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August 2006 On the value of optimal stopping games
Erik Ekström, Stephane Villeneuve
Ann. Appl. Probab. 16(3): 1576-1596 (August 2006). DOI: 10.1214/105051606000000204

Abstract

We show, under weaker assumptions than in the previous literature, that a perpetual optimal stopping game always has a value. We also show that there exists an optimal stopping time for the seller, but not necessarily for the buyer. Moreover, conditions are provided under which the existence of an optimal stopping time for the buyer is guaranteed. The results are illustrated explicitly in two examples.

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Erik Ekström. Stephane Villeneuve. "On the value of optimal stopping games." Ann. Appl. Probab. 16 (3) 1576 - 1596, August 2006. https://doi.org/10.1214/105051606000000204

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Published: August 2006
First available in Project Euclid: 2 October 2006

zbMATH: 1173.91309
MathSciNet: MR2260074
Digital Object Identifier: 10.1214/105051606000000204

Subjects:
Primary: 91A15
Secondary: 60G40

Keywords: Dynkin games , Israeli options , Optimal stopping , Optimal stopping games , smooth-fit principle

Rights: Copyright © 2006 Institute of Mathematical Statistics

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