A simple null #
This file proves the claim of Section 1 of the paper on a simple null π« = {P}: under the standing
assumption, Q_t is absolutely continuous with respect to P_t, the likelihood ratios
E*_t = dQ_t/dP_t of the first t observations are numΓ©raires and form a test martingale with
respect to (β±_t), and Ξ_T = 0 for every T and every choice of numΓ©raires.
dataFiltration_le_comap_pathPrefix: anβ±_t-measurable set is the preimage of a measurable set ofπ³^tunderx β¦ x^t;marginal_absolutelyContinuous:Q_t βͺ P_tunder the standing assumption, by the argument of the proof of Proposition S1(i), with the e-variable1 + β 1(X^t β B)for a setBwithP_t(B) = 0 < Q_t(B);measure_eq_setLIntegral_rnDerivandlintegral_eq_lintegral_mul_rnDeriv: the change of measureE_Q(H) = E_P(E*_t H)for anβ±_t-measurableH β₯ 0;isNumeraire_rnDeriv,isTestMartingale_rnDeriv, andisEProcess_stopped_rnDeriv: the likelihood ratios are numΓ©raires, form a test martingale, and form an e-process when stopped atT;intro_simple_null_proof.
The first t observations #
Likelihood ratios for a simple null #
Under the standing assumption, Q_t is absolutely continuous with respect to P_t, by the
argument of the proof of Proposition S1(i): for a set B with P_t(B) = 0 < Q_t(B), the
e-variable 1 + β 1(X^t β B) (the paper takes 1 + m 1(X^t β B) and lets m β β) would have
infinite e-power.
The change of measure on β±_t: Q(A) = E_P{E*_t 1(A)} for A β β±_t, where
E*_t = dQ_t/dP_t.
The change of measure on β±_t: E_Q(H) = E_P(E*_t H) for an β±_t-measurable H β₯ 0, where
E*_t = dQ_t/dP_t.
The likelihood ratio E*_t = dQ_t/dP_t is a numΓ©raire at horizon t for the simple null
{P}: it is an e-variable, and E_Q(E/E*_t) = E_P{E*_t (E/E*_t)} β€ E_P(E) β€ 1 for every
E β β°_t, by the change of measure on β±_t (Larsson, Ramdas and Ruf, 2025, Example 2.2).
At t = 0, E*_0 = dQ_0/dP_0 = 1 at every path, since Q_0 = P_0 is the unit mass on the
single point of π³^0.
The likelihood ratios E*_t = dQ_t/dP_t form a test martingale with respect to (β±_t) under
P: for A β β±_t, E_P{E*_{t+1} 1(A)} = Q(A) = E_P{E*_t 1(A)} by the change of measure.
The likelihood ratios stopped at T form an e-process: at a stopping time Ο, their value is
E*_{Ο β§ T}, and optional stopping at the bounded time Ο β§ T gives E_P(E*_{Ο β§ T}) β€ 1.