A Discrete Time Approach for Modeling Two‐Factor Mean‐Reverting Stochastic Processes

A Discrete Time Approach for Modeling Two‐Factor Mean‐Reverting Stochastic Processes

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Article ID: iaor20119372
Volume: 8
Issue: 3
Start Page Number: 220
End Page Number: 232
Publication Date: Sep 2011
Journal: Decision Analysis
Authors: ,
Keywords: stochastic processes
Abstract:

Two‐factor stochastic processes have been developed to more accurately describe the intertemporal dynamics of variables such as commodity prices. In this paper we develop an approach for modeling these types of stochastic processes in discrete time as two‐dimensional binomial sequences. This approach facilitates the numerical solution of dynamic optimization problems such as investment decision making under uncertainty and option valuation related to commodities. We implement this approach in a two‐dimensional lattice format, apply it to two hypothetical valuation problems discussed by Schwartz and Smith, and compare the results to those from simulation‐ and dynamic‐programming‐based methods.

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