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We derive Wasserstein distance bounds between the probability distributions of a stochastic integral (Itô) process with jumps (X t) t ∈ [ 0 , T ] and a jump-diffusion process (X t ∗) t ∈ [ 0 , T ] . Our bounds are expressed using the stochastic characteristics of (X t) t ∈ [ 0 , T ] and the jump-diffusion coefficients of (X t ∗) t ∈ [ 0 , T ] evaluated in X t , and apply in particular to the case of different jump characteristics. Our approach uses stochastic calculus arguments and L p integrability results for the flow of stochastic differential equations with jumps, without relying on the Stein equation. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Bernstein processes over a finite time interval are simultaneously forward and backward Markov processes with arbitrarily fixed initial and terminal probability distributions. In this paper, a large deviation principle is proved for a family of Bernstein processes (depending on a small parameter ħ which is called the Planck constant) arising naturally in Euclidean quantum physics. The method consists in nontrivial Girsanov transformations of integral forms, suitable equivalence forms for large deviations and the (local and global) estimates on the parabolic kernel of the Schrödinger operator. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

We derive closed-form analytical approximations in terms of series expansions for option prices and implied volatilities in a 2-hypergeometric stochastic volatility model with correlated Brownian motions. As in Han et al. (2013), these expansions allow us to recover the well-known skew and smile phenomena on implied volatility surfaces, depending on the values of the correlation parameter. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

We derive joint factorial moment identities for point processes with Papangelou intensities. Our proof simplifies previous combinatorial approaches to the computation of moments for point processes. We also obtain new explicit sufficient conditions for the distributional invariance of point processes with Papangelou intensities under random transformations. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Abstract: The goal of this paper is to obtain probabilistic representation formulas that are suitable for the numerical computation of the (possibly non-continuous) density functions of infima of reserve processes commonly used in insurance. In particular we show, using Monte Carlo simulations, that these representation formulas perform better than standard finite difference methods. Our approach differs from Malliavin probabilistic representation formulas which generally require more smoothness on random variables and entail the continuity of their density functions. [Copyright &y& Elsevier]