English

The non-linear multiple stopping problem: between the discrete and the continuous time

Optimization and Control 2025-04-21 v1 Probability

Abstract

We consider the non-linear optimal multiple stopping problem under general conditions on the non-linear evaluation operators, which might depend on two time indices: the time of evaluation/assessment and the horizon (when the reward or loss is incurred). We do not assume convexity/concavity or cash-invariance. We focus on the case where the agent's stopping strategies are what we call Bermudan stopping strategies, a framework which can be seen as lying between the discrete and the continuous time. We first study the non-linear double optimal stopping problem by using a reduction approach. We provide a necessary and a sufficient condition for optimal pairs, and a result on existence of optimal pairs. We then generalize the results to the non-linear dd-optimal stopping problem. We treat the symmetric case (of additive and multiplicative reward families) as examples.

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@article{arxiv.2504.13503,
  title  = {The non-linear multiple stopping problem: between the discrete and the continuous time},
  author = {Miryana Grigorova and Marie-Claire Quenez and Peng Yuan},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2504.13503},
  year   = {2025}
}
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