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Optimal sale strategies in illiquid markets

Dahlgren, Martin LU (2005) In Mathematical Methods of Operations Research 61(2). p.173-190
Abstract
The value of a position in a risky asset when optimally sold in an illiquid market is considered. The optimization problem is described as a stochastic impulse control problem, and it is shown that it is related to solving a system of quasi-variational inequalities. Existence of a solution to these inequalities are proved. A numerical implementation of the valuation algorithm is discussed and two numerical examples are presented. Further, two examples where the stochastic impulse control problem can be reduced to deterministic optimization problems are also given.
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liquidity discount, stochastic impulse control, HJB quasi-variational inequalities, large sales
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Mathematical Methods of Operations Research
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61
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2
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173 - 190
publisher
Physica Verlag
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1432-2994
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10.1007/s00186-005-0421-x
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English
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  keywords     = {{liquidity discount; stochastic impulse control; HJB quasi-variational inequalities; large sales}},
  language     = {{eng}},
  number       = {{2}},
  pages        = {{173--190}},
  publisher    = {{Physica Verlag}},
  series       = {{Mathematical Methods of Operations Research}},
  title        = {{Optimal sale strategies in illiquid markets}},
  url          = {{http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00186-005-0421-x}},
  doi          = {{10.1007/s00186-005-0421-x}},
  volume       = {{61}},
  year         = {{2005}},
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