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Geometric Brownian Motion Calculator

Calculate general Brownian motion and geometric Brownian motion properties: increment distribution, expected price, drift and diffusion effects

General Brownian Motion
Calculate increment distribution for X(t) = μt + σB(t)
Geometric Brownian Motion
Calculate expected price for S(t) = S₀e^(μt + σB(t))
About General & Geometric Brownian Motion

General Brownian Motion

A general Brownian motion process is defined as:

X(t) = μt + σB(t)

where μ is the drift coefficient and σ is the diffusion coefficient.

  • • μ > 0: upward drift trend
  • • μ < 0: downward drift trend
  • • σ controls volatility

Geometric Brownian Motion

A geometric Brownian motion process is defined as:

S(t) = S₀e^(μt + σB(t))

where S₀ is the initial price, μ is the expected return rate, and σ is the volatility.

  • • Log returns follow normal distribution
  • • Prices are always positive
  • • Widely used in financial modeling

Applications

Financial Modeling
  • • Stock price modeling
  • • Option pricing (Black-Scholes)
  • • Interest rate modeling
  • • Risk management
Other Applications
  • • Population growth modeling
  • • Chemical reaction kinetics
  • • Signal processing
  • • Queue theory