Bounded diffusion coefficient gives square martingales

ID: bounded-diffusion-coefficient-gives-square-martingales

For a zero-starting solution with , the Itô isometry gives , so is a true martingale on every finite horizon. The Itô formula represents the displayed process as , whose expected squared integrand integral is at most . Thus it too is a true square-integrable martingale. No continuity or Lipschitz condition on the coefficient is needed once a solution is given.

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