We study a convex regularization of the local volatility surface identification problem for the Black-Scholes partial differential equation from prices of European call options. This is a highly nonlinear ill-posed pr...
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We study a convex regularization of the local volatility surface identification problem for the Black-Scholes partial differential equation from prices of European call options. This is a highly nonlinear ill-posed problem which in practice is subject to different noise levels associated to bid-ask spreads and sampling errors. We analyze, in appropriate function spaces, different properties of the parameter-to-solution map that assigns to a given volatility surface the corresponding option prices. Using such properties, we show stability and convergence of the regularized solutions in terms of the Bregman distance with respect to a class of convex regularization functionals when the noise level goes to zero. We improve convergence rates available in the literature for the volatility identification problem. Furthermore, in the present context, we relate convex regularization with the notion of exponential families in Statistics. Finally, we connect convex regularization functionals with convex risk measures through Fenchel conjugation. We do this by showing that if the source condition for the regularization functional is satisfied, then convex risk measures can be constructed. (C) 2011 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
In this paper, we address a new approach for high-resolution reconstruction and enhancement of remote sensing (RS) imagery in near-real computational time based on the aggregated hardware/software (HW/SW) co-design pa...
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In this paper, we address a new approach for high-resolution reconstruction and enhancement of remote sensing (RS) imagery in near-real computational time based on the aggregated hardware/software (HW/SW) co-design paradigm. The software design is aimed at the algorithmic-level decrease of the computational load of the large-scale RS image enhancement tasks via incorporating into the fixed-point iterative reconstruction/enhancement procedures the convex convergence enforcement regularization by constructing the proper projectors onto convex sets (POCS) in the solution domain. The established POCS-regularized iterative techniques are performed separately along the range and azimuth directions over the RS scene frame making an optimal use of the sparseness properties of the employed sensor system modulation format. The hardware design is oriented on employing the Xilinx Field Programmable Gate Array XC4VSX35-10ff668 and performing the image enhancement/reconstruction tasks in a computationally efficient parallel fashion that meets the near-real time imaging system requirements. Finally, we report some simulation results and discuss the implementation performance issues related to enhancement of the real-world RS imagery indicative of the significantly increased performance efficiency gained with the developed approach.
In this paper, we present a general convex optimization approach for solving high-dimensional multiple response tensor regression problems under low-dimensional structural assumptions. We consider using convex and wea...
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In this paper, we present a general convex optimization approach for solving high-dimensional multiple response tensor regression problems under low-dimensional structural assumptions. We consider using convex and weakly decomposable regularizers assuming that the underlying tensor lies in an unknown low-dimensional subspace. Within our framework, we derive general risk bounds of the resulting estimate under fairly general dependence structure among covariates. Our framework leads to upper bounds in terms of two very simple quantities, the Gaussian width of a convex set in tensor space and the intrinsic dimension of the low-dimensional tensor subspace. To the best of our knowledge, this is the first general framework that applies to multiple response problems. These general bounds provide useful upper bounds on rates of convergence for a number of fundamental statistical models of interest including multiresponse regression, vector autoregressive models, low-rank tensor models and pairwise interaction models. Moreover, in many of these settings we prove that the resulting estimates are minimax optimal. We also provide a numerical study that both validates our theoretical guarantees and demonstrates the breadth of our framework.
We derive bounds relating Renegar's condition number to quantities that govern the statistical performance of convex regularization in settings that include the l(1)-analysis setting. Using results from conic inte...
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We derive bounds relating Renegar's condition number to quantities that govern the statistical performance of convex regularization in settings that include the l(1)-analysis setting. Using results from conic integral geometry, we show that the bounds can be made to depend only on a random projection, or restriction, of the analysis operator to a lower dimensional space, and can still be effective if these operators are ill-conditioned. As an application, we get new bounds for the undersampling phase transition of composite convex regularizers. Key tools in the analysis are Slepian's inequality and the kinematic formula from integral geometry.
We establish a general principle which states that regularizing an inverse problem with a convex function yields solutions that are convex combinations of a small number of atoms. These atoms are identified with the e...
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We establish a general principle which states that regularizing an inverse problem with a convex function yields solutions that are convex combinations of a small number of atoms. These atoms are identified with the extreme points and elements of the extreme rays of the regularizer level sets. An extension to a broader class of quasi-convex regularizers is also discussed. As a side result, we characterize the minimizers of the total gradient variation, which was previously an unresolved problem.
This work extends the existing convergence analysis for discrete approximations of minimizers of convex regularization functionals. In particular, some solution concepts are generalized, namely the standard minimum no...
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This work extends the existing convergence analysis for discrete approximations of minimizers of convex regularization functionals. In particular, some solution concepts are generalized, namely the standard minimum norm solutions for squared-norm regularizers and the -minimizing solutions for general convex regularizers, respectively. A central part of the manuscript addresses finite-dimensional approximations of solutions of ill-posed operator equations with basis functions defined on hexagonal grids, which require the novel solution concept.
In this letter, the RLS adaptive algorithm is considered in the system identification setting. The RLS algorithm is regularized using a general convex function of the system impulse response estimate. The normal equat...
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In this letter, the RLS adaptive algorithm is considered in the system identification setting. The RLS algorithm is regularized using a general convex function of the system impulse response estimate. The normal equations corresponding to the convex regularized cost function are derived, and a recursive algorithm for the update of the tap estimates is established. We also introduce a closed-form expression for selecting the regularization parameter. With this selection of the regularization parameter, we show that the convex regularized RLS algorithm performs as well as, and possibly better than, the regular RLS when there is a constraint on the value of the convex function evaluated at the true weight vector. Simulations demonstrate the superiority of the convex regularized RLS with automatic parameter selection over regular RLS for the sparse system identification setting.
We apply convex regularization techniques to the problem of calibrating Dupire's local volatility surface model taking into account the practical requirement of discrete grids and noisy data. Such requirements are...
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We apply convex regularization techniques to the problem of calibrating Dupire's local volatility surface model taking into account the practical requirement of discrete grids and noisy data. Such requirements are the consequence of bid and ask spreads, quanti-zation of the quoted prices and lack of liquidity of option prices for strikes far away from the at-the-money level. We obtain convergence rates and results comparable to those obtained in the idealized continuous setting. Our results allow us to take into account separately the uncertainties due to the price noise and those due to discretization errors, thus, allowing estimating better discretization levels both in the domain and in the image of the parameter to solution operator by a Morozov's discrepancy principle. We illustrate the results with simulated as well as real market data. We also validate the results by comparing the implied volatility prices of market data with the computed prices of the calibrated model.
We consider the problem of recovering elements of a low-dimensional model from under-determined linear measurements. To perform recovery, we consider the minimization of a convex regularizer subject to a data fit cons...
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We consider the problem of recovering elements of a low-dimensional model from under-determined linear measurements. To perform recovery, we consider the minimization of a convex regularizer subject to a data fit constraint. Given a model, we ask ourselves what is the 'best' convex regularizer to perform its recovery. To answer this question, we define an optimal regularizer as a function that maximizes a compliance measure with respect to the model. We introduce and study several notions of compliance. We give analytical expressions for compliance measures based on the best-known recovery guarantees with the restricted isometry property. These expressions permit to show the optimality of the $\ell <^>{1}$ -norm for sparse recovery and of the nuclear norm for low-rank matrix recovery for these compliance measures. We also investigate the construction of an optimal convex regularizer using the examples of sparsity in levels and of sparse plus low-rank models.
We investigate the convergence theory of several known as well as new heuristic parameter choice rules for convex Tikhonov regularization. The success of such methods is dependent on whether certain restrictions on th...
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We investigate the convergence theory of several known as well as new heuristic parameter choice rules for convex Tikhonov regularization. The success of such methods is dependent on whether certain restrictions on the noise are satisfied. In the linear theory, such conditions are well understood and hold for typically irregular noise. In this paper, we extend the convergence analysis of heuristic rules using noise restrictions to the convex setting and prove convergence of the aforementioned methods therewith. The convergence theory is exemplified for the case of an ill-posed problem with a diagonal forward operator in l(q) spaces. Numerical examples also provide further insight.
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