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Multifractal random walks with fractional Brownian motion via Malliavin calculus

Probability 2012-09-24 v1

Abstract

We introduce a Multifractal Random Walk (MRW) defined as a stochastic integral of an infinitely divisible noise with respect to a dependent fractional Brownian motion. Using the techniques of the Malliavin calculus, we study the existence of this object and its properties. We then propose a continuous time model in finance that captures the main properties observed in the empirical data, including the leverage effect. We illustrate our result by numerical simulations.

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@article{arxiv.1209.4717,
  title  = {Multifractal random walks with fractional Brownian motion via Malliavin calculus},
  author = {Alexis Fauth and Ciprian Tudor},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1209.4717},
  year   = {2012}
}