Use the method of Exercise 4 to find the variance of a lognormal variable in terms of

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Use the method of Exercise 4 to find the variance of a lognormal variable in terms of the parameters of the underlying normal variable


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Suppose that \(u=e^{w}\), where \(w\) is normal with expected value \(\bar{w}\) and variance \(\sigma^{2}\). Then

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to evaluate \(\bar{u}\).

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Investment Science

ISBN: 9780199740086

2nd Edition

Authors: David G. Luenberger

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