Title :
Remarks on the pricing of contingent claims under constraints
Author :
Bensoussan, Alain
Author_Institution :
Univ. of Paris-Dauphine, Paris, France
fDate :
3/1/2004 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
The study of the pricing of contingent claims under constraints leads, in the case of stocks obeying lognormal distributions, to an interesting analytical result. Namely, the price satisfies the Black Scholes equation with a different initial condition. We give a mostly analytical treatment of this result, using the probabilistic interpretation of the Cauchy problem, with nonsmooth initial conditions.
Keywords :
log normal distribution; pricing; stochastic processes; stock markets; Black Scholes equation; Cauchy problem; arbitrage opportunity; constraints leads; contingent claims; hedging price; lognormal distributions; pricing; stochastic control; stocks; wealth process; Algebra; Differential equations; Dynamic programming; Filtration; Indium tin oxide; Particle measurements; Portfolios; Pricing; Process control; Stochastic processes;
Journal_Title :
Automatic Control, IEEE Transactions on
DOI :
10.1109/TAC.2004.824475