Optimal portfolio and consumption for a Markovian regime-switching jump-diffusion process

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DOI:

https://doi.org/10.21914/anziamj.v63.14546

Keywords:

portfolio and consumption, jump-diffusion process, regime switching, Hamilton–Jacobi–Bellman equation, stochastic maximum principle

Abstract

We consider the optimal portfolio and consumption problem for a jump-diffusion process with regime switching. Under the criterion of maximizing the expected discounted total utility of consumption, two methods, namely, the dynamic programming principle and the stochastic maximum principle, are used to obtain the optimal result for the general objective function, which is the solution to a system of partial differential equations. Furthermore, we investigate the power utility as a specific example and analyse the existence and uniqueness of the optimal solution. Under the constraints of no-short-selling and nonnegative consumption, closed-form expressions for the optimal strategy and the value function are derived. Besides, some comparisons between the optimal results for the jump-diffusion model and the pure diffusion model are carried out. Finally, we discuss our optimal results in some special cases.

 

doi:10.1017/S1446181121000122

Author Biographies

Caibin Zhang, Nanjing University of Finance and Economics

School of Finance, Nanjing University of Finance and Economics, Nanjing, China.

Zhibin Liang, Nanjing Normal University

School of Mathematical Sciences and Institute of Finance and Statistics, Nanjing Normal University, Nanjing, China.

Kam Chuen Yuen, The University of Hong Kong

Department of Statistics and Actuarial Science, The University of Hong Kong, Pokfulam Road, Hong Kong, China.

Published

2021-11-16

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