This paper employs machine learning algorithms to forecast German electricity spot market prices. The forecasts utilize in particular bid and ask order book data from the spot market but also fundamental market data like renewable infeed and expected demand. Appropriate feature extraction for the order book data is dev…
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The paper analyzes profitable bidding strategies for BESS in day-ahead and intraday markets.
problem Optimizing profitability of Battery Energy Storage Systems (BESS) in day-ahead and intraday markets.
method Employing the rolling intrinsic approach to model continuous intraday markets, accounting for bid-ask spreads and liquidity constraints.
result Multi-market bidding strategies outperform single-market participation, and relaxing daily cycling constraints can unlock additional value.
Quantifying Volatility Reduction in German Day-ahead Spot Market in the Period 2006 through 2016q-fin.ST
In Europe, Germany is taking the lead in the switch from the conventional to renewable energy. This poses new challenges as wind and solar energy are fundamentally intermittent, weather-dependent and less predictable. It is therefore of considerable interest to investigate the evolution of price volatility in this post…
The increasing importance of renewable energy, especially solar and wind power, has led to new forces in the formation of electricity prices. Hence, this paper introduces an econometric model for the hourly time series of electricity prices of the European Power Exchange (EPEX) which incorporates specific features like…
Calibration window selection based on change-point detection for forecasting electricity pricesq-fin.ST
New method selects recent similar periods for better electricity price forecasting.
problem Improving accuracy in forecasting electricity prices.
method Change-point detection (NOT method) to select calibration periods; estimating autoregressive models only for selected data.
result Significant improvement in forecasting accuracy compared to existing methods.
Probabilistic forecasting with a hybrid Factor-QRA approach: Application to electricity tradingstat.AP
Hybrid approach improves probabilistic forecasts for electricity trading.
problem Improving probabilistic forecasts for electricity trading markets.
method Combines QRA and factor-based averaging for probabilistic forecasting.
result The hybrid approach outperforms benchmarks in statistical measures and economic value.
Study on price fluctuations and persistence in European electricity spot markets.
problem Analyzing variability and persistence of electricity prices in European spot markets.
method Analysis of hourly, intraday, and 15-min intraday market prices; quantification of fluctuations, correlations, and extreme events; classification into circulation weather types.
result Different time scales in market dynamics; multifractal behavior below 12 hours; anti-correlation and mean reversion above 12 hours; long-term behavior influenced by four-day weather patterns; -Gaussian distributions as best fit.
Due to the liberalization of markets, the change in the energy mix and the surrounding energy laws, electricity research is a dynamically altering field with steadily changing challenges. One challenge especially for investment decisions is to provide reliable short to mid-term forecasts despite high variation in the t…
Our paper aims to model and forecast the electricity price by taking a completely new perspective on the data. It will be the first approach which is able to combine the insights of market structure models with extensive and modern econometric analysis. Instead of directly modeling the electricity price as it is usuall…
Stock index futures trading impact on spot price volatility. The CSI 300 studied with a TGARCH modelq-fin.ST
TGARCH model shows CSI-300 futures reduce spot price volatility.
problem Impact of CSI-300 futures trading on spot price volatility.
method TGARCH model applied to CSI-300 index data.
result CSI-300 futures trading significantly reduces spot price volatility.
Paper develops new spot regression estimators using candlesticks for asset pricing.
problem Estimation of spot betas in asset pricing and risk management.
method Develops a new estimation and inference framework for spot regressions using high-frequency candlesticks.
result The proposed candlestick-based estimators reduce estimation risk and achieve higher power in hypothesis testing.
SVAR-LiNGAM reveals causal order in crypto-asset markets.
problem Understanding the causal relationships between spot rates and crypto-assets.
method Applied SVAR-LiNGAM to analyze spot exchange rates and crypto-asset exchange rates.
result Causal order found: EUR_USD spot rate -> Bitcoin -> Ethereum -> Ripple.
Study hot spots on warped product manifolds and infinite cones.
problem Analyzing hot spots on specific geometric structures.
method Examining solutions to the heat equation on warped product manifolds and infinite cones.
result Hot spots behavior on warped product manifolds and infinite cones determined.
Hot spots conjecture proven for small eigenvalue domains.
problem Hot spots conjecture for hyperbolic planar domains with small eigenvalues.
method Proved a variant of Rauch's hot spots conjecture.
result Second Neumann Laplace eigenfunctions have no interior critical points on large convex domains.
Continuous Speech Keyword Spotting (CSKS) is the problem of spotting keywords in recorded conversations, when a small number of instances of keywords are available in training data. Unlike the more common Keyword Spotting, where an algorithm needs to detect lone keywords or short phrases like "Alexa", "Cortana", "Hi Al…
This paper introduces the class of volatility modulated Lévy-driven Volterra (VMLV) processes and their important subclass of Lévy semistationary (LSS) processes as a new framework for modelling energy spot prices. The main modelling idea consists of four principles: First, deseasonalised spot prices can be modelled di…
Hybrid models forecast EPEC energy spot prices.
problem Forecasting energy spot prices in EPEC markets.
method Combining Naive, Fourier, ARMA/GARCH, mean-reversion, jump-diffusion, and RNN models.
result Improved accuracy in forecasting compared to individual models.
Improved MF-DFA model analyzes precious metals market efficiency and multifractality.
problem Analyze price fluctuations in precious metals market.
method Proposed Bi-OSW-MF-DFA method compared to MF-DFA.
result Bi-OSW-MF-DFA method shows better efficiency in precious metals market analysis.
The study proves constant-curvature analogues of hot spots conjecture for triangles.
problem Proving the hot spots conjecture in constant curvature domains.
method Analyzing geodesic triangles of constant negative curvature and using Killing fields.
result First mixed Dirichlet-Neumann Laplace eigenfunctions have no non-vertex critical points in constant curvature triangles.
In this paper we introduce a flexible HJM-type framework that allows for consistent modelling of intraday, spot, futures, and option prices. This framework is based on stochastic processes with economic interpretations and consistent with the initial term structure given in the form of a price forward curve. Furthermor…
Research forecasts electricity spot prices using stochastic volatility models.
problem Forecasting day-ahead electricity prices in a spot market.
method Exploring and enriching a baseline stochastic volatility model with exogenous regressors.
result A better fitting model confirmed by out-of-sample forecasts.
SpotV2Net forecasts intraday spot volatilities using graph attention networks.
problem Forecasting multivariate intraday spot volatilities accurately.
method Graph Attention Network architecture with Fourier estimates of spot and vol-of-vol volatilities.
result SpotV2Net outperforms other models in forecasting accuracy.
We construct a no-arbitrage model of bond prices where the long bond is used as a numeraire. We develop bond prices and their dynamics without developing any model for the spot rate or forward rates. The model is arbitrage free and all nominal interest rates remain positive in the model. We give examples where our mode…
New method for spot volatility estimation with reduced microstructure noise.
problem Estimating spot volatility from noisy high-frequency data.
method Pre-averaging/kernel estimator to handle microstructure noise.
result Optimal bandwidth selection and kernel functions for minimal variance.
A Comparative Study of Factor Models for Different Periods of the Electricity Spot Price Marketq-fin.MF
Study compares two factor models for electricity spot prices across different periods.
problem Analyzing performance of factor models for electricity spot prices in various time periods.
method Developed a Markov Chain Monte Carlo method for model calibration and used simulations and posterior predictive checks for evaluation.
result 4-factor model outperforms 3-factor model in non-crisis times, but not in crises.
Empirical study finds variance swap rate is affine in spot variance for S&P500 data.
problem Investigating the relationship between variance swap rate and spot variance.
method Empirical analysis using S&P500 data from 2006-2018, testing different models.
result Affine relationship between variance swap rate and spot variance is supported.
Stochastic Spot/Volatility Correlation in Stochastic Volatility Models and Barrier Option Pricingq-fin.PR
Most models for barrier pricing are designed to let a market maker tune the model-implied covariance between moves in the asset spot price and moves in the implied volatility skew. This is often implemented with a local volatility/stochastic volatility mixture model, where the mixture parameter tunes that covariance. T…
Agents trained in simulation may make errors in the real world due to mismatches between training and execution environments. These mistakes can be dangerous and difficult to discover because the agent cannot predict them a priori. We propose using oracle feedback to learn a predictive model of these blind spots to red…
A new method for spotting symbols in CAD images reduces annotation costs and improves accuracy.
problem Challenging task of labeling symbols from CAD drawings.
method Pixel-wise point location via Progressive Gaussian Kernels (PGK) and local offset.
result The proposed method achieves good generalization on real-world CAD images.
A new model adds stochastic spot/volatility correlation to Heston model for better exotic pricing.
problem Improving exotic option pricing in foreign exchange markets.
method Developed a Double Heston model with stochastic spot/volatility correlation, an affine model.
result The new model increases prices of out-of-the-money knockout options and one touch options.
Russia-Ukraine conflict impacts global agricultural futures and spot markets' extreme risks.
problem Impact of Russia-Ukraine conflict on global agricultural futures and spot markets' extreme risks.
method Analytical framework for tail dependence, Copula-CoVaR method, ARMA-GARCH-skewed Student-t model.
result The outbreak of the conflict intensified risks in the wheat market the most and showed significant asymmetries in extreme risk spillovers.
Self-training with noisy student-teacher boosts keyword spotting accuracy.
problem Robust keyword spotting in challenging conditions.
method Aggressive data augmentation and self-training with noisy student-teacher approach.
result Significant accuracy improvement in difficult conditions, up to 60%.
Perpetual Futures Pricingq-fin.PR
Derives pricing formulas for perpetual futures contracts.
problem Ensuring fair pricing of perpetual futures contracts without expiration.
method Explicit expressions derived for various types of perpetual contracts, including linear, inverse, and quantos futures.
result Futures price is the risk-neutral expectation of the spot price sampled at a random time reflecting funding payments.
CNNs can develop blind spots due to uneven padding in feature maps.
problem Spatial bias in convolutional networks leads to blind spots in certain tasks.
method Identified and analyzed the role of padding in convolutional networks, proposing solutions to mitigate bias.
result Mitigating spatial bias improves model accuracy, especially in tasks like small object detection.
We propose a new structural model that can compute the electricity spot and forward prices in two coupled markets with limited interconnection and multiple fuels. We choose a structural approach in order to represent some key characteristics of electricity spot prices such as their link to fuel prices, consumption leve…
The paper proves the consistency and efficiency of a volatility estimator in noisy data.
problem Proving the consistency and efficiency of a volatility estimator in the presence of microstructure noise.
method Proves asymptotic normality using Central Limit Theorem for Fourier spot volatility estimator.
result Proves consistency and asymptotic efficiency of the Fourier spot volatility estimator in noisy data.
The adversarial training procedure proposed by Madry et al. (2018) is one of the most effective methods to defend against adversarial examples in deep neural networks (DNNs). In our paper, we shed some lights on the practicality and the hardness of adversarial training by showing that the effectiveness (robustness on t…
This paper focuses on the valuation and hedging of gas storage facilities, using a spot-based valuation framework coupled with a financial hedging strategy implemented with futures contracts. The first novelty consist in proposing a model that unifies the dynamics of the futures curve and the spot price, which accounts…
We discuss stochastic modeling of volatility persistence and anti-correlations in electricity spot prices, and for this purpose we present two mean-reverting versions of the multifractal random walk (MRW). In the first model the anti-correlations are modeled in the same way as in an Ornstein-Uhlenbeck process, i.e. via…
Keyword spotting--or wakeword detection--is an essential feature for hands-free operation of modern voice-controlled devices. With such devices becoming ubiquitous, users might want to choose a personalized custom wakeword. In this work, we present DONUT, a CTC-based algorithm for online query-by-example keyword spotti…
The Fourier estimator of spot volatility: Unbounded coefficients and jumps in the price processq-fin.CP
Study Fourier estimator for spot volatility with unbounded coefficients and jumps.
problem Estimating spot volatility with unbounded coefficients and jumps in price process.
method Fourier estimator for spot volatility, convergence analysis for unbounded coefficients and jumps.
result Convergence of trigonometric polynomial to volatility's path, almost sure convergence of reconstructed volatility.
Study finds intrinsic multifractality in maize and barley spot markets, but not in wheat and rice.
problem Understanding the complex price behavior of global grain spot markets.
method Utilized multifractal fluctuation analysis (MF-DFA) to investigate intrinsic multifractality.
result Intrinsic multifractality found in maize and barley sub-indices, but not in wheat and rice.
We show that the mapping class group of a handlebody of genus at least 2 (with any number of marked points or spots) is exponentially distorted in the mapping class group of its boundary surface. The same holds true for solid tori with at least two marked points or spots.
In commodity markets the convergence of futures towards spot prices, at the expiration of the contract, is usually justified by no-arbitrage arguments. In this article, we propose an alternative approach that relies on the expected profit maximization problem of an agent, producing and storing a commodity while trading…
In this paper analytic formulas for electricity derivatives are calculated. To this end, we assume that electricity spot prices follow a 3-regime Markov regime-switching model with independent spikes and drops and periodic transition matrix. Since the classical derivatives pricing methodology cannot be used in case of …
We consider multilingual bottleneck features (BNFs) for nearly zero-resource keyword spotting. This forms part of a United Nations effort using keyword spotting to support humanitarian relief programmes in parts of Africa where languages are severely under-resourced. We use 1920 isolated keywords (40 types, 34 minutes)…
We investigate the joint dynamics of spot and implied volatility from an empirical perspective. We focus on the equity market with the SPX Index our underlying of choice. Using only observable quantities, we extract the instantaneous variance curves implied by the market and study their daily variations jointly with sp…
Modeling European spot power markets with game theory for Nash equilibria.
problem Optimizing electricity markets with risk-averse players and constraints.
method Game-theoretic framework with Jacobi and Gauss-Seidel schemes for approximate Nash equilibria.
result Innovative risk aversion model reduces price dimensionality and ensures boundedness.