For affine processes on finite-dimensional cones, we give criteria for geometric ergodicitythat is exponentially fast convergence to a unique stationary distribution. Ergodic results include both the existence of exponential moments of the limiting distribution, where we exploit the crucial affine property, and finite moments, where we invoke the polynomial property of affine semigroups. Furthermore, we elaborate sufficient conditions for aperiodicity and irreducibility. Our results are applicable to Wishart processes with jumps on the positive semidefinite matrices, continuous-time branching processes with immigration in high dimensions, and classical termstructure models for credit and interest rate risk.

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For the multivariate COGARCH(1,1) volatility process we show sufficient conditions for the existence of a unique stationary distribution, for the geometric ergodicity and for the finiteness of moments of the stationary distribution by a Foster-Lyapunov drift condition approach. The test functions used are naturally related to the geometry of the cone of positive semi-definite matrices and the drift condition is shown to be satisfied if the drift term of the defining stochastic differential equation is sufficiently "negative". We show easily applicable sufficient conditions for the needed irreducibility and aperiodicity of the volatility process living in the cone of positive semidefinite matrices, if the driving Lévy process is a compound Poisson process.

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