Hobson, D;
Tse, ASL;
Zhu, Y;
(2019)
Optimal consumption and investment under transaction costs*.
Mathematical Finance
, 29
(2)
pp. 483-506.
10.1111/mafi.12187.
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Abstract
In this paper, we consider the Merton problem in a market with a single risky asset and proportional transaction costs. We give a complete solution of the problem up to the solution of a first-crossing problem for a first-order differential equation. We find that the characteristics of the solution (e.g., well-posedness) can be related to some simple properties of a univariate quadratic whose coefficients are functions of the parameters of the problem. Our solution to the problem via the value function includes expressions for the boundaries of the no-transaction wedge. Using these expressions, we prove a precise condition for when leverage occurs. One new and unexpected result is that when the solution to the Merton problem (without transaction costs) involves a leveraged position, and when transaction costs are large, the location of the boundary at which sales of the risky asset occur is independent of the transaction cost on purchases.
Type: | Article |
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Title: | Optimal consumption and investment under transaction costs* |
Open access status: | An open access version is available from UCL Discovery |
DOI: | 10.1111/mafi.12187 |
Publisher version: | https://doi.org/10.1111/mafi.12187 |
Language: | English |
Additional information: | This version is the author accepted manuscript. For information on re-use, please refer to the publisher’s terms and conditions. |
Keywords: | Merton problem, proportional transaction costs, no transaction region, well-posedness, leverage |
UCL classification: | UCL UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL BEAMS UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL BEAMS > Faculty of Maths and Physical Sciences UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL BEAMS > Faculty of Maths and Physical Sciences > Dept of Mathematics |
URI: | https://discovery-pp.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/10137462 |
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