General stochastic integration by parts.

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For $W_t$ the Brownian motion,

Let $X_t$, $Y_t$ be two diffusions, then since $$d(X_tY_t) = X_tdY_t+Y_tdX_t+dX_tdY_t$$ the generic stochastic integration by parts formula is given by $$\int_a^bX_t\,dY_t=X_bY_b-X_aY_a-\int_a^bY_t\,dX_t - \int_a^bdX_t\,dY_t$$

May I clarify for $\int_0^T \frac{1}{1+W_t^2}\,dW_t$, can I use the generic stochastic integration by parts formula? Assuming I can use it, I obtain \begin{align} \int_0^T \frac{1}{1+W_t^2}\,dW_t &= \frac{W_T}{1+W_T^2}+2\int_0^T\frac{W_t^2}{(1+W_t^2)^2}\,dW_t + 3\int_0^T\frac{W_t}{(1+W_t^2)^2}\,dt-4\int_0^T\frac{W_t^3}{(1+W_t^2)^3}\,dt \end{align} since by Ito's lemma, $d\left(\frac{1}{1+W_t^2}\right) = -\frac{2W_t}{(1+W_t^2)^2}\,dW_t -\frac{1}{(1+W_t^2)^2}dt + \frac{4W_t^2}{(1+W_t^2)^3}dt$

and

$dW_t\,d\left(\frac{1}{1+W_t^2}\right) = -\frac{2W_t}{(1+W_t^2)^2}\,dt$

On the other hand, should I use the integration by parts formula: $$\int_a^b g'(W_t)\,dW_t=\left[g(W_t)\right]_{t=a}^{t=b} -\frac{1}{2}\int_a^bg''(W_t)\,dt$$ I obtain

$$\int_0^T\frac{1}{1+W_t^2}\,dW_t = tan^{-1}(W_T)+\int_0^T\frac{W_t}{(1+W_t^2)^2}\,dt \quad \forall T>0$$

which appears to be rather different from the former...

I would appreciate any advice!

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Technically, you have written the following equation in a different form : \begin{align} \int_0^T \frac{1}{1+W_t^2}\,dW_t &= \frac{W_T}{1+W_T^2}+2\int_0^T\frac{W_t^2}{(1+W_t^2)^2}\,dW_t + 3\int_0^T\frac{W_t}{(1+W_t^2)^2}\,dt-4\int_0^T\frac{W_t^3}{(1+W_t^2)^3}\,dt \end{align} to \begin{align} \int_0^T\frac{1}{1+W_t^2}\,dW_t = tan^{-1}(W_T)+\int_0^T\frac{W_t}{(1+W_t^2)^2}\,dt \end{align} You can check that by applying Ito's lemma to $\arctan(W_t)$, you will find the first form if your calculations are correct.