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We revisit the problem of pricing options with historical volatility estimators. We do this in the context of a generalized GARCH model with multiple time scales and asymmetry. It is argued that the reason for the observed volatility risk…

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We consider estimation of a normal mean matrix under the Frobenius loss. Motivated by the Efron--Morris estimator, a generalization of Stein's prior has been recently developed, which is superharmonic and shrinks the singular values towards…

Statistics Theory · Mathematics 2024-04-19 Takeru Matsuda , Fumiyasu Komaki , William E. Strawderman

In recent years, multiple notions of algorithmic fairness have arisen. One such notion is individual fairness (IF), which requires that individuals who are similar receive similar treatment. In parallel, matrix estimation (ME) has emerged…

Machine Learning · Computer Science 2023-08-04 Cindy Y. Zhang , Sarah H. Cen , Devavrat Shah

We present a very simple proof that the $O(n)$ model satisfies a uniform logarithmic Sobolev inequality (LSI) if the positive definite coupling matrix has largest eigenvalue less than $n$. This condition applies in particular to the SK spin…

Probability · Mathematics 2019-08-21 Roland Bauerschmidt , Thierry Bodineau

We consider a Markov decision process subject to model uncertainty in a Bayesian framework, where we assume that the state process is observed but its law is unknown to the observer. In addition, while the state process and the controls are…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2022-06-22 Tomasz R. Bielecki , Igor Cialenco , Andrzej Ruszczyński

Stochastic optimal control problems have a long tradition in applied probability, with the questions addressed being of high relevance in a multitude of fields. Even though theoretical solutions are well understood in many scenarios, their…

Statistics Theory · Mathematics 2024-05-28 Sören Christensen , Claudia Strauch , Lukas Trottner

In this paper we present the asymptotic analysis of the realised quadratic variation for multivariate symmetric $\beta$-stable L\'evy processes, $\beta \in (0,2)$, and certain pure jump semimartingales. The main focus is on derivation of…

Probability · Mathematics 2021-05-07 Johannes Heiny , Mark Podolskij

We consider the multi-objective mean-variance-skewness-kurtosis (MVSK) problem in portfolio selection, with and without shorting and leverage. Additionally, we define a sparse variant of MVSK where feasible portfolios have supports…

Portfolio Management · Quantitative Finance 2023-02-22 Andries Steenkamp

We introduce a three-parameter random walk with reinforcement, called the $(\theta,\alpha,\beta)$ scheme, which generalizes the linearly edge reinforced random walk to uncountable spaces. The parameter $\beta$ smoothly tunes the…

Statistics Theory · Mathematics 2013-06-07 Sergio Bacallado , Stefano Favaro , Lorenzo Trippa

After a short excursion from discovery of Brownian motion to the Richardson "law of four thirds" in turbulent diffusion, the article introduces the L\'{e}vy flight superdiffusion as a self-similar L\'{e}vy process. The condition of…

Statistical Mechanics · Physics 2015-05-13 A. A. Dubkov , B. Spagnolo , V. V. Uchaikin

In this article we show that a finite dimensional stochastic differential equation driven by a L\'evy process can be formulated as a stochastic partial differential equation. We prove the existence and uniqueness of strong solutions of such…

Probability · Mathematics 2018-02-15 Suprio Bhar , Rajeev Bhaskaran , Barun Sarkar

We consider controlling the paths of a spectrally negative L\'evy process by two means: the subtraction of `taxes' when the process is at an all-time maximum, and the addition of `bailouts' which keep the value of the process above zero. We…

Probability · Mathematics 2026-01-28 Dalal Al Ghanim , Ronnie Loeffen , Alexander R. Watson

We present an approach for pricing European call options in presence of proportional transaction costs, when the stock price follows a general exponential L\'{e}vy process. The model is a generalization of the celebrated work of Davis,…

Mathematical Finance · Quantitative Finance 2021-06-18 Nicola Cantarutti , João Guerra , Manuel Guerra , Maria do Rosário Grossinho

We compute the skewness of the matter distribution arising from non-linear evolution and from non-Gaussian initial perturbations. We apply our result to a very generic class of models with non-Gaussian initial conditions and we estimate…

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This article is devoted to the construction of a solution for the "skew inhomogeneous Brownian motion" equation, which first appear in a seminal paper by Sophie Weinryb (1983). We investigate some laws related to the constructed process. In…

Probability · Mathematics 2012-03-07 Pierre Etore , M. Martinez

Real-world data often violates the equal-variance assumption (homoscedasticity), making it essential to account for heteroscedastic noise in causal discovery. In this work, we explore heteroscedastic symmetric noise models (HSNMs), where…

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Over the past two decades, shrinkage priors have become increasingly popular, and many proposals can be found in the literature. These priors aim to shrink small effects to zero while maintaining true large effects. Horseshoe-type priors…

Statistics Theory · Mathematics 2025-01-14 Maria De Iorio , Andreas Heinecke , Beatrice Franzolini , Rafael Cabral

We introduce a smooth variant of the SCAD thresholding rule for wavelet denoising by replacing its piecewise linear transition with a raised cosine. The resulting shrinkage function is odd, continuous on R, and continuously differentiable…

Computation · Statistics 2026-01-19 Radhika Kulkarni , Aluisio Pinheiro , Brani Vidakovic , Abdourrahmane M. Atto

The present paper is an addendum to the paper ``L\'evy models amenable to efficient calculations", where we introduced a general class of Stieltjes-L\'evy processes (SL-processes) and signed SL processes defined in terms of certain…

Probability · Mathematics 2025-01-09 Svetlana Boyarchenko , Sergei Levendorskiĭ

We consider SDEs driven by multiplicative pure jump L\'{e}vy noises, where L\'evy processes are not necessarily comparable to $\alpha$-stable-like processes. By assuming that the SDE has a unique solution, we obtain gradient estimates of…

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