Mathematics – Probability
Scientific paper
2012-02-14
Annals of Applied Probability 2011, Vol. 21, No. 6, 2191-2225
Mathematics
Probability
Published in at http://dx.doi.org/10.1214/10-AAP755 the Annals of Applied Probability (http://www.imstat.org/aap/) by the Inst
Scientific paper
10.1214/10-AAP755
In an equity market model with "Knightian" uncertainty regarding the relative risk and covariance structure of its assets, we characterize in several ways the highest return relative to the market that can be achieved using nonanticipative investment rules over a given time horizon, and under any admissible configuration of model parameters that might materialize. One characterization is in terms of the smallest positive supersolution to a fully nonlinear parabolic partial differential equation of the Hamilton--Jacobi--Bellman type. Under appropriate conditions, this smallest supersolution is the value function of an associated stochastic control problem, namely, the maximal probability with which an auxiliary multidimensional diffusion process, controlled in a manner which affects both its drift and covariance structures, stays in the interior of the positive orthant through the end of the time-horizon. This value function is also characterized in terms of a stochastic game, and can be used to generate an investment rule that realizes such best possible outperformance of the market.
Fernholz Daniel
Karatzas Ioannis
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