Horizon dependence of utility optimizers in incomplete models

DOI10.1007/S00780-012-0171-6zbMATH Open1262.91128arXiv1006.5057OpenAlexW2136738853MaRDI QIDQ693036FDOQ693036

Hang Yu, Kaspar Larsen

Publication date: 7 December 2012

Published in: Finance and Stochastics (Search for Journal in Brave)

Abstract: This paper studies the utility maximization problem with changing time horizons in the incomplete Brownian setting. We first show that the primal value function and the optimal terminal wealth are continuous with respect to the time horizon $T$. Secondly, we exemplify that the expected utility stemming from applying the $T$-horizon optimizer on a shorter time horizon $S$, $S<T$, may not converge as $SuparrowT$ to the $T$-horizon value. Finally, we provide necessary and sufficient conditions preventing the existence of this phenomenon.

Full work available at URL: https://arxiv.org/abs/1006.5057

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zbMATH Keywords

Brownian motionexpected utility theoryincompletenessinterest rate processmarket price of risk process

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Optimality conditions and duality in mathematical programming (90C46) Portfolio theory (91G10) Martingales with continuous parameter (60G44)

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