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As is well known, average-cost optimality inequalities imply the existence of stationary optimal policies for Markov Decision Processes with average costs per unit time, and these inequalities hold under broad natural conditions. This paper…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2016-10-04 Eugene A. Feinberg , Yan Liang

We study a goal-based portfolio selection problem in which an investor aims to meet multiple financial goals, each with a specific deadline and target amount. Trading the stock incurs a strictly positive transaction cost. Using the…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2025-10-27 Erhan Bayraktar , Bingyan Han , Jingjie Zhang

We study the existence theory for parabolic variational inequalities in weighted $L^2$ spaces with respect to excessive measures associated with a transition semigroup. We characterize the value function of optimal stopping problems for…

Analysis of PDEs · Mathematics 2011-11-09 Viorel Barbu , Carlo Marinelli

We consider finite horizon Markov decision processes under performance measures that involve both the mean and the variance of the cumulative reward. We show that either randomized or history-based policies can improve performance. We prove…

Machine Learning · Computer Science 2011-05-02 Shie Mannor , John Tsitsiklis

We consider a pathwise stochastic optimal control problem and study the associated (not necessarily adapted) Hamilton-Jacobi-Bellman stochastic partial differential equation. We show that the value process is the unique solution of this…

Probability · Mathematics 2023-11-02 Neeraj Bhauryal , Ana Bela Cruzeiro , Carlos Oliveira

The level set method is a widely used tool for solving reachability and invariance problems. However, some shortcomings, such as the difficulties of handling dissipation function and constructing terminal conditions for solving the…

Systems and Control · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2021-12-01 Wei Liao , Taotao Liang , Xiaohui Wei , Jizhou Lai

This article deals with the existence and the uniqueness of solutions to quadratic and superquadratic Markovian backward stochastic differential equations (BSDEs for short) with an unbounded terminal condition. Our results are deeply linked…

Probability · Mathematics 2012-04-27 Adrien Richou

Optimal liquidation of an asset with unknown constant drift and stochastic regime-switching volatility is studied. The uncertainty about the drift is represented by an arbitrary probability distribution; the stochastic volatility is…

Mathematical Finance · Quantitative Finance 2019-01-17 Juozas Vaicenavicius

Our study is dedicated to the probabilistic representation and numerical approximation of solutions to coupled systems of variational inequalities. The dynamics of each component of the solution is driven by a different linear parabolic…

Probability · Mathematics 2014-01-10 Romuald Elie , Idris Kharroubi

This paper deals with control of partially observable discrete-time stochastic systems. It introduces and studies Markov Decision Processes with Incomplete Information and with semi-uniform Feller transition probabilities. The important…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2022-08-30 Eugene A. Feinberg , Pavlo O. Kasyanov , Michael Z. Zgurovsky

This paper establishes a verification theorem for impulse control problems involving conditional McKean-Vlasov jump diffusions. We obtain a Markovian system by combining the state equation of the problem with the stochastic Fokker-Planck…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2023-01-05 Nacira Agram , Giulia Pucci , Bernt Oksendal

This paper studies the problem of determining the optimal cut-off for pairs trading rules. We consider two correlated assets whose spread is modelled by a mean-reverting process with stochastic volatility, and the optimal pair trading rule…

Mathematical Finance · Quantitative Finance 2014-12-25 Minh Man Ngo , Huyen Pham

We study a problem of optimal investment/consumption over an infinite horizon in a market consisting of two possibly correlated assets: one liquid and one illiquid. The liquid asset is observed and can be traded continuously, while the…

Portfolio Management · Quantitative Finance 2015-03-20 Salvatore Federico , Paul Gassiat , Fausto Gozzi

We introduce and study online conversion with switching costs, a family of online problems that capture emerging problems at the intersection of energy and sustainability. In this problem, an online player attempts to purchase…

Data Structures and Algorithms · Computer Science 2024-11-11 Adam Lechowicz , Nicolas Christianson , Bo Sun , Noman Bashir , Mohammad Hajiesmaili , Adam Wierman , Prashant Shenoy

We study a multiscale stochastic optimal control problem subject to state constraints on the slow variable. To address this class of problems, we develop a rigorous theoretical framework based on singular perturbation analysis, tailored to…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2025-08-12 Anderson O. Calixto , Bernardo Freitas Paulo da Costa , Glauco Valle

Infinite horizon optimal stopping problems for a L\'evy processes with a two-sided reward function are considered. A two-sided verification theorem is presented in terms of the overall supremum and the overall infimum of the process. A…

Probability · Mathematics 2019-12-18 Ernesto Mordecki , Facundo Oliú Eguren

The problem of optimal switching between nonlinear autonomous subsystems is investigated in this study where the objective is not only bringing the states to close to the desired point, but also adjusting the switching pattern, in the sense…

Systems and Control · Computer Science 2014-11-19 Ali Heydari

This paper concerns the numerical solution of a fully nonlinear parabolic double obstacle problem arising from a finite portfolio selection with proportional transaction costs. We consider the optimal allocation of wealth among multiple…

Portfolio Management · Quantitative Finance 2017-11-06 Arash Fahim , Wan-Yu Tsai

This paper is concerned with the problem of finding the optimal of extraction policies of an oil field in light of various financial and economical restrictions and constraints. Taking into account the fact that the oil price in worldwide…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2016-11-07 Moustapha Pemy

We extend variational quantum optimization algorithms for Quadratic Unconstrained Binary Optimization problems to the class of Mixed Binary Optimization problems. This allows us to combine binary decision variables with continuous decision…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2021-09-13 Lee Braine , Daniel J. Egger , Jennifer Glick , Stefan Woerner