@article {7420, title = {A Neyman-Pearson Problem with Ambiguity and Nonlinear Pricing}, journal = {Mathematics and Financial Economics}, volume = {12}, year = {2018}, pages = {365-385}, abstract = {

We consider a problem of the Neyman-Pearson type arising in the theory of portfolio\ choice in the presence of probability weighting, such as in markets with Choquet\ pricing (as in Araujo et al (2011), Cerreia-Vioglio et al (2015), Chateauneuf and Cornet\ (2015), or Chateauneuf et al (1996)) and ambiguous beliefs about the payoffs of\ contingent claims. Specifically, we consider a problem of optimal choice of a contingent\ claim so as to minimize a non-linear pricing functional (or a distortion risk measure),\ subject to a minimum expected performance measure (or a minimum expected return\ or utility), where expectations with respect to distorted probabilities are taken in the\ sense of Choquet. Such contingent claims are called cost-efficient. We give an\ analytical characterization of cost-efficient contingent claims under very mild\ assumptions on the probability weighting functions, thereby extending some of the\ results of Ghossoub (2016), and we provide examples of some special cases of\ interest. In particular, we show how a cost-efficient contingent claim exhibits a\ desirable monotonicity property: It is anti-comonotonic with the random mark-to-market\ value (or return, etc.) of the underlying financial position, and it is hence a hedge\ against such variability.

}, url = {https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007\%2Fs11579-017-0207-y}, author = {Ghossoub, M.} }