A Generalized Finite Difference Method for Solving Hamilton–Jacobi–Bellman Equations in Optimal Investment

Autor: Jiamian Lin, Xi Li, SingRu (Celine) Hoe, Zhongfeng Yan
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2023
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Zdroj: Mathematics, Vol 11, Iss 10, p 2346 (2023)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 2227-7390
DOI: 10.3390/math11102346
Popis: This paper studies the numerical algorithm of stochastic control problems in investment optimization. Investors choose the optimal investment to maximize the expected return under uncertainty. The optimality condition, the Hamilton–Jacobi–Bellman (HJB) equation, satisfied by the value function and obtained by the dynamic programming method, is a partial differential equation coupled with optimization. One of the major computational difficulties is the irregular boundary conditions presented in the HJB equation. In this paper, two mesh-free algorithms are proposed to solve two different cases of HJB equations with regular and irregular boundary conditions. The model of optimal investment under uncertainty developed by Abel is used to study the efficacy of the proposed algorithms. Extensive numerical studies are conducted to test the impact of the key parameters on the numerical efficacy. By comparing the numerical solution with the exact solution, the proposed numerical algorithms are validated.
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