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Stochastic Calculus Cheatsheet
Standard Brownian Motion / Wiener process

E[dX 2 ] = dt
E[dX] = 0
limdt0 dX 2 = dt
Discrete approx: dX = dt where N (0, 1)

dX is O(dt1/2 )
dtdX is O(dt3/2 )
Ito Product Rule
Characterization:
1.
2.
3.
4.
X(0) = 0
Continuous everywhere, differentiable nowhere
X(t) X(s) N (0, |t s|)
X(t + s) X(t) is independent of X(t)
Levys characterization:
3. Xt is a martingale w.r.t. the filtration Ft
4. |X|2 t is a martingale w.r.t. the filtration Ft
If dXt = dt + dWt and dYt = dt + dWt ,

d(Xt Yt ) = Xt dYt + Yt dXt + dXdY
1
= Xt dYt + Yt dXt + dt
2
Stochastic Differential Equations (General Form)

dS
= f (t, S) dt + g(t, S) dXi
dSi
= fi (t, S0 , . . . , Sn ) dt + gi (t, S0 , . . . , Sn ) dXi
where f is the drift, g is the diffusion
Itos Lemma and Basic Stochastic Integration

For F (Xt )
dF
1 d2 F
dF =
dXt +
dt
dX
2 dX 2
Z
F (Xt ) = F (X0 ) +
0
dF
1
dX +
dX
2
Z
0
d2 F
d
dX 2
For F (Xt , t)
dF =
F
dXt +
X
F
1 2F
+
t
2 X 2
Z
dt
F (Xt , t) = F (X0 , 0) +
0
F
dX +
X
Z t
0
1 2F
F
+
t
2 X 2
Functions of Stochastic Functions

1-dimensional: V (t, S)
dV
=
=
1. Apply Taylor expansion on V

2. Apply Itos Lemma:
V
V
1 2V
dt +
dS + g 2 2 dt
t
S
2 S

V
V
1 2V
V
+f
+ g 2 2 dt + g
dX
t
S
2 S
S
dXi2 dt
dXi dXj ij dt
3. Regroup the terms in dt and dXi
4. Sto.integ.: integrate the resulting DE
2-dimensional: V (t, S1 , S2 )

dV =
V
V
V
1 2V
2V
1 2V
+ f1
+ f2
+ g12 2 + g1 g2
+ g22 2
t
S1
S2
2 S1
S1 S2
2 S2

dt + g1
V
V
dX1 + g2
dX2
S1
S2
n-dimensional: V (t, S1 , . . . , Sn )
dV =
n
X
n
1X
V
V
+
fi
+
t
S
2
i
i=1
i=1
gi2
n
X
n
X
V
V
V
+
g
g
dt
+
gi
dXi
ij i j
Si2 i=1,j>1
Si Sj
S
i
i=1
2
Transition Density Functions

Solution
Forward Kolmogorov

1 2
p
=
B(y 0 , t0 )2 p 0 (A(y 0 , t0 )p)
0
02
t
2 y
y
log
p(S, t; S 0 , t0 ) =
1
S 0
2(t0 t)
S
S0

2
+ 21 2 (t0 t)
2 2 (t0 t)
Common Processes/Dynamics
Geometric Brownian Motion (Lognormal)
Brownian Motion with Drift
dS = S dt + S dX
dS = dt + dX
dS
= dt + dX
S
Cox, Ingersoll, Ross
Vasicek (1977)
dS = (
r r) dt + dX
FIXME TODO add others, Ho Lee and company...
dS = ( S) dt + S 2 dX
All you need to know about Sto.Calc

(FIXME integrate these words of wisdom from Antoine.)
If Xt N (, ) then E(xXt ) = e+
2
2
Ito: d(f (Xt ))

Ito: d(Xt Yt ) = Xt dYt + Yt dXt + 12 dt where dXt = dt + dWt and dYt = dt + dWt
R
E[ Xt dWt ] = 0
R
R
V ar[ Xt dWt ] = Xt2 dt
Girsanovs theorem.
Generating correlated X and Y .
Martingales
Probability Spaces
Unconditional Expectation
Let (, F, P) be a probability space. . .
Expected value under a prob. measure (Lebesgue integral):

Z
Z
Z
E[h(X)] =
h(x)p(x)dx =
h(x)d(P(x)) =
h(x)d P
Z
Z
E[1{XA} ] =
1{XA} d P = d P = P(A)
: sample space
F: filtration (information set),
(Note that Ft1 Ft2 FT F)
P: probability measure
Conditional Expectation
Martingales (Definition)
(Use these to prove that a process is a Martingale; use the definition.)
E[Mt ] <
E[Mt+1 |Ft ] = Mt
0 s t
E[Mt+1 |Ft ] Mt
(supermartingale)
E[Mt+1 |Ft ] Mt
(submartingale)
1. Linearity: E[aX + bY |F] = aE[X|F] + bE[Y |F]

2. Tower Property: if F G,
E[E[X|G] |F] = E[X|F]
Wiener Martingale (driftless) Markov (memoryless) nonMarkov
E[E[X|F]] = E[X]
3. Taking out what is known:
Equivalent Measures
E[X|F] = X
Absolute continuity: if P (A) = 0 Q(A) = 0
Q is absolutely continuous w.r.t. P, and Q << P.
A.
It is allright to tinker with the probabilities as

long as we do not tinker with the
(im)possibilities.
Equivalent measures: if Q << P and P << Q.
Radon-Nikodym Theorem
Q(A) =
Z
A
dP
E[XY |F] = XE[Y |F]
4. Independence: if X is independent from F,

E[X|F] = E[X]
5. Positivity: if X 0 then E[X|F] 0
6. Jensen Inequality: if f is a convex function, then
f (E[X|F]) E[f (X)|F]
Exponential Martingale
dQ
is the R.N. derivative.
dP
where =
(if X is F-measurable but not Y :)
M (t) = exp(St + f (t))
where f (t) = ( +
1 2
)t
2
Ito Integrals & Martingales

Properties of Ito Integrals
Ito integrals are Martingales:

Z
1. Linearity:
E[
g(t, Xt )dXt ] = 0
0
Z
(f (t)+g(t))dXt =
Martingale Representation Theorem

If M is a Martingale, there exists g(t, X) such that
Z
MT = M0 +
g(t, X)dXt
0
Z
f (t)dXt +
g(t)dXt
0
2. Isometry:

2
"Z
#
Z T

T

E
f (t)dXt = E
|f (t)|2 dt
0

0
The rightmost term is an Ito integral (and thus also a Martingale).
3. Martingale:
"Z
Fubinis Theorem
"Z
E
f (Xt )dt =
0
E [f (Xt )] dt
0
# Z

s

f (t)dXt Fs =
f (t)dXt

0
Application of Martingales to Asset Pricing

Warning: I still need to complete and arrange this page of notes.
Fundamental Asset Pricing Formula

Value = E Meas. [P V (expected cash flows)]
Novikov Condition
h 1 RT 2 i
E e 2 0 s ds <
Risk-free Asset
dBt = rBt dt,
Mt = e(
B(0) = B0
B(t) = B0 ert
s dXs 21
Rt
s2 ds)
is a Martingale
Girsanovs Theorem
Rt
Rt 2
1
dQ
= e( 0 s dXs 2 0 s ds)
dP
Z t
XtQ = XtP +
(s)ds
Underlying S
dSt = St dt + St dX,
S(t) = S0 e
Rt
S(0) = S0
t 12 2 +Xt
Provides an expression for the Radon-Nikodym

derivative.
Removing the TVM
Gives an explicit correspondence btw P and Q in

terms of their Brownian motion.
S(T )
S (T ) = rt
e
1 2
S (t) = S0 e(r 2 )t+Xt
dS = ( r)S dt + S dX
Self-financing Portfolios
. . . but does not tell you what is. We assume and

check that it satisfies the Novikov condition. Then we
have the RN derivative, and we can change measures!
Doleans/Stochastic Exponential
Trading Strategy:
t
Z
t = (St , B
t ) processes

s dXs
s dXs
Value :
Vt () =
St St
+
Z t
Vt () = V0 () +
t [0, T ]
Z t
Su dSu +
B
u dBu

s2 ds
(s)ds
Feynman-Kac Equivalence
Arbitrage opportunity:
PDE:
V0 () = 0
and
1
2
B
t Bt
with P (VT () > 0) > 0
XtQ = XtP
Self-financing portfolio: no in/out flows.
Z
= exp
P (VT () < 0) = 0
V
V
1 2V
+
+ 2 2 rV = 0,
t
S
2 S
dSt = (t, St )dt + (t, St )dXt
V (T, S) = G(S)
m
Expectation: V (t, St ) = er(T t) E [G(ST )|Ft ]

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Standard Brownian Motion / Wiener process

Discrete approx: dX = dt where N (0, 1)

Ito Product Rule

If dXt = dt + dWt and dYt = dt + dWt ,

Stochastic Differential Equations (General Form)

= f (t, S) dt + g(t, S) dXi

= fi (t, S0 , . . . , Sn ) dt + gi (t, S0 , . . . , Sn ) dXi

where f is the drift, g is the diffusion

Itos Lemma and Basic Stochastic Integration

Functions of Stochastic Functions

1. Apply Taylor expansion on V

Transition Density Functions

Cox, Ingersoll, Ross

All you need to know about Sto.Calc

Ito: d(f (Xt ))

Let (, F, P) be a probability space. . .

Expected value under a prob. measure (Lebesgue integral):

(Use these to prove that a process is a Martingale; use the definition.)

1. Linearity: E[aX + bY |F] = aE[X|F] + bE[Y |F]

Wiener Martingale (driftless) Markov (memoryless) nonMarkov

Absolute continuity: if P (A) = 0 Q(A) = 0

Q is absolutely continuous w.r.t. P, and Q << P.

It is allright to tinker with the probabilities as

E[XY |F] = XE[Y |F]

4. Independence: if X is independent from F,

(if X is F-measurable but not Y :)

M (t) = exp(St + f (t))

Ito Integrals & Martingales

Ito integrals are Martingales:

Martingale Representation Theorem

The rightmost term is an Ito integral (and thus also a Martingale).

Application of Martingales to Asset Pricing

Fundamental Asset Pricing Formula

Provides an expression for the Radon-Nikodym

Removing the TVM

Gives an explicit correspondence btw P and Q in

S (t) = S0 e(r 2 )t+Xt

. . . but does not tell you what is. We assume and

with P (VT () > 0) > 0

Self-financing portfolio: no in/out flows.

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