Problem 196 of 333MediumStochastic CalculusP196

Is tW minus the area under W a martingale?

Let $W$ be a standard Brownian motion and define $X_t = tW_t - \int_0^t W_s\,ds$ . Is $X_t$ a martingale? What is its distribution at time $t$ ?
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