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DiffVolume: Diffusion Models for Volume Generation in Limit Order Books

Modeling limit order books (LOBs) dynamics is a fundamental problem in market microstructure research. In particular, generating high-dimensional volume snapshots with strong temporal and liquidity-dependent patterns remains a challenging task, despite recent work exploring the application of Genera

Holy Grail Math 8.5 Rigor 7 ·  August 12, 2025

Alpha Discovery via Grammar-Guided Learning and Search

Automatically discovering formulaic alpha factors is a central problem in quantitative finance. Existing methods often ignore syntactic and semantic constraints, relying on exhaustive search over unstructured and unbounded spaces. We present AlphaCFG, a grammar-based framework for defining and disco

Holy Grail Math 6.5 Rigor 8 ·  January 29, 2026

DiffLOB: Diffusion Models for Counterfactual Generation in Limit Order Books

Modern generative models for limit order books (LOBs) can reproduce realistic market dynamics, but remain fundamentally passive: they either model what typically happens without accounting for hypothetical future market conditions, or they require interaction with another agent to explore alternativ

Holy Grail Math 5.5 Rigor 8 ·  February 3, 2026

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