An adaptive network-based approach for advanced forecasting of cryptocurrency values

This paper describes an architecture for predicting the price of cryptocurrencies for the next seven days using the Adaptive Network Based Fuzzy Inference System (ANFIS). Historical data of cryptocurrencies and indexes that are considered are Bitcoin (BTC), Ethereum (ETH), Bitcoin Dominance (BTC.D),

January 8, 2024 · 2 min · thequant.space

Can Large Language Models Beat Wall Street? Unveiling the Potential of AI in Stock Selection

This paper introduces MarketSenseAI, an innovative framework leveraging GPT-4’s advanced reasoning for selecting stocks in financial markets. By integrating Chain of Thought and In-Context Learning, MarketSenseAI analyzes diverse data sources, including market trends, news, fundamentals, and macroec

January 8, 2024 · 2 min · thequant.space

Understanding Short-Term Implied Volatility Dynamics: A Model-Independent Approach Beyond Stochastic Volatility

This study investigates the short-term asymptotic behavior of the implied volatility surface (IVS), with a particular focus on the at-the-money (ATM) skew and curvature, which are key determinants of the IVS shape and whose are widely concerned in the option market. Departing from conventional proce

January 8, 2024 · 2 min · thequant.space

Modelling and Predicting the Conditional Variance of Bitcoin Daily Returns: Comparsion of Markov Switching GARCH and SV Models

This paper introduces a unique and valuable research design aimed at analyzing Bitcoin price volatility. To achieve this, a range of models from the Markov Switching-GARCH and Stochastic Autoregressive Volatility (SARV) model classes are considered and their out-of-sample forecasting performance is

January 7, 2024 · 2 min · thequant.space

Structured factor copulas for modeling the systemic risk of European and United States banks

In this paper, we employ Credit Default Swaps (CDS) to model the joint and conditional distress probabilities of banks in Europe and the U.S. using factor copulas. We propose multi-factor, structured factor, and factor-vine models where the banks in the sample are clustered according to their geogra

January 7, 2024 · 2 min · thequant.space

Volatility models in practice: Rough, Path-dependent or Markovian?

We present an empirical study examining several claims related to option prices in rough volatility literature using SPX options data. Our results show that rough volatility models with the parameter $H \in (0,1/2)$ are inconsistent with the global shape of SPX smiles. In particular, the at-the-mone

January 7, 2024 · 2 min · thequant.space

CRISIS ALERT:Forecasting Stock Market Crisis Events Using Machine Learning Methods

Historically, the economic recession often came abruptly and disastrously. For instance, during the 2008 financial crisis, the SP 500 fell 46 percent from October 2007 to March 2009. If we could detect the signals of the crisis earlier, we could have taken preventive measures. Therefore, driven by s

January 6, 2024 · 2 min · thequant.space

Economic Forces in Stock Returns

When analyzing the components influencing the stock prices, it is commonly believed that economic activities play an important role. More specifically, asset prices are more sensitive to the systematic economic news that impose a pervasive effect on the whole market. Moreover, the investors will not

January 6, 2024 · 2 min · thequant.space

Leveraging IS and TC: Optimal order execution subject to reference strategies

The paper addresses the problem of meta order execution from a broker-dealer’s point of view in Almgren-Chriss model under execution risk. A broker-dealer agency is authorized to execute an order of trading on some client’s behalf. The strategies that the agent is allowed to deploy is subject to a b

January 6, 2024 · 2 min · thequant.space

Optimal risk sharing, equilibria, and welfare with empirically realistic risk attitudes

This paper examines optimal risk sharing for empirically realistic risk attitudes, providing results on Pareto optimality, competitive equilibria, utility frontiers, and the first and second theorems of welfare. Contrary to common theoretical assumptions, empirical studies find prevailing risk seeki

January 6, 2024 · 2 min · thequant.space

A Novel Decision Ensemble Framework: Customized Attention-BiLSTM and XGBoost for Speculative Stock Price Forecasting

Forecasting speculative stock prices is essential for effective investment risk management that drives the need for the development of innovative algorithms. However, the speculative nature, volatility, and complex sequential dependencies within financial markets present inherent challenges which ne

January 5, 2024 · 2 min · thequant.space

Constrained Max Drawdown: a Fast and Robust Portfolio Optimization Approach

We propose an alternative linearization to the classical Markowitz quadratic portfolio optimization model, based on maximum drawdown. This model, which minimizes maximum portfolio drawdown, is particularly appealing during times of financial distress, like during the COVID-19 pandemic. In addition,

January 5, 2024 · 1 min · thequant.space

Displaying risk in mergers: a diagrammatic approach for exchange ratio determination

This article extends, in a stochastic setting, previous results in the determination of feasible exchange ratios for merging companies. A first outcome is that shareholders of the companies involved in the merging process face both an upper and a lower bounds for acceptable exchange ratios. Secondly

January 5, 2024 · 1 min · thequant.space

Multi-relational Graph Diffusion Neural Network with Parallel Retention for Stock Trends Classification

Stock trend classification remains a fundamental yet challenging task, owing to the intricate time-evolving dynamics between and within stocks. To tackle these two challenges, we propose a graph-based representation learning approach aimed at predicting the future movements of multiple stocks. Initi

January 5, 2024 · 2 min · thequant.space

Forecasting Bitcoin Volatility: A Comparative Analysis of Volatility Approaches

This paper conducts an extensive analysis of Bitcoin return series, with a primary focus on three volatility metrics: historical volatility (calculated as the sample standard deviation), forecasted volatility (derived from GARCH-type models), and implied volatility (computed from the emerging Bitcoi

January 4, 2024 · 2 min · thequant.space

Opinion formation in the world trade network

We extend the opinion formation approach to probe the world influence of economical organizations. Our opinion formation model mimics a battle between currencies within the international trade network. Based on the United Nations Comtrade database, we construct the world trade network for the years

January 4, 2024 · 2 min · thequant.space

An arbitrage driven price dynamics of Automated Market Makers in the presence of fees

We present a model for price dynamics in the Automated Market Makers (AMM) setting. Within this framework, we propose a reference market price following a geometric Brownian motion. The AMM price is constrained by upper and lower bounds, determined by constant multiplications of the reference price.

January 3, 2024 · 2 min · thequant.space

Non-Atomic Arbitrage in Decentralized Finance

The prevalence of maximal extractable value (MEV) in the Ethereum ecosystem has led to a characterization of the latter as a dark forest. Studies of MEV have thus far largely been restricted to purely on-chain MEV, i.e., sandwich attacks, cyclic arbitrage, and liquidations. In this work, we shed lig

January 3, 2024 · 2 min · thequant.space

Notes on the SWIFT method based on Shannon Wavelets for Option Pricing -- Revisited

This note revisits the SWIFT method based on Shannon wavelets to price European options under models with a known characteristic function in 2023. In particular, it discusses some possible improvements and exposes some concrete drawbacks of the method.

January 3, 2024 · 1 min · thequant.space

Nash Equilibria in Greenhouse Gas Offset Credit Markets

One approach to reducing greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions is to incentivize carbon capturing and carbon reducing projects while simultaneously penalising excess GHG output. In this work, we present a novel market framework and characterise the optimal behaviour of GHG offset credit (OC) market partici

January 2, 2024 · 2 min · thequant.space