A Theory of Complex Adaptive Learning and a Non-Localized Wave Equation in Quantum Mechanics

Complex adaptive learning is intelligent. It is adaptive, learns in feedback loops, and generates hidden patterns as many individuals, elements or particles interact in complex adaptive systems (CAS). CAS highlights adaptation in life and lifeless complex systems cutting across all traditional natur

June 27, 2023 · 2 min · thequant.space

Higher-order Graph Attention Network for Stock Selection with Joint Analysis

Stock selection is important for investors to construct profitable portfolios. Graph neural networks (GNNs) are increasingly attracting researchers for stock prediction due to their strong ability of relation modelling and generalisation. However, the existing GNN methods only focus on simple pairwi

June 27, 2023 · 2 min · thequant.space

Liquidity Premium, Liquidity-Adjusted Return and Volatility, and Extreme Liquidity

We establish innovative liquidity premium measures, and construct liquidity-adjusted return and volatility to model assets with extreme liquidity, represented by a portfolio of selected crypto assets, and upon which we develop a set of liquidity-adjusted ARMA-GARCH/EGARCH models. We demonstrate that

June 27, 2023 · 1 min · thequant.space

Non-parametric online market regime detection and regime clustering for multidimensional and path-dependent data structures

In this work we present a non-parametric online market regime detection method for multidimensional data structures using a path-wise two-sample test derived from a maximum mean discrepancy-based similarity metric on path space that uses rough path signatures as a feature map. The latter similarity

June 27, 2023 · 2 min · thequant.space

Optimizing Credit Limit Adjustments Under Adversarial Goals Using Reinforcement Learning

Reinforcement learning has been explored for many problems, from video games with deterministic environments to portfolio and operations management in which scenarios are stochastic; however, there have been few attempts to test these methods in banking problems. In this study, we sought to find and

June 27, 2023 · 3 min · thequant.space

Robust Wasserstein Optimization and its Application in Mean-CVaR

We refer to recent inference methodology and formulate a framework for solving the distributionally robust optimization problem, where the true probability measure is inside a Wasserstein ball around the empirical measure and the radius of the Wasserstein ball is determined by the empirical data. We

June 27, 2023 · 2 min · thequant.space

A lower bound for the volatility swap in the lognormal SABR model

In the short time to maturity limit it is proved that for the conditionally lognormal SABR model the zero vanna implied volatility is a lower bound for the volatility swap strike. The result is valid for all values of the correlation parameter and is a sharper lower bound than the at-the-money impli

June 26, 2023 · 2 min · thequant.space

An elementary proof of the dual representation of Expected Shortfall

We provide an elementary proof of the dual representation of Expected Shortfall on the space of integrable random variables over a general probability space. Unlike the results in the extant literature, our proof only exploits basic properties of quantile functions and can thus be easily implemented

June 26, 2023 · 1 min · thequant.space

Unveiling the Potential of Sentiment: Can Large Language Models Predict Chinese Stock Price Movements?

The rapid advancement of Large Language Models (LLMs) has spurred discussions about their potential to enhance quantitative trading strategies. LLMs excel in analyzing sentiments about listed companies from financial news, providing critical insights for trading decisions. However, the performance o

June 25, 2023 · 2 min · thequant.space

Latent Factor Analysis in Short Panels

We develop a pseudo maximum likelihood method for latent factor analysis in short panels without imposing sphericity nor Gaussianity. We derive an asymptotically uniformly most powerful invariant test for the number of factors. On a large panel of monthly U.S. stock returns, we separate month after

June 24, 2023 · 1 min · thequant.space

Exact solution to a generalised Lillo-Mike-Farmer model with heterogeneous order-splitting strategies

The Lillo-Mike-Farmer (LMF) model is an established econophysics model describing the order-splitting behaviour of institutional investors in financial markets. In the original article (LMF, Physical Review E 71, 066122 (2005)), LMF assumed the homogeneity of the traders’ order-splitting strategy an

June 23, 2023 · 2 min · thequant.space

Fractal properties, information theory, and market efficiency

Considering that both the entropy-based market information and the Hurst exponent are useful tools for determining whether the efficient market hypothesis holds for a given asset, we study the link between the two approaches. We thus provide a theoretical expression for the market information when l

June 23, 2023 · 2 min · thequant.space

Multivariate Simulation-based Forecasting for Intraday Power Markets: Modelling Cross-Product Price Effects

Intraday electricity markets play an increasingly important role in balancing the intermittent generation of renewable energy resources, which creates a need for accurate probabilistic price forecasts. However, research to date has focused on univariate approaches, while in many European intraday el

June 23, 2023 · 2 min · thequant.space

Optimal Investment with Stochastic Interest Rates and Ambiguity

This paper studies dynamic asset allocation with interest rate risk and several sources of ambiguity. The market consists of a risk-free asset, a zero-coupon bond (both determined by a Vasicek model), and a stock. There is ambiguity about the risk premia, the volatilities, and the correlation. The i

June 23, 2023 · 2 min · thequant.space

Conditional Generators for Limit Order Book Environments: Explainability, Challenges, and Robustness

Limit order books are a fundamental and widespread market mechanism. This paper investigates the use of conditional generative models for order book simulation. For developing a trading agent, this approach has drawn recent attention as an alternative to traditional backtesting due to its ability to

June 22, 2023 · 2 min · thequant.space

Efficient Solution of Portfolio Optimization Problems via Dimension Reduction and Sparsification

The Markowitz mean-variance portfolio optimization model aims to balance expected return and risk when investing. However, there is a significant limitation when solving large portfolio optimization problems efficiently: the large and dense covariance matrix. Since portfolio performance can be poten

June 22, 2023 · 2 min · thequant.space

Fitted value iteration methods for bicausal optimal transport

We develop a fitted value iteration (FVI) method to compute bicausal optimal transport (OT) where couplings have an adapted structure. Based on the dynamic programming formulation, FVI adopts a function class to approximate the value functions in bicausal OT. Under the concentrability condition and

June 22, 2023 · 2 min · thequant.space

Instruct-FinGPT: Financial Sentiment Analysis by Instruction Tuning of General-Purpose Large Language Models

Sentiment analysis is a vital tool for uncovering insights from financial articles, news, and social media, shaping our understanding of market movements. Despite the impressive capabilities of large language models (LLMs) in financial natural language processing (NLP), they still struggle with accu

June 22, 2023 · 2 min · thequant.space

Realistic Synthetic Financial Transactions for Anti-Money Laundering Models

With the widespread digitization of finance and the increasing popularity of cryptocurrencies, the sophistication of fraud schemes devised by cybercriminals is growing. Money laundering – the movement of illicit funds to conceal their origins – can cross bank and national boundaries, producing compl

June 22, 2023 · 2 min · thequant.space

Collective Arbitrage and the Value of Cooperation

We introduce the notions of Collective Arbitrage and of Collective Super-replication in a discrete-time setting where agents are investing in their markets and are allowed to cooperate through exchanges. We accordingly establish versions of the fundamental theorem of asset pricing and of the pricing

June 20, 2023 · 1 min · thequant.space