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We characterize the value function and the optimal stopping time for a large class of optimal stopping problems where the underlying process to be stopped is a fairly general Markov process. The main result is inspired by recent findings…
For a one-dimensional L\'{e}vy process, we derive an explicit formula for the probability of first hitting a specified point among a fixed finite set. Moreover, using this formula, we obtain an explicit expression for each entry of the…
In this paper we propose and advocate the use of the so called L\'evy flights as a driving mechanism for a class of stochastic optimization computations. This proposal, for some reasons overlooked until now, is - in author's opinion - very…
We develop a novel Monte Carlo algorithm for the vector consisting of the supremum, the time at which the supremum is attained and the position at a given (constant) time of an exponentially tempered L\'evy process. The algorithm, based on…
In this paper, we use the Malliavin calculus techniques to obtain an anticipative version of the change of variable formula for L\'evy processes. Here the coefficients are in the domain of the anihilation (gradient) operator in the "future…
We focus on mean-variance hedging problem for models whose asset price follows an exponential additive process. Some representations of mean-variance hedging strategies for jump type models have already been suggested, but none is suited to…
We present a method for computing the likelihood of a mixed hitting-time model that specifies durations as the first time a latent L\'evy process crosses a heterogeneous threshold. This likelihood is not generally known in closed form, but…
We propose an alternative approach for solving a number of well-studied optimal stopping problems for L\'evy processes. Instead of the usual method of guess-and-verify based on martingale properties of the value function, we suggest a more…
We provide a simple algorithm for construction of Brownian paths approximating those of a L\'evy process on a finite time interval. It requires knowledge of the L\'evy process trajectory on a chosen regular grid and the law of its endpoint,…
Evaluating real-valued expressions to high precision is a key building block in computational mathematics, physics, and numerics. A typical implementation evaluates the whole expression in a uniform precision, doubling that precision until…
Evaluating real-valued expressions to high precision is a key building block in computational mathematics, physics, and numerics. A typical implementation evaluates the whole expression in a uniform precision, doubling that precision until…
We recall four open problems concerning constructing high-order matrix-exponential approximations for the infimum of a spectrally negative Levy process (with applications to first-passage/ruin probabilities, the waiting time distribution in…
We develop a method that relates the truncated cumulant-function of the fourth order with the L\'evian cumulant-function. This gives us explicit formulas for the L\'evy-parameters, which allow a real-time analysis of the state of a…
In Kuznetsov et al. (2011) a new Monte Carlo simulation technique was introduced for a large family of Levy processes that is based on the Wiener-Hopf decomposition. We pursue this idea further by combining their technique with the recently…
In calculating integral or discrete transforms, use has been made of fast algorithms for multiplying vectors by matrices whose elements are specified as values of special (Chebyshev, Legendre, Laguerre, etc.) functions. The currently…
In scientific computing, the acceleration of atomistic computer simulations by means of custom hardware is finding ever growing application. A major limitation, however, is that the high efficiency in terms of performance and low power…
We develop a general construction for nonlinear L\'evy processes with given characteristics. More precisely, given a set $\Theta$ of L\'evy triplets, we construct a sublinear expectation on Skorohod space under which the canonical process…
For a general c\`adl\`ag L\'evy process on a separable Banach space $V$ we estimate values of $\inf_{Y\in{\cal A}_X} \mathbb{E}\left\{ \psi\left( \Vert X - Y \Vert_\infty\right) + \mathrm{TV}(Y[0,T]) \right\}$, where ${\cal A}_X$ is the…
We develop a stochastic calculus for processes which are built by convoluting a pure jump, zero expectation L\'{e}vy process with a Volterra-type kernel. This class of processes contains, for example, fractional L\'{e}vy processes as…
We present an efficient multi-accuracy algorithm for the computations of a set of special functions of a complex argument, z=x+iy. These functions include the complex probability function w(z), and closely related functions such as the…