Smooth Solutions to Optimal Investment Models with Stochastic Volatilities and Portfolio Constraints
Journal Article
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· Applied Mathematics and Optimization
This paper deals with an extension of Merton's optimal investment problem to a multidimensional model with stochastic volatility and portfolio constraints. The classical dynamic programming approach leads to a characterization of the value function as a viscosity solution of the highly nonlinear associated Bellman equation. A logarithmic transformation expresses the value function in terms of the solution to a semilinear parabolic equation with quadratic growth on the derivative term. Using a stochastic control representation and some approximations, we prove the existence of a smooth solution to this semilinear equation. An optimal portfolio is shown to exist, and is expressed in terms of the classical solution to this semilinear equation. This reduction is useful for studying numerical schemes for both the value function and the optimal portfolio. We illustrate our results with several examples of stochastic volatility models popular in the financial literature.
- OSTI ID:
- 21067487
- Journal Information:
- Applied Mathematics and Optimization, Journal Name: Applied Mathematics and Optimization Journal Issue: 1 Vol. 46; ISSN 0095-4616
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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