Study compares GARCH, EWMA, and IV models for GBP/USD and EUR/GBP currency pairs.
problem Predicting 20-day variation in GBP/USD and EUR/GBP currency pairs.
method Applied GARCH, EWMA, and IV models to GBP/USD and EUR/GBP pairs data.
result GARCH models outperform other models in predicting volatility for EUR/GBP, while GARCH with rolling window for GBP/USD.
Paper examines two methods for FX market volatility modeling.
problem FX market volatility modeling problem.
method Classical econometric GCH and mathematical approaches (SSA, dynamical systems stability analysis).
result Both mathematical tools show promising results in FX market volatility modeling.
We develop a maximum penalized quasi-likelihood estimator for estimating in a nonparametric way the diffusion function of a diffusion process, as an alternative to more traditional kernel-based estimators. After developing a numerical scheme for computing the maximizer of the penalized maximum quasi-likelihood function…
High-frequency financial data of the foreign exchange market (EUR/CHF, EUR/GBP, EUR/JPY, EUR/NOK, EUR/SEK, EUR/USD, NZD/USD, USD/CAD, USD/CHF, USD/JPY, USD/NOK, and USD/SEK) are analyzed by utilizing the Kullback-Leibler divergence between two normalized spectrograms of the tick frequency and the generalized Jensen-Sha…
We propose a mathematical procedure for finding informed traders in ultra-high frequency trading. We wrote it as Vector ARMA and found condition of its stationarity. For the price exposure complied with ARMA(1,2) we proved that underlying asset price difference can be derived as ARMA(1,1) process. For validation of the…
Using 1-min returns of Bitcoin prices, we investigate statistical properties and multifractality of a Bitcoin time series. We find that the 1-min return distribution is fat-tailed, and kurtosis largely deviates from the Gaussian expectation. Although for large sampling periods, kurtosis is anticipated to approach the G…
A new fuzzy time series method for non-stationary data.
problem Forecasting in non-stationary environments with concept drift.
method Non-Stationary Fuzzy Time Series (NSFTS) with time-varying parameters.
result The method can adapt to dynamic changes in the stochastic process.
We propose a Genetic Programming architecture for the generation of foreign exchange trading strategies. The system's principal features are the evolution of free-form strategies which do not rely on any prior models and the utilization of price series from multiple instruments as input data. This latter feature consti…
Dynamic functional time-series methods improve forecast accuracy for foreign exchange implied volatility surfaces.
problem Forecasting implied volatility surfaces in foreign exchange markets.
method Dynamic functional principal component analysis and multivariate functional time-series methods.
result Dynamic univariate functional time-series method shows the greatest improvement in forecast accuracy.
We present a systematic study of various statistical characteristics of high-frequency returns from the foreign exchange market. This study is based on six exchange rates forming two triangles: EUR-GBP-USD and GBP-CHF-JPY. It is shown that the exchange rate return fluctuations for all the pairs considered are well desc…
We address the problem of likelihood based inference for correlated diffusion processes using Markov chain Monte Carlo (MCMC) techniques. Such a task presents two interesting problems. First, the construction of the MCMC scheme should ensure that the correlation coefficients are updated subject to the positive definite…
Reinforcement learning can interact with the environment and is suitable for applications in decision control systems. Therefore, we used the reinforcement learning method to establish a foreign exchange transaction, avoiding the long-standing problem of unstable trends in deep learning predictions. In the system desig…
On Jan. 1, 1999 the European Union introduced a common currency Euro (EUR), to become the legal currency in all eleven countries which form the EUR. In order to test the EUR behavior and understand various features, the EUR exchange rate is artificially extrapolated back to 1993 by a linear superposition of the…
Extended PELCoV for bivariate Student-t copulas to monitor foreign exchange risk.
problem Monitoring financial risk under asymmetric co-movements and tail dependence.
method Extending PELCoV to Student-t copulas, tracking dynamic risk spillovers.
result Potential to detect early signs of risk underestimation during financial stress.
This thesis applies entropy as a model independent measure to address three research questions concerning financial time series. In the first study we apply transfer entropy to drawdowns and drawups in foreign exchange rates, to study their correlation and cross correlation. When applied to daily and hourly EUR/USD and…
Study compares Bitcoin, gold, and gas price complexity using multifractal and multiscale entropy methods.
problem Quantifying complexity of financial time series for market analysis.
method Employed MF-DFA and RCMSE to analyze Bitcoin, GBP/USD, gold, and natural gas price log-return time series.
result Bitcoin shows higher complexity compared to other markets, linked to higher nonlinear correlations.
Funding is a cost to trading desks that they see as an input. Current FVA-related literature reflects this by also taking funding costs as an input, usually constant, and always risk-neutral. However, this funding curve is the output from a Treasury point of view. Treasury must consider Regulatory-required liquidity bu…
Research examines impact of Brexit on GBP/EUR exchange rate.
problem Impact of Brexit on GBP/EUR exchange rate.
method Investigates financial market reactions to Brexit news.
result Magnitude and direction of impact on GBP/EUR exchange rate.
EXFormer predicts foreign exchange returns with high accuracy using a multi-scale self-attention mechanism and dynamic variable selection.
problem Accurately forecasting daily exchange rate returns in international finance.
method EXFormer uses a multi-scale trend-aware self-attention mechanism with dynamic variable selection and embedded squeeze-and-excitation blocks.
result EXFormer outperforms other models in forecasting daily exchange rate returns, achieving statistically significant improvements in directional accuracy.
Study analyzes foreign exchange rates using MFDFA, revealing multifractality and its sources.
problem Analyzing multifractality in foreign exchange rates.
method Multifractal Detrended Fluctuation Analysis (MFDFA) applied to shuffled and phase-randomized return series.
result Sources of multifractality differ among currencies: US dollar fat tails, British Pound and Euro long-range correlations, Japanese Yen broad tails.
RL enhances cryptocurrency trading profits.
problem Enhancing cryptocurrency trading profits through dynamic scaling.
method Combining RL with pair trading, using new reward shaping and observation/action spaces.
result RL-based trading achieved 9.94% to 31.53% annualized profits, vs. 8.33% for traditional methods.
VGRSI uses price visibility graphs to generate profitable trading signals.
problem Ineffective traditional technical analysis indicators in financial markets.
method Visibility Graphs Relative Strength Index (VGRSI) based on backward visibility relations in price data.
result VGRSI signals generated substantial profits across different asset classes.
Paper uses VAEs to model yield curves without arbitrage violations.
problem Forecasting yield curves across diverse macroeconomic regimes leads to arbitrage violations.
method Proposes a two-stage architecture with CVAEsT+LS and Neural SDEs penalized by No-Arbitrage PDE.
result Significantly reduces forecasting errors and overcomes HJM model limitations.
We find a sharp local maximum in cross-correlation of EUR/USD and BTC/USD pairs, indicating short-term momentum trading.
problem The Epps effect is observed in various markets but deviates in foreign exchange and cryptocurrency markets.
method We document and analyze the cross-correlation function of EUR/USD and BTC/USD pairs to identify the Epps effect deviation.
result The sharp local maximum in cross-correlation function reveals the activity of short-term momentum traders.
In the forthcoming ISDA Standard Credit Support Annex (SCSA), the trades denominated in non-G5 currencies as well as those include multiple currencies are expected to be allocated to the USD silo, where the contracts are collateralized by USD cash, or a different currency with an appropriate interest rate overlay to ac…
USD algorithm transports distributions with or without mass conservation.
problem Transporting distributions with different masses.
method Particle descent algorithm using Sobolev-Fisher discrepancy.
result USD converges to target distribution in MMD sense.
A neural network model minimizes region-based free energy for faster inference in MRFs.
problem Efficient inference in complex Markov random fields (MRFs).
method Region-based Energy Neural Network (RENN) that directly minimizes region-based free energy.
result RENN outperforms other methods in marginal distribution estimation, partition function estimation, and MRF learning.
Machine learning models predict EUR/USD currency direction with 58.52% accuracy.
problem Predicting the directional movement of EUR/USD in the Foreign Exchange market.
method Comparative analysis of machine learning models, including decorrelated and non-decorrelated feature sets, and meta-estimators.
result 58.52% accuracy for one-day ahead forecasts.
IUS framework predicts EUR/USD exchange rate with improved accuracy.
problem Accurate forecasting of EUR/USD exchange rate.
method Combines large language models for sentiment analysis, deep learning for forecasting, and feature selection.
result Optuna-optimized Bi-LSTM model reduces MAE and RMSE by 10.69% and 9.56% respectively.
RegPred Net forecasts foreign exchange rates with improved accuracy and interpretability.
problem Multi-step forecasting of Foreign Exchange (FX) rates.
method Bayesian optimization for hyperparameter tuning of a multi-layered regression network.
result RegPred Net significantly outperforms other models in terms of RMSE and correlation metrics.
Achilles predicts Gold vs USD with a profitable trading bot.
problem Accurate and consistent prediction of commodity prices.
method LSTM neural network for minute-by-minute predictions.
result $1623.52 profit in 23 days of testing.
Stablecoins are unstable, but some are more stable than others.
problem Inconsistency in stability of stablecoins and high transaction costs.
method Analysis of market shares, transaction volumes, and exchange activity.
result USD Coin, Tether, and Dai are the most stable, but overall failure rate remains high.
We analyze high-resolution foreign exchange data consisting of 20 million data points of USD-JPY for 13 years to report firm statistical laws in distributions and correlations of exchange rate fluctuations. A conditional probability density analysis clearly shows the existence of trend-following movements at time scale…
Study confirms USD/JPY rises at Gotobi days, suggesting trading strategy.
problem Verifying trading strategy based on Gotobi anomaly.
method Analyzing USD/JPY rate trends and examining arbitrage opportunities.
result Valid trading strategy identified for Gotobi anomaly.
Study of volume dynamics at market spread in Bitcoin/USD.
problem Understanding the statistical properties of order volumes in financial markets.
method Examined the dynamical properties of volume available at the spread, focusing on mean reversion, asymmetry, and clustering.
result Evidence of mean reverting volume changes and strong asymmetries in sell and buy orders.
This paper proposes a multi-scale Markov-Switching GARCH model for EUR/USD volatility.
problem Non-stationary financial volatility requires models that capture changing market conditions across multiple timescales.
method Triple-timeframe Markov-Switching GARCH (MS-GARCH) framework with AR(1)-MS-GARCH models and TVTP for short horizons.
result The proposed model produces statistically distinct regimes and superior volatility forecasting performance.
The long-term dependence of Bitcoin (BTC), manifesting itself through a Hurst exponent H>0.5, is exploited in order to predict future BTC/USD price. A Monte Carlo simulation with 104 geometric fractional Brownian motion realisations is performed as extensions of historical data. The accuracy of statistical inferen…
Model predicts majority of countries will prefer BRI over USD by 2020.
problem Predicting currency preferences in global trade networks.
method Opinion formation model based on UN Comtrade database, Monte Carlo simulations.
result By 2020, majority of countries prefer BRI over USD.
Study examines how Trump tariffs and COVID-19 affected financial market efficiency.
problem Impact of geopolitical and systemic shocks on financial market efficiency.
method Multifractal detrended fluctuation analysis applied to financial asset returns.
result Trump tariffs had moderate but observable effects on market efficiency, while COVID-19 induced substantial changes.
Study uses ML to predict currency and bond returns from news sentiment.
problem Predicting financial returns from news sentiment.
method Pretrained FinBERT model on finance-specific language, XGBoost classifier, SHAP for interpretability.
result XGBoost strategy outperforms benchmarks with Sharpe ratios > 5.
Study shows demonetization strengthened Indian currency and stock market.
problem Impact of demonetization on Indian stock market and foreign exchange rate.
method Daily rate of return analysis of foreign exchange rate and Nifty 50 index, use of dummy variable for demonetization period.
result Demonetization led to an upward trend in Indian stock market and strengthened the Indian currency (decreased foreign exchange rate).
RL-Exec uses reinforcement learning to optimize BTC-USD liquidation, outperforming traditional methods.
problem Optimizing liquidation strategies on BTC-USD limit-order books with transient impact and latency.
method PPO agent trained on historical BTC-USD limit-order book replays, incorporating impact resilience and fees.
result RL-Exec significantly outperforms TWAP and a VWAP-like baseline on BTC-USD liquidation, with performance improving with longer execution horizons.
This paper proposes new GARCH models for cryptocurrency volatility, showing skewed distributions improve prediction accuracy.
problem Predicting cryptocurrency volatility and improving upon normality assumptions.
method Non-Gaussian GARCH models with Skewed Generalized Error Distribution.
result Skewed distributions enhance forecasting accuracy for cryptocurrency exchange rates.
Maximum A posteriori Probability (MAP) inference in graphical models amounts to solving a graph-structured combinatorial optimization problem. Popular inference algorithms such as belief propagation (BP) and generalized belief propagation (GBP) are intimately related to linear programming (LP) relaxation within the She…
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.
Power spectrum densities for the number of tick quotes per minute (market activity) on three currency markets (USD/JPY, EUR/USD, and JPY/EUR) for periods from January 1999 to December 2000 are analyzed. We find some peaks on the power spectrum densities at a few minutes. We develop the double-threshold agent model and …
Study evaluates early-stage cybersecurity firms' performance using Crunchbase data.
problem Assessing performance of early-stage cybersecurity startups.
method Empirical analysis of 19 cybersecurity sectors using Crunchbase data.
result Significant variations in capital raised and post-money valuations across cybersecurity sectors.
This paper models yearly exchange rates between USD/KZT, EUR/KZT and SGD/KZT, and compares the actual data with developed forecasts using time series analysis over the period from 2006 to 2014. The official yearly data of National Bank of the Republic of Kazakhstan is used for present study. The main goal of this paper…