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On moment conditions for the Girsanov theorem

Posted on:2007-08-03Degree:Ph.DType:Dissertation
University:Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical CollegeCandidate:Lee, See KeongFull Text:PDF
GTID:1450390005984248Subject:Mathematics
Abstract/Summary:
In this dissertation, the well-known Girsanov Theorem will be proved under a set of moment conditions on exponential processes. Our conditions are motivated by the desire to avoid using the local martingale theory in the proof of the Girsanov Theorem. Namely, we will only use the martingale theory to prove the Girsanov Theorem. Many sufficient conditions for the validity of the Girsanov Theorem have been found since the publication of the result by Girsanov [7] in 1960. We will compare our conditions with some of these sufficient conditions. As an application of the Girsanov Theorem, we will show the nonexistence of an arbitrage in a market and will also explain a simplified version of Black-Scholes model.
Keywords/Search Tags:Girsanov theorem, Conditions
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