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Second order reflected backward stochastic differential equations

Probability 2015-04-07 v4

Abstract

In this article, we build upon the work of Soner, Touzi and Zhang [Probab. Theory Related Fields 153 (2012) 149-190] to define a notion of a second order backward stochastic differential equation reflected on a lower c\`adl\`ag obstacle. We prove existence and uniqueness of the solution under a Lipschitz-type assumption on the generator, and we investigate some links between our reflected 2BSDEs and nonclassical optimal stopping problems. Finally, we show that reflected 2BSDEs provide a super-hedging price for American options in a market with volatility uncertainty.

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@article{arxiv.1201.0746,
  title  = {Second order reflected backward stochastic differential equations},
  author = {Anis Matoussi and Dylan Possamaï and Chao Zhou},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1201.0746},
  year   = {2015}
}

Comments

Published in at http://dx.doi.org/10.1214/12-AAP906 the Annals of Applied Probability (http://www.imstat.org/aap/) by the Institute of Mathematical Statistics (http://www.imstat.org). arXiv admin note: text overlap with arXiv:1003.6053 by other authors

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