We consider a class of stochastic control problems where the state process is a probability measure-valued process satisfying an additional martin- gale condition on its dynamics, called measure-valued martingales (MVMs). We establish the ‘classical’ results of stochastic control for these problems: specifically, we prove that the value function for the problem can be charac- terised as the unique solution to the Hamilton-Jacobi-Bellman equation in the sense of viscosity solutions. In order to prove this result, we exploit structural properties of the MVM processes. Our results also include an appropriate version of Itô’s formula for controlled MVMs. We also show how problems of this type arise in a number of applications, including model-independent derivatives pricing, the optimal Skorokhod em- bedding problem, and two player games with asymmetric information.

Controlled measure-valued martingales: a viscosity solution approach

Sara Svaluto-Ferro
2024-01-01

Abstract

We consider a class of stochastic control problems where the state process is a probability measure-valued process satisfying an additional martin- gale condition on its dynamics, called measure-valued martingales (MVMs). We establish the ‘classical’ results of stochastic control for these problems: specifically, we prove that the value function for the problem can be charac- terised as the unique solution to the Hamilton-Jacobi-Bellman equation in the sense of viscosity solutions. In order to prove this result, we exploit structural properties of the MVM processes. Our results also include an appropriate version of Itô’s formula for controlled MVMs. We also show how problems of this type arise in a number of applications, including model-independent derivatives pricing, the optimal Skorokhod em- bedding problem, and two player games with asymmetric information.
2024
Measure-Valued Martingales
Stochastic Optimal Control
Viscosity Solutions
Itô’s Formula
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