Time changes for Levy processes

Citation
H. Geman et al., Time changes for Levy processes, MATH FINANC, 11(1), 2001, pp. 79-96
Citations number
41
Categorie Soggetti
Economics
Journal title
MATHEMATICAL FINANCE
ISSN journal
09601627 → ACNP
Volume
11
Issue
1
Year of publication
2001
Pages
79 - 96
Database
ISI
SICI code
0960-1627(200101)11:1<79:TCFLP>2.0.ZU;2-H
Abstract
The goal of this paper is to consider pure jump Levy processes of finite Va riation with an infinite arrival rate of jumps as models for the logarithm of asset prices. These processes may be written as time-changed Brownian mo tion. We exhibit the explicit time change for each of a wide class of Levy processes and show that the time change is a weighted price move measure of time. Additionally, we present a number of Levy processes that are analyti cally tractable, in their characteristic functions and Levy densities, and hence are relevant for option pricing.