The GeometricBrownianMotion command creates a new geometric Brownian motion process. This is a stochastic process , which is governed by the stochastic differential equation (SDE)

 is the drift parameter

 is the volatility parameter

 is the standard Wiener process.

The parameter  defines the initial value of the underlying stochastic process. It must be a real constant.

The parameter mu is the drift. In the simplest case of a constant drift mu is a real number (that is, any expression of type ). Time-dependent drift can be given either as an algebraic expression or as a Maple procedure. If mu is given as an algebraic expression, then the parameter t must be passed to specify which variable in mu should be used as a time variable. A Maple procedure defining a time-dependent drift must accept one parameter (the time) and return the corresponding value for the drift.

The parameter sigma is the volatility. Similar to the drift parameter, the volatility can be constant or time-dependent. Unlike drift, volatility can involve other (one-dimensional) stochastic variables.

The scheme option specifies the discretization scheme used for simulation of this process. By default the standard Euler scheme is used. When scheme is set to unbiased the transition density will be used to simulate a value  given . This scheme is appropriate in the case of a time-dependent drift and/or volatility.

In the multi-dimensional case the drift and the volatility parameter must be constant. The drift parameter must be specified as a Vector and the volatility parameter must be a symmetric matrix that defines the covariance between the individual components.

scheme = unbiased or Euler -- This option specifies which discretization scheme should be used for simulating this process.

The Finance[GeometricBrownianMotion] command was introduced in Maple 15.

For more information on Maple 15 changes, see Updates in Maple 15.

Glasserman, P., Monte Carlo Methods in Financial Engineering. New York: Springer-Verlag, 2004.

Hull, J., Options, Futures, and Other Derivatives, 5th. edition. Upper Saddle River, New Jersey: Prentice Hall, 2003.