Stochastic population dynamics under regime switching

In this paper we will develop a new stochastic population model under regime switching. Our model takes both white and color environmental noises into account. We will show that the white noise suppresses explosions in population dynamics. Moreover, from the point of population dynamics, our new model has more desired properties than some existing stochastic population models. In particular, we show that our model is stochastically ultimately bounded.     

Stochastic population dynamics under regime switching II

This is a continuation of our paper [Q. Luo, X. Mao, Stochastic population dynamics under regime switching, J. Math. Anal. Appl. 334 (2007) 69-84] on stochastic population dynamics under regime switching. In this paper we still take both white and color environmental noise into account. We show that a sufficient large white noise may make the underlying population extinct while for a relatively small noise we give both asymptotically upper and lower bound for the underlying population. In some special but important situations we precisely describe the limit of the average in time of the population.     

VIX期权的状态转换随机波动率定价模型

基于Heston随机波动率模型提出了一种新的VIX期权定价模型,其中模型参数跟宏观经济状态有关,其状态方程满足连续时间的Markov Chain过程,在此基础上,得到了VIX看涨期权的定价公式.与传统的随机波动率模型相比,提出的期权定价公式中考虑了经济状态变换的风险溢价.最后,做了Monte Carlo数值模拟,并对数值结果进行了比较和解释.     

Stationary distribution of stochastic SIS epidemic model with vaccination under regime switching

This paper addresses a stochastic SIS epidemic model with vaccination under regime switching. The stochastic model in this paper includes white and color noises. By constructing stochastic Lyapunov functions with regime switching, we establish sufficient conditions for the existence of a unique ergodic stationary distribution.     

Persistence and extinction of a stochastic delay predator-prey model under regime switching

The paper is concerned with a stochastic delay predator-prey model under regime switching. Sufficient conditions for extinction and non-persistence in the mean of the system are established. The threshold between persistence and extinction is also obtained for each population. Some numerical simulations are introduced to support our main results.     

Noise suppresses exponential growth under regime switching

Consider a given system under regime switching whose solution grows exponentially, and suppose that the system is subject to environmental noise in some regimes. Can the regime switching and the environmental noise work together to make the system change significantly? The answer is yes. In this paper, we will show that the regime switching and the environmental noise will make the original system whose solution grows exponentially become a new system whose solutions will grow at most polynomially. In other words, we reveal that the regime switching and the environmental noise will suppress the exponential growth.     

Asymptotic properties and simulations of a stochastic single-species dispersal model under regime switching

Taking both white noise and colored environmental noise into account, a single-species logistic model with population’s nonlinear diffusion among two patches is proposed and investigated. The sufficient conditions of the existence of positive solutions, stochastic permanence, persistence in mean and extinction are established. Moreover, we use an example and simulation figures to illustrate our main results.     

Population dynamical behavior of Lotka-Volterra system under regime switching

In this paper, we investigate a Lotka-Volterra system under regime switching

     

Dynamics of a stochastic Lotka-Volterra model with regime switching

A stochastic Lotka-Volterra system under regime switching is proposed and investigated. First, sufficient conditions for stochastic permanence and extinction of the solution are established. Then the lower- and upper-growth rates of the positive solution are investigated. In addition, the superior limit of the average in time of the sample path of the solution is estimated. The results show that these properties have close relationships with the stationary probability distribution of the Markov chain. Finally, the main results are illustrated by several examples and figures. Some recent results are extended and improved.     

Threshold dynamics and ergodicity of an SIRS epidemic model with semi-Markov switching

This work studies the threshold dynamics and ergodicity of a stochastic SIRS epidemic model with the disease transmission rate driven by a semi-Markov process. The semi-Markov process used in this paper for describing a randomly changing environment is a very large extension of the most common Markov regime-switching process. We define a basic reproduction number for the semi-Markov regime-switching environment and show that its position with respect to 1 determines the extinction or persistence of the disease. In the case of disease persistence, we give mild sufficient conditions for ensuring the existence and absolute continuity of the invariant probability measure. Under the same conditions, we also prove the global attractivity of the Ω-limit set of the system and the convergence in total variation norm of the transition probability to the invariant measure. Compared with the existing results in the Markov regime-switching environment, the results generalized require almost no additional conditions.     

On the joint distribution of surplus before and after ruin under a Markovian regime switching model

We consider a Markovian regime switching insurance risk model (also called Markov-modulated risk model). The closed form solutions for the joint distribution of surplus before and after ruin when the initial surplus is zero or when the claim size distributions are phase-type distributed are obtained.     

A Markov copula model with regime switching and its application

Regime switching, which is described by a Markov chain, is introduced in a Markov copula model. We prove that the marginals (X,H ⁱ ), i = 1, 2, 3 of the Markov copula model (X,H) are still Markov processes and have martingale property. In this proposed model, a pricing formula of credit default swap (CDS) with bilateral counterparty risk is derived.     

Dynamic asset allocation for varied financial markets under regime switching framework

Asset allocation among diverse financial markets is essential for investors especially under situations such as the financial crisis of 2008. Portfolio optimization is the most developed method to examine the optimal decision for asset allocation. We employ the hidden Markov model to identify regimes in varied financial markets; a regime switching model gives multiple distributions and this information can convert the static mean–variance model into an optimization problem under uncertainty, which is the case for unobservable market regimes. We construct a stochastic program to optimize portfolios under the regime switching framework and use scenario generation to mathematically formulate the optimization problem. In addition, we build a simple example for a pension fund and examine the behavior of the optimal solution over time by using a rolling-horizon simulation. We conclude that the regime information helps portfolios avoid risk during left-tail events.     

Optimal buying at the global minimum in a regime switching model

This paper addresses the problem of buying an asset at its expected globally minimal price, to that end, we model it as an optimal stopping problem with regime switching driven by a continuous-time Markov chain. We characterize the optimal stopping time by optimizing the value functions and writing them as solutions of a system of integral equations. Finally we develop a stochastic recursive algorithm for numerical implementation.     

Persistence and extinction of a stochastic delay Logistic equation under regime switching

A stochastic delay Logistic equation under regime switching is proposed and studied. Sufficient conditions for extinction, non-persistence in the mean and weak persistence of the solutions are established. The critical value between weak persistence and extinction is obtained.     

奈特不确定下考虑红利和机制转换的最优消费投资

分析了在奈特不确定性环境下,股票的预期回报率服从Markov链的跨期消费和资产选择问题.首先,对由风险资产预期回报构成的不可观测状态下的隐Marbv状态转换模型做出了刻画,使人们对感性的“不可观测状态”的实际金融市场到其精确的数学模型表达有一个清晰的认识.其次,在连续时间风险模型下,假设具有递归多先验效用的投资者拥有一个不可观测的投资机会的先验集,借助Malliavin导数和随机积分方程求解投资者最优消费和投资策略的显式表达式.通过数值模拟分析时,发现不完备信息下的连续Bayes修正产生了能够削减跨期对冲需求的含糊对冲需求,含糊厌恶增大了最优投资组合策略中对冲需求的重要性.讨论了当市场上出现红利因素,上述最优投资组合结论将会发生何种变化,并对红利因素进行具体的量化,定量地研究不同大小的红利对最优投资组合的影响.最后,利用Monte Carlo Malliavin导数模拟计算法分别说明了考虑含糊情形下最优股票需求和跨期对冲需求的变化趋势,且考虑在股票是否考虑支付红利的情况下对投资的影响.     

一类SIRS传染病模型

This paper considers an SIRS epidemic model that incorporates constant immigration rate, a general population-size dependent contact rate and proportional transfer rate from the infective class to susceptible class. A threshold parameter a is identified. If σ≤1, the disease-free equilibrium is globally stable. If σ＞1, a unique endemic equilibrium is locally asymptotically stable. For two important special cases of mass action incidence and standard incidence,global stability of the endemic equilibrium is proved provided the threshold is larger than unity. Some previous results are extended and improved.