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Firas1994
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August 9th, 2010, 1:50 am

I got this question.show W(t)^n is a martingale, for each n .i think this is not true in general
 
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August 9th, 2010, 4:10 am

this is incorrect. it is true only for n=0,1.
 
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August 9th, 2010, 5:54 am

How do you show W(t)^n is a Martingale for n=0 and 1?
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August 9th, 2010, 8:36 am

y=w^nuse ito's lemma to get dy=(something).dt + ...show something=0 to prove y is/isn't a driftless process