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GBM = gbm(Return, Sigma)
GBM = gbm(Return, Sigma, 'Name1', Value1, 'Name2', Value2, ...)
This constructor creates and displays GBM objects, which derive from the CEV (constant elasticity of variance) class. Use GBM objects to simulate sample paths of NVARS state variables driven by NBROWNS Brownian motion sources of risk over NPERIODS consecutive observation periods, approximating continuous-time GBM stochastic processes.
This method allows simulation of vector-valued GBM processes of the form:
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where:
Xt is an NVARS-by-1 state vector of process variables.
μ is an NVARS-by-NVARS generalized expected instantaneous rate of return matrix.
D is an NVARS-by-NVARS diagonal matrix, where each element along the main diagonal is the corresponding element of the state vector Xt.
V is an NVARS-by-NBROWNS instantaneous volatility rate matrix.
dWt is an NBROWNS-by-1 Brownian motion vector.
Specify required input parameters as one of the following types:
A MATLAB array. Specifying an array indicates a static (non-time-varying) parametric specification. This array fully captures all implementation details, which are clearly associated with a parametric form.
A MATLAB function. Specifying a function provides indirect support for virtually any static, dynamic, linear, or nonlinear model. This parameter is supported via an interface, because all implementation details are hidden and fully encapsulated by the function.
The required input parameters are:
| Return | Return represents the parameter μ.
If you specify Return as an array, it must be an NVARS-by-NVARS matrix
representing the expected (mean) instantaneous rate of return. If
you specify it as a function, Return must return
an NVARS-by-NVARS matrix when
invoked with two inputs:
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| Sigma | Sigma represents the parameter V.
If you specify Sigma as an array, it must be an NVARS-by-NBROWNS matrix
of instantaneous volatility rates. In this case, each row of Sigma corresponds
to a particular state variable. Each column corresponds to a particular
Brownian source of uncertainty, and associates the magnitude of the
exposure of state variables with sources of uncertainty. If you specify
it as a function, Sigma must return an NVARS-by-NBROWNS matrix
of volatility rates when invoked with two inputs:
Although the gbm constructor enforces no restrictions on the sign of Sigma volatilities, they are usually specified as positive values. |
Specify optional input arguments as variable-length lists of matching parameter name/value pairs: 'Name1', Value1, 'Name2', Value2, ... and so on. The following rules apply when specifying parameter-name pairs:
Specify the parameter name as a character string, followed by its corresponding parameter value.
You can specify parameter name/value pairs in any order.
Parameter names are case insensitive.
You can specify unambiguous partial string matches.
Valid parameter names are:
| StartTime | Scalar starting time of the first observation, applied to all state variables. If you do not specify a value for StartTime, the default is 0. |
| StartState | Scalar, NVARS-by-1 column vector, or NVARS-by-NTRIALS matrix
of initial values of the state variables. If StartState is a scalar, gbm applies the same initial value to all state variables on all trials. If StartState is a column vector, gbm applies a unique initial value to each state variable on all trials. If StartState is a matrix, gbm applies a unique initial value to each state variable on each trial. If you do not specify a value for StartState, all variables start at 1. |
| Correlation | Correlation between Gaussian random variates drawn to generate
the Brownian motion vector (Wiener processes). Specify Correlation as
an NBROWNS-by-NBROWNS positive
semidefinite matrix, or as a deterministic function C(t) that
accepts the current time t and returns an NBROWNS-by-NBROWNS positive
semidefinite correlation matrix. A Correlation matrix represents a static condition. As a deterministic function of time, Correlation allows you to specify a dynamic correlation structure. If you do not specify a value for Correlation, the default is an NBROWNS-by-NBROWNS identity matrix representing independent Gaussian processes. |
| Simulation | A user-defined simulation function or SDE simulation method. If you do not specify a value for Simulation, the default method is simulation by Euler approximation (simByEuler). |
| GBM | Object of class gbm with the following displayed
parameters:
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When you specify the required input parameters as arrays, they are associated with a specific parametric form. By contrast, when you specify either required input parameter as a function, you can customize virtually any specification.
Accessing the output parameters with no inputs simply returns the original input specification. Thus, when you invoke these parameters with no inputs, they behave like simple properties and allow you to test the data type (double vs. function, or equivalently, static vs. dynamic) of the original input specification. This is useful for validating and designing methods.
When you invoke these parameters with inputs, they behave like functions, giving the impression of dynamic behavior. The parameters accept the observation time t and a state vector Xt, and return an array of appropriate dimension. Even if you originally specified an input as an array, gbm treats it as a static function of time and state, thereby guaranteeing that all parameters are accessible by the same interface.
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