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Nikolaos Halidias

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arXiv2020

A note on the asymptotic stability of the Semi-Discrete method for Stochastic Differential Equations

We study the asymptotic stability of the semi-discrete (SD) numerical method for the approximation of stochastic differential equations. Recently, we examined the order of $\mathcal L^2$-convergence of the truncated SD method and showed that it can be arbitrarily close to $1/2,$ see \textit{Stamatiou, Halidias (2019), Convergence rates of the Semi-Discrete method for stochastic differential equations, Theory of Stochastic Processes, 24(40)}. We show that the truncated SD method is able to preserve the asymptotic stability of the underlying SDE. Motivated by a numerical example, we also propose a different SD scheme, using the Lamperti transformation to the original SDE, which we call Lamperti semi-discrete (LSD). Numerical simulations support our theoretical findings.

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arXiv2020

Convergence rates of the Semi-Discrete method for stochastic differential equations

We study the convergence rates of the semi-discrete (SD) method originally proposed in Halidias (2012), Semi-discrete approximations for stochastic differential equations and applications, International Journal of Computer Mathematics, 89(6). The SD numerical method was originally designed mainly to reproduce qualitative properties of nonlinear stochastic differential equations (SDEs). The strong convergence property of the SD method has been proved, but except for certain classes of SDEs, the order of the method was not studied. We study the order of L2-convergence and show that it can be arbitrarily close to 1/2. The theoretical findings are supported by numerical experiments.

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arXiv2017

Ergodic Theorems for discrete Markov chains

Let $X_n$ be a discrete time Markov chain with state space $S$ (countably infinite, in general) and initial probability distribution $μ^{(0)} = (P(X_0=i_1),P(X_0=i_2),\cdots,)$. What is the probability of choosing in random some $k \in \mathbb{N}$ with $k \leq n$ such that $X_k = j$ where $j \in S$? This probability is the average $\frac{1}{n} \sum_{k=1}^n μ^{(k)}_j$ where $μ^{(k)}_j = P(X_k = j)$. In this note we will study the limit of this average without assuming that the chain is irreducible, using elementary mathematical tools. Finally, we study the limit of the average $\frac{1}{n} \sum_{k=1}^n g(X_k)$ where $g$ is a given function for a Markov chain not necessarily irreducible.

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arXiv2017

On the computation of the nth power of a matrix

In this note we discuss the problem of finding the nth power of a matrix which is strongly connected to the study of Markov chains and others mathematical topics. We observe the known fact (but maybe not well known) that the Cayley-Hamilton theorem is of key importance to this goal. We also demonstrate the classical Gauss elimination technique as a tool to compute the minimum polynomial of a matrix without necessarily know the characteristic polynomial.

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arXiv2017

A generalization of Laplace and Fourier transforms

In this note we propose a generalization of the Laplace and Fourier transforms which we call symmetric Laplace transform. It combines both the advantages of the Fourier and Laplace transforms. We give the definition of this generalization, some examples and basic properties. We also give the form of its inverse by using the theory of the Fourier transform. Finally, we apply the symmetric Laplace transform to a parabolic problem and to an ordinary differential equation.

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arXiv2016

An elementary approach to the option pricing problem

Our goal here is to discuss the pricing problem of European and American options in discrete time using elementary calculus so as to be an easy reference for first year undergraduate students. Using the binomial model we compute the fair price of European and American options. We explain the notion of Arbitrage and the notion of the fair price of an option using common sense. We give a criterion that the holder can use to decide when it is appropriate to exercise the option. We prove the put-call parity formulas for both European and American options and we discuss the relation between American and European options. We give also the bounds for European and American options. We also discuss the portfolio's optimization problem and the fair value in the case where the holder can not produce the opposite portfolio.

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arXiv2016

On construction of boundary preserving numerical schemes

Our aim in this note is to extend the semi discrete technique by combine it with the split step method. We apply our new method to the Ait-Sahalia model and propose an explicit and positivity preserving numerical scheme.

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arXiv2015

Approximating explicitly the mean reverting CEV process

In this paper we want to exploit further the semi-discrete method appeared in Halidias and Stamatiou (2015). We are interested in the numerical solution of mean reverting CEV processes that appear in financial mathematics models and are described as non negative solutions of certain stochastic differential equations with sub-linear diffusion coefficients of the form $(x_t)^q,$ where $\frac{1}{2}<q<1.$ Our goal is to construct explicit numerical schemes that preserve positivity. We prove convergence of the proposed SD scheme with rate depending on the parameter $q.$ Furthermore, we verify our findings through numerical experiments and compare with other positivity preserving schemes. Finally, we show how to treat the whole two-dimensional stochastic volatility model, with instantaneous variance process given by the above mean reverting CEV process.

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arXiv2015

On explicit numerical schemes for the CIR process

In this paper we generalize an explicit numerical scheme for the CIR process that we have proposed before. The advantage of the new proposed scheme is that preserves positivity and is well posed for a (little bit) broader set of parameters among the positivity preserving schemes. The order of convergence is at least logarithmic in general and for a smaller set of parameters is at least $1/4$. Next we give a different explicit numerical scheme based on exact simulation and we use this idea to approximate the two factor CIR model. Finally, we give a second explicit numerical scheme for the two factor CIR model based on the idea of the second section.

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arXiv2014

On the numerical solution of some nonlinear stochastic differential equations using the semi-discrete method

In this paper we are interested in the numerical solution of stochastic differential equations with non negative solutions. Our goal is to construct explicit numerical schemes that preserve positivity, even for super linear stochastic differential equations. It is well known that the usual Euler scheme diverges on super linear problems and the Tamed-Euler method does not preserve positivity. In that direction, we use the Semi-Discrete method that the first author has proposed in two previous papers. We propose a new numerical scheme for a class of stochastic differential equations which are super linear with non negative solution. In this class of stochastic differential equations belongs the Heston $3/2$-model that appears in financial mathematics, for which we prove %theoretically and through numerical experiments the "optimal" order of strong convergence at least $1/2$ of the Semi-Discrete method.

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arXiv2003

On Neumann superlinear elliptic problems

In this paper we are going to show the existence of a nontrivial solution to the following model problem, \begin{equation*} \left\{\begin{array}{lll} -Δ(u) = 2uln(1+u^2)+\frac{|u|^2}{1+u^2}2u+u(sin(u)-cos(u)) \mbox{a.e. on } Ω\frac{\partial u}{\partial η} = 0 {a.e. on} \partial Ω. \end{array} \right. \end{equation*} As one can see the right hand side is superlinear. But we can not use an Ambrosetti-Rabinowitz condition in order to obtain that the corresponding energy functional satisfies (PS) condition. However, it follows that the energy functional satisfies the Cerami (PS) condition.

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arXiv2003

Landesman-Laser Conditions and Quasilinear Elliptic Problems

In this paper we consider two elliptic problems. The first one is a Dirichlet problem while the second is Neumann. We extend all the known results concerning Landesman-Laser conditions by using the Mountain-Pass theorem with the Cerami $(PS)$ condition.

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arXiv2003

Existence result for a Neumann problem

In this paper we are going to show the existence of a nontrivial solution to the following model problem, $\{\begin{array}{lll} - Δ(u) = 2uln(1+u^2)+\frac{|u|^2}{1+u^2}2u+usin(u) {a.e. on} Ω \frac{\partial u}{\partial η} = 0 {a.e. on} \partial Ω. \end{array} \}$ As one can see the right hand side is superlinear. But we can not use an Ambrosetti-Rabinowitz condition in order to obtain that the corresponding energy functional satisfies (PS) condition. However, it follows that the energy functional satisfies the Cerami (PS) condition.

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