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Problem 327 of 333HardStochastic CalculusP327
Squared moves in two correlated markets
Two markets move as standard Brownian motions and with correlation , so .
(a) Use the Itô product rule to find , and then .
(b) A trend follower runs in the first market and in the second. Use the Itô isometry to find the correlation between the two P&Ls. Does running both books diversify more or less than the 0.6 correlation of the markets suggests?
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