Special Session 59: Backward Stochastic Volterra Integral Equations and Time Inconsistent Optimal Control Problems

Dynamic Portfolio Choice with Illiquid Securities: An Infinite-Horizon Stochastic LQ Framework

Ali Lazrak
UBC
Canada
Co-Author(s):    Ali Lazrak, Hanxiao Wand and Jiongmin Yong
Abstract:
In this paper, we provide a stochastic linear-quadratic (LQ, for short) control approach to the portfolio choice model introduced by Garleanu and Pedersen (2016). We first solve the original model in Garleanu and Pedersen ( 2016) by the classical stochastic LQ control theory in infinite horizon.To capture the present bias, we then generalize the model to the case with non-constant discounting, which is an infinite-horizon time-inconsistent stochastic LQ optimal control problem with nonhomogeneous terms. With the dynamic game point of view, we rigorously develop an approach to finding the so-called equilibrium trading intensity, which is time-consistent and satisfies the local optimality. The solvability of the associated equilibrium algebra quasi-Riccati equations and infinite-horizon extended backward stochastic Volterra integral equations are established.