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Class of topological portfolios: Are they better than classical portfolios?

Topological Data Analysis (TDA), an emerging field in investment sciences, harnesses mathematical methods to extract data features based on shape, offering a promising alternative to classical portfolio selection methodologies. We utilize persistence landscapes, a type of summary statistics for pers

Holy Grail Math 8.5 Rigor 7 ·  January 7, 2026

A comprehensive review and analysis of different modeling approaches for financial index tracking problem

Index tracking, also known as passive investing, has gained significant traction in financial markets due to its cost-effective and efficient approach to replicating the performance of a specific market index. This review paper provides a comprehensive overview of the various modeling approaches and

Holy Grail Math 6.5 Rigor 7 ·  January 7, 2026

Foundation Time-Series AI Model for Realized Volatility Forecasting

Time series foundation models (FMs) have emerged as a popular paradigm for zero-shot multi-domain forecasting. These models are trained on numerous diverse datasets and claim to be effective forecasters across multiple different time series domains, including financial data. In this study, we evalua

Holy Grail Math 5 Rigor 8 ·  May 16, 2025

Time-Series Foundation AI Model for Value-at-Risk Forecasting

This study is the first to analyze the performance of a time-series foundation AI model for Value-at-Risk (VaR), which essentially forecasts the left-tail quantiles of returns. Foundation models, pre-trained on diverse datasets, can be applied in a zero-shot setting with minimal data or further impr

Street Traders Math 3.5 Rigor 8.5 ·  October 15, 2024

Classifying and Clustering Trading Agents

The rapid development of sophisticated machine learning methods, together with the increased availability of financial data, has the potential to transform financial research, but also poses a challenge in terms of validation and interpretation. A good case study is the task of classifying financial

Street Traders Math 4 Rigor 8 ·  May 27, 2025

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