Optional sampling theorem #
If τ
is a bounded stopping time and σ
is another stopping time, then the value of a martingale
f
at the stopping time min τ σ
is almost everywhere equal to
μ[stoppedValue f τ | hσ.measurableSpace]
.
Main results #
stoppedValue_ae_eq_condexp_of_le_const
: the value of a martingalef
at a stopping timeτ
bounded byn
is the conditional expectation off n
with respect to the σ-algebra generated byτ
.stoppedValue_ae_eq_condexp_of_le
: ifτ
andσ
are two stopping times withσ ≤ τ
andτ
is bounded, then the value of a martingalef
atσ
is the conditional expectation of its value atτ
with respect to the σ-algebra generated byσ
.stoppedValue_min_ae_eq_condexp
: the optional sampling theorem. Ifτ
is a bounded stopping time andσ
is another stopping time, then the value of a martingalef
at the stopping timemin τ σ
is almost everywhere equal to the conditional expectation off
stopped atτ
with respect to the σ-algebra generated byσ
.
The value of a martingale f
at a stopping time τ
bounded by n
is the conditional
expectation of f n
with respect to the σ-algebra generated by τ
.
The value of a martingale f
at a stopping time τ
bounded by n
is the conditional
expectation of f n
with respect to the σ-algebra generated by τ
.
If τ
and σ
are two stopping times with σ ≤ τ
and τ
is bounded, then the value of a
martingale f
at σ
is the conditional expectation of its value at τ
with respect to the
σ-algebra generated by σ
.
If τ
and σ
are two stopping times with σ ≤ τ
and τ
is bounded, then the value of a
martingale f
at σ
is the conditional expectation of its value at τ
with respect to the
σ-algebra generated by σ
.
In the following results the index set verifies
[LinearOrder ι] [LocallyFiniteOrder ι] [OrderBot ι]
, which means that it is order-isomorphic to
a subset of ℕ
. ι
is equipped with the discrete topology, which is also the order topology,
and is a measurable space with the Borel σ-algebra.
Optional Sampling theorem. If τ
is a bounded stopping time and σ
is another stopping
time, then the value of a martingale f
at the stopping time min τ σ
is almost everywhere equal
to the conditional expectation of f
stopped at τ
with respect to the σ-algebra generated
by σ
.