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Itô stochastic differentials

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  • Armstrong, John
  • Ionescu, Andrei

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We give an infinitesimal meaning to the symbol dXt for a continuous semimartingale X at an instant in time t. We define a vector space structure on the space of differentials at time t and deduce key properties consistent with the classical Itô integration theory. In particular, we link our notion of a differential with Itô integration via a stochastic version of the Fundamental Theorem of Calculus. Our differentials obey a version of the chain rule, which is a local version of Itô’s lemma. We apply our results to financial mathematics to give a theory of portfolios at an instant in time.

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  • Armstrong, John & Ionescu, Andrei, 2024. "Itô stochastic differentials," Stochastic Processes and their Applications, Elsevier, vol. 171(C).
    • Handle: RePEc:eee:spapps:v:171:y:2024:i:c:s0304414924000231
    DOI: 10.1016/j.spa.2024.104317
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