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We prove rigorously that the intuitive probabilistic solution of the free boundary problem for American options is in fact the true mathematical solution if the underlying diffusion process ism non-degenerate in the sense of the Malliavin Calculus. To achieve this we use also an Ito formula which expresses a tempered distribution combined with a non-degenerate diffusion.

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This is the sole rigorous solution of this problem.

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This page is a summary of: Probabilistic solution of the American options, Journal of Functional Analysis, May 2009, Elsevier,
DOI: 10.1016/j.jfa.2008.10.016.
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