On dynamic programming equations for utility indifference pricing under delta constraints

摘要

In this paper we study the problem of utility indifference pricing in a constrained financial market, using a utility function defined over the positive real line. We present a convex risk measure -v(?:y) satisfying q(x,F)=x+v(F:u0(x)), where u0(x) is the maximal expected utility of a small investor with the initial wealth x, and q(x,F) is a utility indifference buy price for a European contingent claim with a discounted payoff F. We provide a dynamic programming equation associated with the risk measure (-v), and characterize v as a viscosity solution of this equation.