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Adequate numerical methods for nonlinear parabolic problems in mathematical finance

Időpont: 
2017. 11. 23. 10:15
Hely: 
H306
Előadó: 
Lubin Vulkov

The prices and hedging strategies in the real financial  market models are often described by fully nonlinear versions of the standard Black-Scholes equation. We concentrate on two classes of models: first, nonlinear Black-Scholes equations in which the volatility depends on  second space derivatives of the price(=solution) and then on regime-switching models described by systems of semilinear parabolic equations with exponential nonlinearities. The following characteristic  properties of these parabolic problems are typical: unbounded domain, boundary degeneration, maximum-minimum principle and nonnegativity preservation. We develop effective discretizations that reproduce these properties.  

What is the difference between weakly and strongly stable linear multistep methods?

Időpont: 
2017. 11. 09. 10:00
Hely: 
H306
Előadó: 
Mincsovics Miklós (BME MI, Differenciálegyenletek Tanszék)

There are two main approaches to explain the differences between them. The first one relies on the role of the parasitic roots (this is what we usually teach). The second one is more indirect and based on the general definition of stability. Spijker was the first who presented a norm pair in which the midpoint method is not stable. This example can be extended to the general weakly stable case. Finally, we upgrade this latter approach keeping its advantages and eliminating its weak point.

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