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Optimal switching problem for marked point process and systems of reflected BSDE

Probability 2017-11-01 v2

Abstract

We formulate an optimal switching problem when the underlying filtration is generated by a marked point process and a Brownian motion. Each mode is characterized by a different compensator for the point process, and thus by a different probability Pi\mathbb{P}^i, which form a dominated family. To each strategy a\mathbf{a} of switching times and actions then corresponds a compensator and a probability Pa\mathbb{P}^\mathbf{a}, and the reward is calculated under this probability. To solve this problem, we define and study a system of reflected BSDE where the obstacle for each equation depends on the solution to the others. The main assumption is that the point process is non explosive and quasi-left continuous. We prove wellposedness of this system through a Picard iteration method, and then use it to represent the optimal value function of the switching problem. We also obtain a comparison theorem for BSDE driven by marked point process and Brownian motion. Keywords: reflected backward stochastic differential equations, optimal stopping, optimal switching, marked point processes.

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@article{arxiv.1710.08506,
  title  = {Optimal switching problem for marked point process and systems of reflected BSDE},
  author = {Nahuel Foresta},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1710.08506},
  year   = {2017}
}
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