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Self-similar models in risk theory

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  • Krzysztof Burnecki

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This Ph.D. thesis is concerned with self-similar processes. In Chapter 2 we describe the classes of transformations leading from self-similar to stationary processes, and conversely. The relationship is used in Chapter 3 to characterize stable symmetric self-similar processes via their minimal integral representation. This leads to a unique decomposition of a symmetric stable self-similar process into three independent parts. The class of such processes appears to be quite broad and can stand as a basis of different risk models. In Chapter 4 we give examples of applications of self-similar processes in insurance risk modelling. In Chapter 5 we illustrate a test of self-similarity (namely variance-time plots) on DJIA index data in order to justify the use of self-similar processes in financial modelling. Last but not least we propose an alternative model for stock price movements incorporating a martingale which generates the same filtration as fractional Brownian motion.

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  • Krzysztof Burnecki, 1998. "Self-similar models in risk theory," HSC Research Reports HSC/98/03, Hugo Steinhaus Center, Wroclaw University of Technology.
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    Keywords

    Self-similar process; Risk theory; Lamperti transformation; Insurance; Option pricing;
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    JEL classification:

    • C02 - Mathematical and Quantitative Methods - - General - - - Mathematical Economics
    • C46 - Mathematical and Quantitative Methods - - Econometric and Statistical Methods: Special Topics - - - Specific Distributions
    • G13 - Financial Economics - - General Financial Markets - - - Contingent Pricing; Futures Pricing
    • G22 - Financial Economics - - Financial Institutions and Services - - - Insurance; Insurance Companies; Actuarial Studies

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