics:Images/stochintito_gr_19.gif]

[Graphics:Images/stochintito_gr_20.gif]

[Graphics:Images/stochintito_gr_21.gif]

[Graphics:Images/stochintito_gr_22.gif]


We can now integrate directly:

[Graphics:Images/stochintito_gr_23.gif]

Written by Raffaello Vardavas.

 

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