Bridging classical and martingale Schrödinger bridges

We investigate the martingale Schrödinger bridge, recently introduced by Nutz and Wiesel as a distinguished martingale transport plan between two probability measures in convex order. We show that this construction extends naturally to arbitrary dimension and admits several equivalent characterizati

April 1, 2026 · 2 min · thequant.space

Broken Symmetry, Conservation Law, and Scaling in Accumulated Stock Returns -- a Modified Jones-Faddy Skew t-Distribution Perspective

We analyze historic S&P500 multi-day returns: from daily returns to those accumulated over up to ten days. Despite symmetry breaking between gains and losses in the distribution of returns, resulting in its positive mean and negative skew, realized variance (volatility squared) exhibits remarkably g

April 1, 2026 · 1 min · thequant.space

Cross-Stock Predictability via LLM-Augmented Semantic Networks

Text-based financial networks are increasingly used to study cross-stock return predictability. A common approach constructs links from similarities in firms’ disclosure embeddings, but such networks often contain spurious edges because textual proximity does not necessarily imply economic connectio

April 1, 2026 · 2 min · thequant.space

Do News and Social Media Tell the Same Story? Constructing and Comparing Sentiment Spillover Networks

Investor sentiment reflects the collective attitude of investors towards the asset, whether positive, negative or neutral. Market information, such as news and relevant social media posts, plays a significant role in shaping investor sentiment, which influences investment decisions accordingly. The

April 1, 2026 · 2 min · thequant.space

Do Prediction Markets Forecast Cryptocurrency Volatility? Evidence from Kalshi Macro Contracts

Daily probability changes in Kalshi macro prediction markets forecast cryptocurrency realized volatility through two distinct channels. The monetary policy channel, measured by Fed rate repricing on KXFED contracts, predicts Bitcoin volatility in sample with t = 3.63 and p < 0.001 but exhibits regim

April 1, 2026 · 2 min · thequant.space

Dynamic Weight Optimization for Double Linear Policy: A Stochastic Model Predictive Control Approach

The Double Linear Policy (DLP) framework guarantees a Robust Positive Expectation (RPE) under optimized constant-weight designs or admissible prespecified time-varying policies. However, the sequential optimization of these time-varying weights remains an open challenge. To address this gap, we prop

April 1, 2026 · 2 min · thequant.space

Early Detection of Latent Microstructure Regimes in Limit Order Books

Limit order books can transition rapidly from stable to stressed conditions, yet standard early-warning signals such as order flow imbalance and short-term volatility are inherently reactive. We formalise this limitation via a three-regime causal data-generating process (stable $\to$ latent build-up

April 1, 2026 · 2 min · thequant.space

Equations of Motion for an Economy: Capital Deepening, Technology, and Firm Survival

We derive equations of motion for capital deepening in a competitive economy directly from accounting identities, without assuming a production function. A profit imperative $η^* \equiv (w/κ+ 1/τ)/(1-f_p)$ sets the minimum viable capital productivity, where $η= Y/K$ [yr$^{-1}$] is capital productivi

April 1, 2026 · 2 min · thequant.space

Evaluating Structured Strategy Backtests: Peer Benchmarks, Regime Timing, and Live Performance

Institutional allocators often evaluate structured strategies on the basis of marketed backtests – hypothetical track records constructed by applying a strategy’s rules to historical data prior to any live trading, also referred to as pro-forma performance. It is unclear how much of that signal sur

April 1, 2026 · 2 min · thequant.space

Extended State-dependent Hawkes Process for Limit Order Books: Mathematical Foundation and the Reproduction of Volatility Signature Plots

This paper proposes an Extended State-Dependent Hawkes Process (ExsdHawkes) to model the intricate dynamics of Limit Order Books (LOBs). Our theoretical contribution lies in relaxing traditional constraints by allowing for state disappearances – a phenomenon frequently observed in high-frequency tr

April 1, 2026 · 2 min · thequant.space

Fast Core Identification

This paper examines the computational complexity of the \emph{Core Identification Problem} (CIP) in one-sided matching markets governed by the Top Trading Cycles (TTC) algorithm. The central contribution is a formal complexity separation: this paper proves that identifying which agents receive a cor

April 1, 2026 · 2 min · thequant.space

Fast-Vollib: A Fast Implied Volatility Library for Pythonwith PyTorch, JAX, and CUDA Fused-Kernel Backends

We present fast-vollib, an open-source Python library that provides high-performance European option pricing, implied volatility (IV) computation, and Greeks under the Black-76, Black-Scholes, and Black-Scholes-Merton models. The library is designed as a drop-in alternative to the de-facto-standard

April 1, 2026 · 2 min · thequant.space

Financial Market as a Self-Organized Ecosystem: Simulation via Learning with Heterogeneous Preferences

Agent-based models provide a constructive approach to studying emergent dynamics in life-like systems composed of interacting, adaptive agents. Financial markets serve as a canonical example of such systems, where collective price dynamics arise from individual decision-making. In this modeling trad

April 1, 2026 · 2 min · thequant.space

Forecasting duration in high-frequency financial data using a self-exciting flexible residual point process

This paper presents a method for forecasting limit order book durations using a self-exciting flexible residual point process. High-frequency events in modern exchanges exhibit heavy-tailed interarrival times, posing a significant challenge for accurate prediction. The proposed approach incorporates

April 1, 2026 · 2 min · thequant.space

From Hypotheses to Factors: Constrained LLM Agents in Cryptocurrency Markets

LLM agents are promising tools for empirical discovery, but their flexibility can also turn discovery into uncontrolled search. We study how to use agents under a reproducible protocol through cryptocurrency factor discovery. Our framework casts the task as sequential hypothesis search: an agent rea

April 1, 2026 · 2 min · thequant.space

HabitatAgent: An End-to-End Multi-Agent System for Housing Consultation

Housing selection is a high-stakes and largely irreversible decision problem. We study housing consultation as a decision-support interface for housing selection. Existing housing platforms and many LLM-based assistants often reduce this process to ranking or recommendation, resulting in opaque reas

April 1, 2026 · 2 min · thequant.space

Implied Volatility Expansions for VIX Options in Forward Variance Models

We develop closed-form expansions for the implied volatility of VIX options within the class of forward variance models. Our approach builds on weak-approximation techniques for VIX option prices and yields explicit implied volatility expansions with computable correction terms. The resulting formul

April 1, 2026 · 1 min · thequant.space

Learning to Spend: Model Predictive Control for Budgeting under Non-Stationary Returns

We study finite-horizon budget allocation as a closed-loop economic control problem and evaluate receding-horizon Model Predictive Control (MPC) relative to reactive budgeting policies. Budgets are allocated periodically under execution noise and operational constraints, while return efficiency may

April 1, 2026 · 2 min · thequant.space

Liquidity provision in CLMMs: evidence from transactions data

The emergence of Concentrated Liquidity Market Makers (CLMMs) has made liquidity provision on decentralized exchanges an active and risk-sensitive task. However, the standalone profitability of liquidity provision remains unclear for liquidity providers (LPs) who neither hedge their inventory risk n

April 1, 2026 · 2 min · thequant.space

LR-Robot: An Human-in-the-Loop LLM Framework for Systematic Literature Reviews with Applications in Financial Research

The exponential growth of financial research has rendered traditional systematic literature reviews (SLRs) increasingly impractical, as manual screening and narrative synthesis struggle to keep pace with the scale and complexity of modern scholarship. While the existing artificial intelligence (AI)

April 1, 2026 · 2 min · thequant.space