Estimates for exponential functionals of continuous Gaussian processes with emphasis on fractional Brownian motion

Abstract

Our aim in this article is to provide explicit computable estimates for the cumulative distribution function (c.d.f.) and the p-th order moment of the exponential functional of a fractional Brownian motion (fBM) with drift. Using elementary techniques, we prove general upper bounds for the c.d.f. of exponential functionals of continuous Gaussian processes. On the other hand, by applying classical results for extremes of Gaussian processes, we derive general lower bounds. We also find estimates for the p-th order moment and the moment-generating function of such functionals. As a consequence, we obtain explicit lower and upper bounds for the c.d.f. and the p-th order moment of the exponential functionals of a fBM, and of a series of independent fBMs. In addition, we show the continuity in law of the exponential functional of a fBM with respect to the Hurst parameter.