2010年11月13日星期六

Things I'm interested

counterparty credit risk

contagion model?

correlated default

Calypso system

RiskMetrics system

Copulas

2010年11月12日星期五

damn it! the stopping time is independent on the control

The stochastic control is not working, since the stopping time is dependent on the proportion.

I am thinking of  the superreplication of the lookback option now.

2010年11月8日星期一

We have solved M. problem?

The problem becomes quite interesting once I apply the viscosity solution theory.
Actually the second derivative Y_{xx} might not be always positive. (I made a terrible assumption last time by assuming Y to be strictly concave.) Hence, the value function Y(x) might be convex for small x and concave for larger x. It is very nice, since when it's convex, the value function satisfies the Black-Scholes-Merton equation. We should be fascinated about our result.
Cannot wait to discuss it with "Big Boss".

2010年11月1日星期一

replication, superreplication & Stochastic Singular Control

After turning the random duration to finite during, I have discovered some interesting facts:
1. With the discountinous boundary conditions, the value function V(t,x) is not C^{1,2}. c.f. Pham's book (example on singular control)
2. Need to study viscosity solution (totally forgotten subject)
3. Now that it's a finite boundary problem, it becomes how to replicate/superreplicate the digital option with short constraint on portfolios
4. c.f. Cvitanic or Uwe Wystup's dissertation from CMU.