• Event Date: April 5, 2016
  • Event End Date: April 5, 2016
  • Event Start Time: 11:45 AM
  • Event End Time: 12:45 PM
  • Event Location: Hill 705
  • Event Type: Mathematical Finance and Probability Seminars
  • Extra Info: Mackenzie Wildman, Lehigh University

Speaker: Mackenzie Wildman, Lehigh University

Slides: ( TBA )

ABSTRACT

I will introduce and discuss the Dobric-Ojeda process, a Gaussian Markov Ito diffusion process that approximates some characteristics of fractional Brownian motion. We replace Brownian motion in the Black-Scholes SDE with the Dobric-Ojeda process to incorporate temporal dependence of stock prices. I will discuss recent work towards describing a risk-neutral measure under this stock price process. Additionally, I will discuss some parameter estimation techniques and implementation of this model and comparison with historical option prices. Time permitting, I will also discuss recent work in applying a Dobric-Ojeda type noise in the stochastic heat equation and similarity in properties to fractional noise. This is joint work with Daniel Conus and Vladimir Dobric.