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Flexible forward improvement iteration for infinite time horizon Markovian optimal stopping problems

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  • Soren Christensen
  • Albrecht Irle
  • Julian Peter Lemburg

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In this paper, we propose an extension of the forward improvement iteration algorithm, originally introduced in Irle (2006) and recently reconsidered in Miclo and Villeneuve (2021). The main new ingredient is a flexible window parameter describing the look-ahead distance in the improvement step. We consider the framework of a Markovian optimal stopping problem in discrete time with random discounting and infinite time horizon. We prove convergence and show that the additional flexibility may significantly reduce the runtime.

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  • Soren Christensen & Albrecht Irle & Julian Peter Lemburg, 2021. "Flexible forward improvement iteration for infinite time horizon Markovian optimal stopping problems," Papers 2111.13443, arXiv.org.
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