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Application of Deep Reinforcement Learning to At-the-Money S&P 500 Options Hedging

This paper explores the application of deep Q-learning to hedging at-the-money options on the S&P500 index. We develop an agent based on the Twin Delayed Deep Deterministic Policy Gradient (TD3) algorithm, trained to simulate hedging decisions without making explicit model assumptions on price dynam

Holy Grail Math 8.5 Rigor 7.5 ·  October 10, 2025

Investment Portfolio Optimization Based on Modern Portfolio Theory and Deep Learning Models

This paper investigates an important problem of an appropriate variance-covariance matrix estimation in the Modern Portfolio Theory. We propose a novel framework for variancecovariance matrix estimation for purposes of the portfolio optimization, which is based on deep learning models. We employ the

Holy Grail Math 7.5 Rigor 8 ·  August 20, 2025

Can Artificial Intelligence Trade the Stock Market?

The paper explores the use of Deep Reinforcement Learning (DRL) in stock market trading, focusing on two algorithms: Double Deep Q-Network (DDQN) and Proximal Policy Optimization (PPO) and compares them with Buy and Hold benchmark. It evaluates these algorithms across three currency pairs, the S&P 5

Holy Grail Math 8 Rigor 7 ·  June 5, 2025

Alternative Loss Function in Evaluation of Transformer Models

The proper design and architecture of testing machine learning models, especially in their application to quantitative finance problems, is crucial. The most important aspect of this process is selecting an adequate loss function for training, validation, estimation purposes, and hyperparameter tuni

Holy Grail Math 6 Rigor 7 ·  July 22, 2025

Overreaction as an indicator for momentum in algorithmic trading: A Case of AAPL stocks

This paper investigates whether short-term market overreactions can be systematically predicted and monetized as momentum signals using high-frequency emotional information and modern machine learning methods. Focusing on Apple Inc. (AAPL), we construct a comprehensive intraday dataset that combines

Street Traders Math 3.5 Rigor 7.5 ·  February 21, 2026

Systemic risk indicator based on implied and realized volatility

We propose a new measure of systemic risk to analyze the impact of the major financial market turmoils in the stock markets from 2000 to 2023 in the USA, Europe, Brazil, and Japan. Our Implied Volatility Realized Volatility Systemic Risk Indicator (IVRVSRI) shows that the reaction of stock markets v

Street Traders Math 3.5 Rigor 7.5 ·  July 10, 2023

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