Solution

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The Novikov condition holds on every horizon, since
Therefore is a true martingale and the Girsanov theorem applies through each finite .
The deterministic bound also gives a genuine infinite-horizon density. For any , the stochastic exponential identity is
A nonnegative local martingale is a supermartingale, so
This bound gives uniform integrability. Also is a L2-bounded continuous martingale, since localization and the Itô isometry give . The L2 martingale convergence theorem gives a finite limit ; hence and . Weighting by defines an equivalent probability measure on . This is the bounded-bracket criterion for a stochastic exponential.

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