Published June 5, 2002 | Version v1
Journal article

Brownian Optimal Stopping and Random Walks

Creators

  • 1. Equipe d'Analyse et de Mathematiques Appliquees, Universite de Marne-la-Vallee, 5 Boulevard Descartes, Cite Descartes, Champs-sur-Marne, 77 454 Marne-la-Vallee Cedex 2 (France)

Description

One way to compute the value function of an optimal stopping problem along Brownian paths consists of approximating Brownian motion by a random walk. We derive error estimates for this type of approximation under various assumptions on the distribution of the approximating random walk

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Publishing Information

Journal Title
Applied Mathematics and Optimization
Journal Volume
45
Journal Issue
3
Journal Page Range
p. 283-324
ISSN
0095-4616

INIS

Country of Publication
United States
Country of Input or Organization
International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)
INIS RN
39081560
Subject category
S71: CLASSICAL AND QUANTUM MECHANICS, GENERAL PHYSICS;
Descriptors DEI
APPROXIMATIONS; BROWNIAN MOVEMENT; DISTRIBUTION; ERRORS; FUNCTIONS; GRAPH THEORY; RANDOMNESS
Descriptors DEC
CALCULATION METHODS; MATHEMATICS

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Copyright (c) Inc. 2001 Springer-Verlag New York