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 martingalefat a stopping timeτbounded bynis the conditional expectation off nwith respect to the σ-algebra generated byτ.stoppedValue_ae_eq_condExp_of_le: ifτandσare two stopping times withσ ≤ τandτis bounded, then the value of a martingalefatσis the conditional expectation of its value atτwith respect to the σ-algebra generated byσ.stoppedValue_min_ae_eq_condExp: the optional sampling theorem. Ifτis a bounded stopping time andσis another stopping time, then the value of a martingalefat the stopping timemin τ σis almost everywhere equal to the conditional expectation offstopped atτwith 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.