Sumários

Itô formula and discussion of exercises

14 Março 2024, 11:00 João Guerra

One-dimensional Itô formula. 

Examples. 
Multidimensional Brownian motion.
Multidimensional Itô processes.
Multidimensional Itô formula. 
Examples. 
Discussion of exercises  about martingales and stochastic integrals. 


Itô Formula

12 Março 2024, 11:30 João Guerra

Indefinite stochastic integral. Properties of the stochastic integral as a process. 
Motivation for the Itô formula: heuristic derivation of the Itô by the 2nd order Taylor formula as a stochastic chain rule. 
Itô process definition. 
The one-dimensional Itô formula. Examples. 


Stochastic inttegral for adapted processes

7 Março 2024, 11:00 João Guerra

Definition of stochastic integrals for adapted processes. Example of computation of a stochastic integral by definition. 

Main properties of stochastic integrals.
Discussion of exercises on Brownian motion and its properties. 


Stochastic integral for simple processes

5 Março 2024, 11:30 João Guerra

Riemann-Stieltjes integrals. 
Motivation for the probabilistic definition of stochastic integrals.
Stochastic integrals for simple processes. Definition and properties. Examples. 


Exercises and problems

29 Fevereiro 2024, 11:00 João Guerra

Discussion of exercises and problems on:

1) Probability and stochastic processes
2) Martingales
3) Brownian motion