Derivative of the expected supremum of fractional Brownian motion at H = 1

Queueing Syst. 2022;102(1-2):53-68. doi: 10.1007/s11134-022-09859-3. Epub 2022 Aug 30.

Abstract

The H-derivative of the expected supremum of fractional Brownian motion { B H ( t ) , t R + } with drift a R over time interval [0, T] H E ( sup t [ 0 , T ] B H ( t ) - a t ) at H = 1 is found. This formula depends on the quantity I , which has a probabilistic form. The numerical value of I is unknown; however, Monte Carlo experiments suggest I 0.95 . As a by-product we establish a weak limit theorem in C[0, 1] for the fractional Brownian bridge, as H 1 .

Keywords: H-derivative; expected supremum; fractional Brownian motion.