Backward stochastic Volterra integral equations — a brief survey

In this paper, we present a brief survey on the updated theory of backward stochas-tic Volterra integral equations （BSVIEs, for short）. BSVIEs are a natural generalization of backward stochastic diff erential equations （BSDEs, for short）. Some interesting motivations of studying BSVIEs are recalled. With proper solution concepts, it is possible to establish the corresponding well-posedness for BSVIEs. We also survey various comparison theorems for solutions to BSVIEs.