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A '''Stochastic discount factor (SDF)''' is a concept in [[financial economics]]. | |||
If there are n assets with initial prices <math>p_1, ..., p_n</math> at the beginning of a period and payoffs <math>\tilde{x}_1, ..., \tilde{x}_n</math> at the end of the period (all xs are [[random variables]]), then SDF is any random variable <math>\tilde{m}</math> satisfying | |||
:<math>E(\tilde{m}\tilde{x}_i) = p_i, \quad \forall i.</math> | |||
This definition is of fundamental importance in [[Valuation (finance)|asset pricing]]. The name "stochastic discount factor" reflects the fact that the price of an asset can be computed by "discounting" the future cash flow <math>\tilde{x}_i</math> by the stochastic factor <math>\tilde{m}</math> and then taking the expectation.<ref name="Kerry">{{cite book|title=Asset Pricing and Portfolio Choice Theory|author=Kerry E. Back|publisher=Oxford University Press|year=2010}}</ref> | |||
== Properties == | |||
If each <math>p_i</math> is positive, by using <math>R_i = \tilde{x}_i / p_i</math> to denote the return, we can rewrite the definition as | |||
:<math>E(\tilde{m}\tilde{R}_i) = 1, \quad \forall i,</math> | |||
and this implies | |||
:<math>E[\tilde{m} (\tilde{R}_i - \tilde{R}_j)] = 0, \quad \forall i,j.</math> | |||
Also, if there is a [[portfolio (finance)|portfolio]] made up of the assets, then the SDF satisfies | |||
:<math>E(\tilde{m}\tilde{x}) = p, E(\tilde{m}\tilde{R}) = 1.</math> | |||
Notice the definition of [[covariance]], it can also be written as | |||
:<math>1 = cov (\tilde{m}, \tilde{R}) + E(\tilde{m}) E(\tilde{R}).</math> | |||
Suppose there is a risk-free asset. Then <math>\tilde{R} = R_f</math> implies <math>E(\tilde{m}) = 1/R_f</math>. Substituting this into the last expression and rearranging gives the following formula for the [[risk premium]] of any asset or portfolio with return <math>\tilde{R}</math>: | |||
:<math>E(\tilde{R}) - R_f = -R_f cov (\tilde{m}, \tilde{R}).</math> | |||
This shows that risk premiums are determined by covariances with any SDF.<ref name="Kerry"></ref> | |||
The existence of an SDF is equivalent to the [[law of one price]].<ref name="Kerry"></ref> | |||
The existence of a strictly positive SDF is equivalent to the absence of arbitrage opportunities. | |||
== Other names == | |||
The stochastic discount factor is sometimes referred to as the '''pricing kernel'''. This name comes from the fact that if the expectation | |||
:<math>E(\tilde{m}\tilde{x}_i)</math> | |||
is written as an integral, then <math>\tilde{m}</math> can be interpreted as the ''kernel function'' in an [[integral transform]].<ref name="Cochrane">{{cite book|title=Asset Pricing|author=Cochrane, John H.|publisher=Princeton University Press|year=2001|page=9}}</ref> | |||
Other names for the SDF sometimes encountered are the ''marginal rate of substitution'', a ''change of measure'', or a ''state-price density''.<ref name="Cochrane"></ref> | |||
== References == | |||
{{reflist}} | |||
[[Category:Financial economics]] | |||
[[Category:Mathematical finance]] | |||
Revision as of 21:47, 22 December 2013
A Stochastic discount factor (SDF) is a concept in financial economics.
If there are n assets with initial prices at the beginning of a period and payoffs at the end of the period (all xs are random variables), then SDF is any random variable satisfying
This definition is of fundamental importance in asset pricing. The name "stochastic discount factor" reflects the fact that the price of an asset can be computed by "discounting" the future cash flow by the stochastic factor and then taking the expectation.[1]
Properties
If each is positive, by using to denote the return, we can rewrite the definition as
and this implies
Also, if there is a portfolio made up of the assets, then the SDF satisfies
Notice the definition of covariance, it can also be written as
Suppose there is a risk-free asset. Then implies . Substituting this into the last expression and rearranging gives the following formula for the risk premium of any asset or portfolio with return :
This shows that risk premiums are determined by covariances with any SDF.[1]
The existence of an SDF is equivalent to the law of one price.[1]
The existence of a strictly positive SDF is equivalent to the absence of arbitrage opportunities.
Other names
The stochastic discount factor is sometimes referred to as the pricing kernel. This name comes from the fact that if the expectation
is written as an integral, then can be interpreted as the kernel function in an integral transform.[2]
Other names for the SDF sometimes encountered are the marginal rate of substitution, a change of measure, or a state-price density.[2]
References
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