Past exam of the mathematics course of the University of Cambridge 2016 iii Paper 211 2 c Solution Created 2026-10-03 Updated 2026-10-06
Since , part (b) shows that the density process of the T-forward measure isIts terminal expectation is one and it is strictly positive, so the stated Radon-Nikodym derivative defines an equivalent probability measure. By the Girsanov theorem,is a Brownian motion under . Substitution of cancels the entire instantaneous forward rate drift:Because the integrand is deterministic and bounded, its Itô integral is square-integrable on . With the usual fixed initial instantaneous forward rate curve, the requested true martingale is
Past exam of the mathematics course of the University of Cambridge 2016 iii Paper 211 6 c Solution Created 2026-10-03 Updated 2026-10-06
The positive density process is the stochastic exponentialSince is bounded, the Novikov condition holds; is a true martingale with and . Thus it defines the stated equivalent probability measure. The positive sign in the exponent means that the Girsanov theorem givesUnder this change of measure, applying the Itô formula to produces precisely the drift in its backward equation, which vanishes:Bounded and make a true martingale under . Its terminal value is . ConsequentlyThe sign can also be checked before changing measure: under the original measure , while the quadratic covariation term in is , exactly cancelling its drift.