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Sincov's and other functional equations and negative interest rates

Classical Analysis and ODEs 2022-11-10 v2

Abstract

Investigating the future value F(K,s,t)F(K,s,t) of a capital KK invested at date SS at date tt the "natural" condition F(K,s,t)KF(K,s,t)\geq K has lost its naturality because of the strange fact of negative interest rates. This leads to the task of describing the possible solutions of the multiplicative Sincov equation f(s,u)=f(s,t)f(t,u)f(s,u)=f(s,t)f(t,u) for stus\leq t\leq u, where f(s,t)=0f(s,t)=0 may happen. In this paper we solve this task and discuss connections to the theory of investments.

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@article{arxiv.2210.02250,
  title  = {Sincov's and other functional equations and negative interest rates},
  author = {Gergely Kiss and Jens Schwaiger},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2210.02250},
  year   = {2022}
}

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9 pages