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MediumStochastic Processes

Quadratic Variation of BM

Goldman SachsTwo Sigma

What is the quadratic variation of a standard Brownian motion over the interval [0, 4]?

Approach

$[B]_T = T$ .

Equivalently $(dB_t)^2 = dt$ .

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