 Itô product rule (source code)

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= Itô product rule
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For continuous semimartingales,
$$
d(X_tY_t)=X_t\,dY_t+Y_t\,dX_t+d[X,Y]_t.
$$
It is the stochastic counterpart of the ordinary <product rule>; the <quadratic covariation> supplies the additional second-order term.

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