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Local martingale deflators for asset processes stopped at a default time $S^\tau$ or right before $S^{\tau-}$

Pricing of Securities 2016-07-21 v4 Probability

Abstract

Let FG\mathbb{F}\subset \mathbb{G} be two filtrations and SS be a F\mathbb{F} semimartingale possessing a F\mathbb{F} local martingale deflator. Consider τ\tau a G\mathbb{G} stopping time. We study the problem whether SτS^{\tau-} or SτS^{\tau} can have G\mathbb{G} local martingale deflators. A suitable theoretical framework is set up in this paper, within which necessary/sufficient conditions for the problem to be solved have been proved. Under these conditions, we will construct G\mathbb{G} local martingale deflators for SτS^{\tau-} or for SτS^{\tau}. Among others, it is proved that G\mathbb{G} local martingale deflators are multiples of F\mathbb{F} local martingale deflators, with a multiplicator coming from the multiplicative decomposition of the Az\'ema supermartingale of τ\tau. The proofs of the necessary/sufficient conditions require various results to be established about Az\'ema supermartingale, about local martingale deflator, about filtration enlargement, which are interesting in themselves. Our study is based on a filtration enlargement setting. For applications, it is important to have a method to infer the existence of such setting from the knowledge of the market information. This question is discussed at the end of the paper.

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@article{arxiv.1405.4474,
  title  = {Local martingale deflators for asset processes stopped at a default time $S^\tau$ or right before $S^{\tau-}$},
  author = {Shiqi Song},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1405.4474},
  year   = {2016}
}

Comments

The predictable multiplicative decompositions of Az\'ema supermartingales are reconsidered in this new version