Generates convincing swapped images of fashion articles on people.
problem Automatic swapping of clothing on fashion model photos.
method Conditional Analogy Generative Adversarial Network (CAGAN) based on adversarial training and deep convolutional neural networks.
result Plausible segmentation masks and convincing swapped images.
A new framework uses pixel-based images for realistic cloth animations.
problem Creating virtual cloth deformations that closely match real clothing.
method Reinterpreting cloth deformation as a 2D pattern space and using CNNs.
result Our approach achieves realistic cloth animations without accurate body shapes.
Aesthetic-based clothing recommendation improves user satisfaction.
problem Lack of aesthetic features in existing clothing recommendation methods.
method Introduce aesthetic features extracted by a neural network and incorporate them into a personalized tensor factorization model.
result Our approach significantly outperforms state-of-the-art recommendation methods.
Robotic clothing manipulation improved with fashion image analysis techniques.
problem Automated identification of clothing categories and landmarks for robotic tasks.
method Training data augmentation methods and rotation invariant convolutions.
result Our approach outperforms state-of-the-art models on unseen datasets.
Capsule Networks improve clothing retrieval without landmark info.
problem In-shop clothing retrieval performance improvement.
method Triplet-based Capsule Network architecture with SC and RC blocks.
result Triplet Capsule Networks outperform FashionNet and SOTA architectures.
Atlas dataset categorizes clothing products with high accuracy.
problem Lack of real-world datasets for e-commerce clothing product categorization.
method Collected and labeled a dataset of 186,150 images, established a benchmark for image classification and sequence models.
result Benchmark model achieved a micro f-score of 0.92.
A new model for simulating cloth manipulation in robots, accurate to within 1cm.
problem Accurately simulating cloth manipulation in robots, especially in moderate stress environments.
method A continuous, isometric strain model for textiles, treating them as inextensible surfaces with only isometric motions. Aerodynamic effects are incorporated through virtual uncoupling of mass.
result Simulations are accurate to within 1cm compared to real-world manipulation, even with coarse meshes.
This study examines how fashion consumption affects self-confidence and buying behavior in Iranian consumers.
problem Understanding the role of self-confidence in fashion buying behavior.
method A questionnaire was used to collect data from 400 consumers in Tehran's clothing market. Structural equations and factor analysis were employed to test the model.
result Interest in fashion, personal taste, utilitarianism, and new products positively impact self-confidence, and self-confidence positively impacts fashion buying behavior.
Outfittery uses machine learning to help stylists choose appropriate fashion items.
problem Selecting appropriate fashion items and ensuring relevance to customers.
method Combining machine learning with human expertise to recommend items by style fit and relevance.
result The method successfully recommends fashion items by style fit and relevance.
Debt swaps improve financial networks by optimizing clearing payments and stability.
problem Improving financial network stability and efficiency through debt swaps.
method Analyzing computational complexity of debt swaps, focusing on semi-positive swaps and v-improving swaps.
result Polynomial length of sequences of semi-positive v-improving swaps for ranking-based clearing, but NP-hard for arbitrary v-improving swaps.
Paper generalizes pricing and hedging of volatility swaps in stochastic models.
problem Pricing and hedging of volatility swaps in stochastic volatility models.
method Generalizes zero vanna approximation to seasoned swaps, derives hedges using vanilla options and variance swaps.
result Pricing and hedging of volatility swaps are made practical and robust.
This work learns visual representations for deformable objects using contrastive estimation.
problem Challenges in learning plannable visual representations for deformable objects.
method Jointly optimizes visual representation and dynamics models using contrastive estimation.
result Substantial improvements in performance over standard model-based learning techniques.
Swapping debt contracts can mitigate risk in financial networks.
problem Mitigating risk in financial networks through debt swaps.
method Analysis of debt swapping operations in financial networks under various conditions.
result Positive debt swaps can exist in worst-case shock models to minimize losses.
We derive an arbitrage free relationship between recovery swap rates, digital default swap spreads and conventional CDS spreads, and argue that the fair forward recovery rate used in recovery swaps must contain a convexity premium over the expected recovery value.
The paper prices swaps on generalized variance measures for multiple assets.
problem Hedging risk in financial markets with multi-asset swaps.
method Pricing generalized variance swaps using Barndorff-Nielsen and Shephard model.
result Results have implications for commodity sector risk management.
This study reviews techniques to estimate volatility and price Variance Swaps.
problem Estimating historical volatility and pricing Variance Swaps.
method Review of existing techniques.
result Discussion of various methods to estimate volatility and price Variance Swaps.
F. Labourie [arXiv:1212.5015] characterized the Hitchin components for PSL(n,R) for any n>1 by using the swapping algebra, where the swapping algebra should be understood as a ring equipped with a Poisson bracket. We introduce the rank n swapping algebra, which is the quotient of the swap…
In this paper, we model financial markets with semi-Markov volatilities and price covarinace and correlation swaps for this markets. Numerical evaluations of vari- nace, volatility, covarinace and correlations swaps with semi-Markov volatility are presented as well. The novelty of the paper lies in pricing of volatilit…
An uncollateralized swap hedged back-to-back by a CCP swap is used to introduce FVA. The open IR01 of FVA, however, is a sure sign of risk not being fully hedged, a theoretical no-arbitrage pricing concern, and a bait to lure market risk capital, a practical business concern. By dynamically trading the CCP swap, with t…
Exact relationships found between ATM slope, volatility swap, and zero vanna.
problem Understanding relationships between implied volatilities and swaps.
method Analyzes exact relationships between ATM slope, volatility swap, and zero vanna.
result Exact relationships between ATM slope, volatility swap, and zero vanna.
NoiseRank reduces label noise without supervision, improving classification accuracy.
problem Label noise in datasets from noisy channels.
method NoiseRank uses Markov Random Fields to estimate and rank instances based on their noise probability.
result NoiseRank improves classification accuracy on noisy datasets.
Paper derives formulas for volatility swap strike and zero vanna implied volatility.
problem Relationship between volatility swap strike and zero vanna implied volatility.
method Applied Malliavin calculus to derive exact formulas.
result Zero vanna implied volatility is a better approximation for volatility swap strike.
A note on setting swap parameters for traders.
problem Determining optimal slippage parameters and trade size for wealth swapping.
method Theoretical solution and framework for optimal slippage parameters and trade size.
result Offers a method to solve optimal slippage parameters and trade size for wealth swapping.
The paper proposes pricing methods for multi-asset generalized variance swaps.
problem Hedging risk in financial markets with complex asset structures.
method Proposes pricing methods for two new measures of generalized variance (maximum eigen-value and trace of covariance matrix) under Markov-modulated volatilities.
result Demonstrates pricing results for three stocks, highlighting the usefulness of these swaps in commodity risk management.
Paper solves no-swap regret minimization for combinatorial bandits with polylogarithmic dependence on N.
problem Design efficient no-swap regret algorithms for combinatorial bandits with exponentially large action space.
method Introduces a no-swap-regret learning algorithm with polylogarithmic dependence on N and demonstrates efficient implementation.
result Achieves no-swap regret with polylogarithmic dependence on N, resolving an open problem.
The chapter evaluates volatility and variance swap pricing under stochastic volatility models.
problem Pricing of volatility derivatives under stochastic volatility models.
method Uses convexity correction approximation, Laplace transform, and Markov chain Monte Carlo algorithm.
result Shows the impact of jumps on volatility derivatives pricing and compares different pricing approaches.
Derives measure changes for pricing midcurve swaptions.
problem Pricing midcurve swaptions in a forward swap annuity measure.
method Derives measure change formulae and constructs linear and exponential terminal swap rate models.
result Captures midcurve swaption correlation skew.
We consider the high-dimensional sparse linear regression problem of accurately estimating a sparse vector using a small number of linear measurements that are contaminated by noise. It is well known that the standard cadre of computationally tractable sparse regression algorithms---such as the Lasso, Orthogonal Matchi…
The paper extends the market price of risk for electricity swap contracts, incorporating jump risk.
problem Pricing electricity swap contracts with consideration of jump risk.
method Introducing a Merton type model with jumps and transferring to the physical measure, comparing arithmetic and geometric averaging.
result A decomposition of swap's market price of risk into classical and market price of risk components.
Paper introduces a new pricing method for electricity swaps and options.
problem Pricing electricity swaps and options in markets with varying delivery periods.
method Introduces a weighted geometric averaging of futures prices over delivery periods.
result Arbitrage-free pricing framework for derivatives in electricity markets.
Improved bounds for multicalibration and omniprediction in online and distributional settings.
problem Achieving efficient multicalibration and omniprediction in fairness and loss minimization.
method Proposed an efficient algorithm achieving improved rates for multicalibration and omniprediction.
result Achieved O(T31) ℓ2-swap multicalibration error for convex Lipschitz functions. A variance swap is a derivative with a path-dependent payoff which allows investors to take positions on the future variability of an asset. In the idealised setting of a continuously monitored variance swap written on an asset with continuous paths it is well known that the variance swap payoff can be replicated exact…
The paper provides a formula for pricing volatility swaps with stochastic volatility, jumps, and stochastic intensity.
problem Valuation of volatility swaps in markets with stochastic volatility, jumps, and stochastic intensity.
method The paper uses the stochastic volatility model with jumps and stochastic intensity, and the Feynman-Kac theorem to derive a partial integral differential equation. Discrete and continuous sampled volatility swap pricing formulas are obtained using transform techniques.
result The paper delivers a pricing formula for volatility swaps under stochastic volatility with jumps and stochastic intensity.
Paper examines pricing and hedging for cross-currency swaps referencing backward-looking rates.
problem Pricing and hedging cross-currency swaps with backward-looking rates.
method Uses interest rate and currency futures for hedging, analyzes arbitrage-free multi-curve setting.
result Explicit pricing and hedging results for CCBS with backward-looking rates.
The SABR model is shortly presented and the volatility swap explained. The fair value for a volatility swap is then computed using the usual theory in financial mathematics. An analytical solution using confluent hypergeometric functions is found. The solution is then verified using Rama Cont's functional calculus.
Lower bound found for volatility swap in SABR model.
problem Finding a lower bound for volatility swap in SABR model.
method Short time to maturity limit analysis of conditionally lognormal SABR model.
result Zero vanna implied volatility is a lower bound for volatility swap strike.
Injective map found between Poisson algebras.
problem Mapping between Poisson algebras on Grassmannian and swapping algebra.
method Injective Poisson homomorphism from Grassmannian to swapping algebra.
result Found an injective Poisson homomorphism.
We study the fair strike of a discrete variance swap for a general time-homogeneous stochastic volatility model. In the special cases of Heston, Hull-White and Schobel-Zhu stochastic volatility models we give simple explicit expressions (improving Broadie and Jain (2008a) in the case of the Heston model). We give condi…
The paper prices variance swaps in incomplete markets with stochastic interest rate and volatility.
problem Pricing variance swaps in markets with stochastic interest rates and volatility.
method Equilibrium framework and joint moment generating function.
result Closed-form solution for fair delivery price of variance swaps.
This paper investigates the pricing and hedging of variance swaps under a 3/2 volatility model. Explicit pricing and hedging formulas of variance swaps are obtained under the benchmark approach, which only requires the existence of the numéraire portfolio. The growth optimal portfolio is the numéraire portfolio and u…
Study finds discrepancies in open interest reporting for Bitcoin perpetual swaps.
problem Misquoted open interest in perpetual swaps leads to liquidity and solvency concerns.
method Analyzed tick-by-tick data from seven exchanges to identify discrepancies.
result Open interest reported by exchanges varies widely, some implausible.
Proposes a venture bank using equity default swaps to multiply VC capital.
problem Lack of public markets for venture investments and derivative instruments.
method Introduces equity default swaps and a clawback lien to create a new derivative instrument (EDCS).
result EDCS can multiply VC capital and provide full coverage, with a clawback feature to prevent failure incentives.
There are many studies on development of models for analyzing some derivatives such as credit default swaps .
In this paper, we consider the problem of pricing discretely-sampled variance swaps based on a hybrid model of stochastic volatility and stochastic interest rate with regime-switching. Our modelling framework extends the Heston stochastic volatility model by including the CIR stochastic interest rate and model paramete…
Paper explores volatility swaps in rough volatility models.
problem Understanding volatility swaps in rough volatility models.
method Examines the relationship between forward start volatility swaps and implied volatilities in rough volatility models.
result The leading term approximation error in the correlated case does not depend on the time to forward start date.
Italian banks use swaps to hedge against rising interest rates, offsetting losses on debt securities.
problem Interest rate risk on Italian banks' debt securities.
method Analysis of granular regulatory data on euro interest rate swap trades.
result Swaps can offset losses on debt securities, reducing interest rate exposure.
We derive a general multivariate theory for realised characteristics of `model-free discretisation-invariant swaps', so-called because the standard no-arbitrage assumption of martingale forward prices is sufficient to derive fair-value swap rates for such characteristics which have no jump or discretisation errors. Thi…
A financial swap reduces skew and fat tails in a portfolio's performance.
problem Managing skew and fat tails in portfolio performance.
method Used a third moment variation swap and partial differential equation approach.
result The hedged portfolio returns are more Gaussian-like with thin-tails.