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Var(Ws+Wt)\operatorname{Var}(W_s+W_t)

W is a Brownian motion

专题
Finance / 金融
难度
L4

题目详情

If WW is a Brownian motion and s<ts < t , find

var(Ws+Wt)\operatorname {var}\left(W_{s} + W_{t}\right)
解析

对布朗运动 Var(Wu)=u\operatorname{Var}(W_u)=u,且 Cov(Ws,Wt)=min(s,t)=s\operatorname{Cov}(W_s,W_t)=\min(s,t)=s(因 s<ts<t)。

因此

Var(Ws+Wt)=Var(Ws)+Var(Wt)+2Cov(Ws,Wt)=s+t+2s=t+3s.\operatorname{Var}(W_s+W_t)=\operatorname{Var}(W_s)+\operatorname{Var}(W_t)+2\operatorname{Cov}(W_s,W_t) =s+t+2s=t+3s.

Var(Ws+Wt)=t+3s.\boxed{\operatorname{Var}(W_s+W_t)=t+3s}.