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The correlation of the maxima of correlated Brownian motions

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  14 July 2016

L. C. G. Rogers*
Affiliation:
University of Cambridge
Larry Shepp*
Affiliation:
Rutgers University
*
Postal address: Statistical Laboratory, Centre for Mathematical Sciences, University of Cambridge, Wilberforce Road, Cambridge CB3 0WB, UK. Email address: [email protected]
∗∗Postal address: Department of Statistics, Rutgers University, Piscataway, NJ 08854-8019, USA. Email address: [email protected]
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Abstract

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We obtain an expression for the correlation of the maxima of two correlated Brownian motions.

MSC classification

Type
Research Article
Copyright
© Applied Probability Trust 2006 

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