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In this paper we prove that every random variable of the form $F(M_T)$ with $F:real^d toreal$ a Borelian map and $M$ a $d$-dimensional continuous Markov martingale with respect to a Markov filtration $mathcal{F}$ admits an exact integral representation with respect to $M$, that is, without any orthogonal component. This representation holds true regardless any regularity assumption on $F$. We extend this result to Markovian quadratic growth BSDEs driven by $M$ and show they can be solved without an orthogonal component. To this end, we extend first existence results for such BSDEs under a general filtration and then obtain regularity properties such as differentiability for the solution process.
This paper describes the structure of solutions to Kolmogorovs equations for nonhomogeneous jump Markov processes and applications of these results to control of jump stochastic systems. These equations were studied by Feller (1940), who clarified in 1945 in the errata to that paper that some of its results covered only nonexplosive Markov processes. We present the results for possibly explosive Markov processes. The paper is based on the invited talk presented by the authors at the International Conference dedicated to the 200th anniversary of the birth of P. L.~Chebyshev.
The paper analyzes risk assessment for cash flows in continuous time using the notion of convex risk measures for processes. By combining a decomposition result for optional measures, and a dual representation of a convex risk measure for bounded cd processes, we show that this framework provides a systematic approach to the both issues of model ambiguity, and uncertainty about the time value of money. We also establish a link between risk measures for processes and BSDEs.
We prove the existence of maximal (and minimal) solution for one-dimensional generalized doubly reflected backward stochastic differential equation (RBSDE for short) with irregular barriers and stochastic quadratic growth, for which the solution $Y$ has to remain between two rcll barriers $L$ and $U$ on $[0; T[$, and its left limit $Y_-$ has to stay respectively above and below two predictable barriers $l$ and $u$ on $]0; T]$. This is done without assuming any $P$-integrability conditions and under weaker assumptions on the input data. In particular, we construct a maximal solution for such a RBSDE when the terminal condition $xi$ is only ${cal F}_T-$measurable and the driver $f$ is continuous with general growth with respect to the variable $y$ and stochastic quadratic growth with respect to the variable $z$. Our result is based on a (generalized) penalization method. This method allow us find an equivalent form to our original RBSDE where its solution has to remain between two new rcll reflecting barriers $overline{Y}$ and $underline{Y}$ which are, roughly speaking, the limit of the penalizing equations driven by the dominating conditions assumed on the coefficients. A standard and equivalent form to our initial RBSDE as well as a characterization of the solution $Y$ as a generalized Snell envelope of some given predictable process $l$ are also given.
This paper considers a forward BSDE driven by a random measure, when the underlying forward process X is special semimartingale, or even more generally, a special weak Dirichlet process. Given a solution (Y, Z, U), generally Y appears to be of the type u(t, X_t) where u is a deterministic function. In this paper we identify Z and U in terms of u applying stochastic calculus with respect to weak Dirichlet processes.
In this paper, we give several new results on solvability of a quadratic BSDE whose generator depends also on the mean of both variables. First, we consider such a BSDE using John-Nirenbergs inequality for BMO martingales to estimate its contribution to the evolution of the first unknown variable. Then we consider the BSDE having an additive expected value of a quadratic generator in addition to the usual quadratic one. In this case, we use a deterministic shift transformation to the first unknown variable, when the usual quadratic generator depends neither on the first variable nor its mean, the general case can be treated by a fixed point argument.