Showing a hyperbolic cosine of W is a martingale
Question
Let be standard Brownian motion and a constant. Prove that is a martingale.
Short answer
It is the average of two exponential martingales. Since , , and each term is a martingale. Equivalently, for one checks , so Ito's formula has no term (and integrability is fine).
Adapted from Joshi, Denson & Downes, Quant Job Interview Questions and Answers, Q3.45, p.85; question and answer rewritten by SelfMadeQuant.com.
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