Constrained Stochastic Recursive Linear Quadratic Optimal Control Problems and Application to Finance

Abstract

In this paper, we focus on a control-constrained stochastic LQ optimal control problem via backward stochastic differential equation (BSDE in short) with deterministic coefficients. One of the significant features in this framework, in contrast to the classical LQ issue, embodies that the admissible control set needs to satisfy more than the square integrability. By introducing two kinds of new generalized Riccati equations, we are able to announce the explicit optimal control and the solution to the corresponding H-J-B equation. A linear quadratic recursive utility portfolio optimization problem in the financial engineering is discussed as an explicitly illustrated example of the main result with short-selling prohibited. Feasibility of the mean-variance portfolio selection problem via BSDE for a financial market is characterized, and associated efficient portfolios are given in a closed form.