 Conditional Brownian interval-exit time (source code)

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= Conditional Brownian interval-exit time

The exit time conditioned on leaving through the upper endpoint satisfies
$$
\mathbb E[\tau_b\mid\tau_b<\tau_{-a}]
=\frac{b^2+2ab}{3}.
$$
Optional stopping of the cubic martingale $B_t^3-3tB_t$, together with the lower moments of the interval exit, gives the formula.

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