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48 results for Financial Frictions

The paper models insurance market dynamics under uncertainty and financial frictions.

problem Modeling insurer behavior under uncertainty and financial frictions.
method Dynamic equilibrium model of insurance market with competitive insurers maximizing shareholder value.
result Investment can lead to lower insurance prices and negative loadings under certain conditions.

Study shows GPT's earnings forecasts are human-like but not always accurate.

problem Information friction in AI-generated financial analysis.
method Examined GPT's earnings forecasts following corporate earnings releases and proposed a diagnostic framework.
result GPT's narrative attention is consistent and human-like but not always associated with higher forecast accuracy.

Model explains capital allocation and wealth distribution dynamics in a frictional economy.

problem Understanding capital allocation and wealth distribution dynamics in a frictional economy.
method Mean-field game approach to model interactions between expert and household groups.
result Experts accumulate capital during booms and quickly reverse behavior in busts, even without macro-shocks.

We study long-term growth-optimal strategies on a simple market with linear proportional transaction costs. We show that several problems of this sort can be solved in closed form, and explicit the non-analytic dependance of optimal strategies and expected frictional losses of the friction parameter. We present one der…

1999-08-18abs ↗pdf ↗

The existence of time-lagged cross-correlations between the returns of a pair of assets, which is known as the lead-lag relationship, is a well-known stylized fact in financial econometrics. Recently some continuous-time models have been proposed to take account of the lead-lag relationship. Such a model does not follo…

2017-12-28abs ↗pdf ↗

The paper optimizes forecasting for risk-adjusted decisions under trading frictions.

problem Optimizing forecasting accuracy for investment decisions in the presence of transaction costs.
method Develops a utility-weighted calibration criterion to minimize decision loss net of costs.
result Utility-weighted calibration reduces decision loss by over 30% and improves Sharpe ratio.

Machine Learning improves macroeconomic forecasting by capturing nonlinearities.

problem Improving macroeconomic forecasting accuracy.
method Study four features (nonlinearities, regularization, cross-validation, loss function) in data-rich and data-poor environments.
result Nonlinearity is the key to improving forecasting accuracy.

This paper explores how decentralized finance mitigates traditional finance's shortcomings.

problem Lack of transparency and moral hazard in centralized finance.
method Analysis of smart contracts and decentralized governance in DeFi.
result DeFi mitigates traditional finance's shortcomings through decentralized governance and smart contracts.

Generative model creates frictional surfaces from friction laws.

problem Designing frictional interfaces with prescribed behavior is challenging.
method Uses Variational Autoencoders (VAEs) to infer surface topographies from friction laws.
result Efficiently generates candidate topographies without contact simulations.

We prove the superhedging duality for a discrete-time financial market with proportional transaction costs under model uncertainty. Frictions are modeled through solvency cones as in the original model of [Kabanov, Y., Hedging and liquidation under transaction costs in currency markets. Fin. Stoch., 3(2):237-248, 1999]…

2018-09-20abs ↗pdf ↗

Unified asymptotics for investment in markets with transaction costs and search frictions.

problem Investment in markets with transaction costs and search frictions.
method Power-utility maximization problem with proportional transaction costs and Poisson-triggered trades, analyzed using a novel asymptotic framework.
result Explicit asymptotics for the no-trade region and value function derived.

Market trade-routes can support infectious-disease transmission, impacting biological populations and even disrupting causal trade. Epidemiological models increasingly account for reductions in infectious contact, such as risk-aversion behaviour in response to pathogen outbreaks. However, market dynamics clearly differ…

2013-10-23abs ↗pdf ↗

The objective of this paper is to provide a comprehensive study no-arbitrage pricing of financial derivatives in the presence of funding costs, the counterparty credit risk and market frictions affecting the trading mechanism, such as collateralization and capital requirements. To achieve our goals, we extend in severa…

2017-01-29abs ↗pdf ↗

We study a robust stochastic optimization problem in the quasi-sure setting in discrete-time. We show that under a lineality-type condition the problem admits a maximizer. This condition is implied by the no-arbitrage condition in models of financial markets. As a corollary, we obtain existence of an utility maximizer …

2016-10-28abs ↗pdf ↗

Study tests how U.S. equity prices align with global asset frequencies using financial variables.

problem Testing whether U.S. equity prices align with global asset frequencies using financial variables.
method Examines SPX and RUT gaps, uses OIS-based funding, volatility, trading-friction, financial-condition variables, and residual information.
result Gains in fit survive broad-dollar neutralization, alternative blocks, PCA, residualization, and nested horizon selection, supporting reduced-form P-Q alignment.

We provide a Fundamental Theorem of Asset Pricing and a Superhedging Theorem for a model independent discrete time financial market with proportional transaction costs. We consider a probability-free version of the Robust No Arbitrage condition introduced in Schachermayer ['04] and show that this is equivalent to the e…

2015-12-04abs ↗pdf ↗

Model analyzes trading frictions in cap-and-trade markets, showing how they interact to affect market effectiveness.

problem Analyzing how trading frictions impact cap-and-trade market effectiveness.
method Developed a dynamic stochastic model with multiple trading frictions, characterized access choices in closed form, and quantified using EU ETS data.
result Trading frictions interact to amplify or dampen market responses, and their combined effect is non-additive.

We study a variant of the martingale optimal transport problem in a multi-period setting to derive robust price bounds of a financial derivative. On top of marginal and martingale constraints, we introduce a time-homogeneity assumption, which restricts the variability of the forward-looking transitions of the martingal…

2019-08-27abs ↗pdf ↗

In a continuous-time model with multiple assets described by càdlàg processes, this paper characterizes superhedging prices, absence of arbitrage, and utility maximizing strategies, under general frictions that make execution prices arbitrarily unfavorable for high trading intensity. Such frictions induce a duality bet…

2015-06-19abs ↗pdf ↗

Novel signature approach for pricing and hedging path-dependent options with market frictions.

problem Pricing and hedging path-dependent options with market frictions.
method Signature approach, mean-quadratic variation criterion, non-standard infinite-dimensional Riccati equations, time-augmented signature, non-Markovian stochastic control problem.
result Effective hedging strategies in frictional markets with low-truncated signature approximations.

Generative model solves financial market equilibria with stable reinforcement learning.

problem Financial market equilibria under realistic frictions and multiple agents.
method Generative adversarial reinforcement learning with decoupling feedback.
result Algorithm learns and predicts asset returns and volatilities.

Develops a new essential supremum concept for financial models.

problem Uncertainty in financial models with non-dominated, non-compact probability measures.
method Introduces quasi-sure essential supremum for real-valued functions and proves its properties.
result Bi-dual characterization of super-hedging cost and new results on aggregation of quasi-sure statements.

Study financial contracts pricing in markets with nonproportional costs and constraints.

problem Financial contract pricing in markets with nonproportional transaction costs and portfolio constraints.
method Direct and dual characterization of market-consistent prices with acceptable risk thresholds.
result Extension of the Fundamental Theorem of Asset Pricing to include good deals and scalable good deals.

Investment and insurance decisions are studied in a model with nonlinear portfolio frictions and background risk.

problem Investment and insurance decisions under a model with nonlinear portfolio frictions and background risk.
method Dynamic programming approach to find optimality conditions.
result Agent can choose to assume, partially assume, or purchase total insurance against adverse jumps in wealth.

Study finds cryptoasset markets inefficient due to capital reallocation frictions.

problem Inefficiency in cryptoasset markets due to capital reallocation frictions.
method Examined investments with dominant and secondary risk factors, derived equilibrium restrictions, and tested empirically.
result Empirical results strongly reject necessary equilibrium restrictions, indicating market inefficiency.

New AI models improve financial hedging by reducing shortfall and tail risk.

problem Static model calibration gaps in derivatives markets.
method Two reinforcement learning frameworks: RLOP and QLBS.
result RLOP reduces shortfall frequency and improves tail risk in stress scenarios.

We investigate the optimal strategy over a finite time horizon for a portfolio of stock and bond and a derivative in an multiplicative Markovian market model with transaction costs (friction). The optimization problem is solved by a Hamilton-Bellman-Jacobi equation, which by the verification theorem has well-behaved so…

2005-09-16abs ↗pdf ↗

Study reveals a hidden cost in derivatives markets through option-implied discount factors.

problem The hidden cost in derivatives markets, not visible in price space.
method Minute-level NBBO data on options, reduced-form specification linking carry gap to implementation risk, trading frictions, and financial conditions.
result An annualized carry gap exists, linked to implementation risk and financial conditions.

Since beginning of the 2008 financial crisis almost half a trillion euros have been spent to financially assist EU member states in taxpayer-funded bail-outs. These crisis resolutions are often accompanied by austerity programs causing political and social friction on both domestic and international levels. The questio…

2014-03-06abs ↗pdf ↗

Study on friction forces for nonholonomic systems using affine connections.

problem Realizing nonholonomic constraints with strong friction forces.
method Affine connection approach, covariant derivatives, recursive procedure.
result Approximations of slip velocities and dynamics up to second order.

Bitcoin's monetary velocity is constrained by network friction, leading to significant utility contraction during shocks.

problem Bitcoin's monetary velocity is limited by network congestion, causing significant utility loss during economic shocks.
method Empirical analysis using Transaction Cost Index and threshold regression to identify structural breaks and velocity contraction.
result Network friction significantly reduces Bitcoin's monetary velocity, leading to a net utility contraction of -9.39% during shocks.

Benchmarking deep learning models for financial time series, focusing on risk-adjusted performance.

problem Optimizing risk-adjusted performance in financial time series prediction.
method Evaluation of various deep learning architectures including linear models, RNNs, transformers, state space models, and sequence representation approaches.
result Hybrid models like VSN with LSTM and xLSTM achieve the highest overall Sharpe ratio and superior downside adjusted characteristics.

We study superreplication of European contingent claims in discrete time in a large trader model with market indifference prices recently proposed by Bank and Kramkov. We introduce a suitable notion of efficient friction in this framework, adopting a terminology introduced by Kabanov, Rasonyi, and Stricker in the conte…

2013-10-11abs ↗pdf ↗

Investment strategy optimized in markets with transaction costs and search delays.

problem Maximizing wealth in an illiquid market with transaction costs and search frictions.
method Characterized no-trade region and provided asymptotic expansions of value function for small transaction costs.
result The effects of transaction costs are more pronounced in illiquid markets.

Productivity and credit limits affect aggregate production in non-monotonic ways.

problem Understanding how aggregate production is influenced by individual characteristics and financial constraints.
method Analytical proof of non-monotonic effects of productivity and credit limits on aggregate production in a general equilibrium model.
result Equilibrium aggregate production can be non-monotonic in both individual productivity and credit limit.