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In this paper, we study the optimal investment strategy of defined-contribution pension with the stochastic salary. The investor is allowed to invest in a risk-free asset and a risky asset whose price process follows a constant elasticity of variance model. The stochastic salary follows a stochastic differential equation, whose instantaneous volatility changes with the risky asset price all the time. The HJB equation associated with the optimal investment problem is established, and the explicit solution of the corresponding optimization problem for the CARA utility function is obtained by applying power transform and variable change technique. Finally, we present a numerical analysis.
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Supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of Tianjin (07JCYBJC05200) and the Young Scholar Program of Tianjin University of Finance and Economics (TJYQ201201).
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Zhang, Cb., Rong, Xm., Zhao, h. et al. Optimal investment for the defined-contribution pension with stochastic salary under a CEV model. Appl. Math. J. Chin. Univ. 28, 187–203 (2013). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11766-013-3087-9
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