Advanced simulation-based methods for optimal stopping and control. (2017)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Denis Belomestny, John Schoenmakers.
• Authors: Belomestny, Denis; Schoenmakers, John
• Contents: 1. Introduction 2.- Basics of Monte Carlo methods 3.- Basics of standard optimal stopping, multiple stopping, and optimal control problem 4.- Dual representations for standard optimal stopping, multiple stopping, and optimal control problems. 5.- Primal algorithms for optimal stopping problems: regression algorithms, optimization algorithms, policy iteration. Extensions to multiple stopping, examples. 6.- Multilevel primal algorithms. 7.- Multilevel dual algorithms 8.- Convergence analysis of primal algorithms. 9.- Convergence analysis of dual algorithms. 10.- Consumption based approaches. 11.- Dimension reduction for primal algorithms. 12.- Variance reduction for dual algorithms. 13.- Conclusion.
• Publisher Details: Basingstoke, Hampshire : Palgrave Macmillan
• Publication Date: 2017
• Extent: 1 online resource, illustrations (black and white)
• Subjects: 332.01518282; Finance -- Mathematical models; Monte Carlo method; Optimal stopping (Mathematical statistics)
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9781137033512
• Related ISBNs: 9781137033505
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