Investigates trading with integer constraints in discrete time.
problem Trading with discrete, integer quantities under integer constraints.
method Establishes a novel theory of integer arbitrage-free pricing and hedging for non-rational price processes.
result The set of prices of a contingent claim is either empty or dense in an interval.
The study finds no evidence of stochastic arbitrage opportunities in S&P 500 index options.
problem Identifying arbitrage opportunities in S&P 500 index options.
method Developed linear and mixed-integer linear programs to compute the maximum option premium.
result No evidence of systematic stochastic arbitrage opportunities in S&P 500 index options.
Optimal crypto asset routing with CFMMs, including fixed costs.
problem Optimizing order execution on a network of CFMMs with fixed costs.
method Convex optimization for no fixed costs, mixed-integer convex for fixed costs, heuristics for approximate solutions.
result Approximate solutions to optimal routing and arbitrage certification problems.
New algorithm finds more arbitrage opportunities in DEXs.
problem Detecting arbitrage loops and non-loops in decentralized exchanges.
method Combining line graph and modified Moore-Bellman-Ford algorithm.
result Found more arbitrage loops and non-loops compared to existing methods.
Established a relation between short-term and long-term arbitrage measures.
problem Non-equilibrium effects in financial markets.
method Geometric Arbitrage Theory and Stochastic Portfolio Theory.
result A connection between short-term and long-term arbitrage measures.
This paper introduces strategies to maximize arbitrage profits in decentralized exchanges.
problem Maximizing profits from arbitrage loops in decentralized exchanges.
method Three strategies: MaxPrice, MaxMax, and Convex Optimization.
result The Convex Optimization strategy yields the highest monetized arbitrage profit in theory and practice.
Study upper hedging prices for contingent claims in models with various types of arbitrage.
problem Valuation of contingent claims in market models with different types of arbitrage.
method Analysis of market models with increasing profit, strong arbitrage, and arbitrage of the first kind.
result Option prices are reduced when increasing profit is present, and corporate stock price processes can be derived from issuance and repurchase plans.
Paper explores arbitrage and CAPM in continuous time.
problem Understanding arbitrage and CAPM in continuous time.
method Analyzes instantaneous arbitrage and its relation to CAPM.
result Arbitrage and CAPM arguments differ in assumptions about the market portfolio.
Local no-arbitrage under capital gains taxes is weaker than in frictionless markets.
problem How local in time is the no-arbitrage property under capital gains taxes?
method Introducing robust local no-arbitrage (RLNA) and proving it under a sharp dichotomy condition.
result No-arbitrage alone does not imply the existence of an equivalent separating measure.
The paper explores arbitrage in financial markets under uncertainty using Wasserstein distance.
problem Investigating arbitrage in financial markets with distributional uncertainty.
method Using Wasserstein distance, the paper considers weak and strong forms of arbitrage conditions and introduces a relaxation called statistical arbitrage.
result The paper derives dual formulations of robust arbitrage conditions and conducts computational experiments to answer questions about ambiguity and statistical arbitrage.
The paper investigates cyclic arbitrage opportunities in decentralized exchanges.
problem Price discrepancies in decentralized exchanges lead to arbitrage opportunities.
method Theoretical framework and analysis of transaction-level data.
result Traders have executed over 292,606 cyclic arbitrages over eleven months, exploiting more than 138 million USD in revenue.
This note develops an arbitrage theory for a discrete-time market model without the assumption of the existence of a numéraire asset. Fundamental theorems of asset pricing are stated and proven in this context. The distinction between the notions of investment-consumption arbitrage and pure-investment arbitrage provide…
We construct and study market models admitting optimal arbitrage. We say that a model admits optimal arbitrage if it is possible, in a zero-interest rate setting, starting with an initial wealth of 1 and using only positive portfolios, to superreplicate a constant c>1. The optimal arbitrage strategy is the strategy for…
Geometric arbitrage theory uses quantum mechanics to model market dynamics and arbitrage opportunities.
problem Modeling and managing arbitrage opportunities in financial markets.
method Quantum mechanical approach to geometric arbitrage theory, solving the Schroedinger equation.
result Results from quantum mechanics align with classical stochastic models, providing consistency.
We generalize the Arbitrage Pricing Theory (APT) to include the contribution of virtual arbitrage opportunities. We model the arbitrage return by a stochastic process. The latter is incorporated in the APT framework to calculate the correction to the APT due to the virtual arbitrage opportunities. The resulting relatio…
No-arbitrage constraints on implied variance slope are weak, leading to almost guaranteed arbitrage in many cases.
problem Weak constraints on implied variance slope in the Black-Scholes model lead to arbitrage opportunities.
method Analysis of constraints on implied variance slope and their implications for arbitrage.
result Arbitrage is almost always guaranteed in a wide range of slope values where constraints are enforced.
We refute Taleb's claim that election forecasts are arbitrage-violating.
problem The validity of probabilistic election forecasts using no-arbitrage pricing techniques.
method We use mild assumptions to show all forecasts are arbitrage-free.
result Taleb's heuristic for evaluating forecasts is incorrect.
We have embedded the classical theory of stochastic finance into a differential geometric framework called Geometric Arbitrage Theory and show that it is possible to: --Write arbitrage as curvature of a principal fibre bundle. --Parameterize arbitrage strategies by its holonomy. --Give the Fundamental Theorem of Asset …
We apply Geometric Arbitrage Theory to obtain results in mathematical finance for credit markets, which do not need stochastic differential geometry in their formulation. We obtain closed form equations involving default intensities and loss given defaults characterizing the no-free-lunch-with-vanishing-risk condition …
New method finds better arbitrage opportunities in AMMs.
problem Finding optimal arbitrage trades in multi-token AMMs.
method Closed-form solutions using convex optimisation.
result Better arbitrage opportunities than traditional methods.
We explore the role that random arbitrage opportunities play in hedging financial derivatives. We extend the asymptotic pricing theory presented by Fedotov and Panayides [Stochastic arbitrage return and its implication for option pricing, Physica A 345 (2005), 207-217] for the case of hedging a derivative when arbitrag…
Deep learning models reconstruct volatility surfaces from noisy data under no-arbitrage constraints.
problem Reconstructing implied volatility surfaces from sparse and noisy option quotes.
method Compared multiple neural architectures including Transformers, U-Nets, and variational autoencoders.
result Transformer and U-Net architectures achieve strong reconstruction accuracy, especially under sparse observation regimes.
Extends Black-Scholes model to include arbitrage.
problem Formulating finance models without stochastic geometry.
method Geometric Arbitrage Theory applied to Black-Scholes PDE.
result Equivalence between market dynamics and utility maximization.
The article explores arbitrage opportunities in investments using geometric concepts.
problem Finding arbitrage opportunities in investments with random payoff matrices.
method Explains the Arbitrage Theorem, discusses its geometric meaning, and uses Farkas' Lemma equivalence.
result Determines the probability of arbitrage opportunities in random payoff matrices.
Investors pay for learning inside information that allows arbitrage.
problem How much is an investor willing to pay for inside information that leads to arbitrage opportunities?
method Indifference valuation approach, studying optimal investment-consumption problems with inside information.
result Characterization of when the value of informational arbitrage is universal.
We obtain a deterministic characterisation of the \emph{no free lunch with vanishing risk}, the \emph{no generalised arbitrage} and the \emph{no relative arbitrage} conditions in the one-dimensional diffusion setting and examine how these notions of no-arbitrage relate to each other.
Paper presents online learning for statistical arbitrage without stationarity assumptions.
problem Statistical arbitrage strategies often rely on assumptions that may not hold for non-stationary processes.
method Online learning algorithms for mean reversion models without stationarity assumptions.
result Strong learning guarantees for online learning in non-stationary processes.
New characterisation of no-arbitrage condition in discrete time with multiple-priors.
problem Characterizing no-arbitrage in a multiple-priors setting.
method Proposed a new characterisation equivalent to existing no-arbitrage conditions.
result The new characterisation is equivalent to several no-arbitrage conditions and allows proof of important results.
A stock market is called diverse if no stock can dominate the market in terms of relative capitalization. On one hand, this natural property leads to arbitrage in diffusion models under mild assumptions. On the other hand, it is also easy to construct diffusion models which are both diverse and free of arbitrage. Can o…
Reflected geometric Brownian motion models are not arbitrage-free.
problem No-arbitrage condition violation in financial markets.
method Analysis of reflected geometric Brownian motion models.
result Models violate even the weakest no-arbitrage condition.
Develops a deep learning approach for statistical arbitrage.
problem Temporal price differences between similar assets.
method Constructs arbitrage portfolios using latent asset pricing factors and a convolutional transformer for time series signals.
result High risk-adjusted returns and Sharpe ratios with optimal trading policy.
Paper introduces prospective strict no-arbitrage for markets with transaction costs.
problem No-arbitrage condition in markets with transaction costs.
method Introduces prospective strict no-arbitrage, proves closedness of attainable portfolios.
result Prospective strict no-arbitrage implies closed attainable portfolios, equivalent to consistent price system.
New method finds arbitrage opportunities in fluctuating asset bands.
problem Finding arbitrage opportunities in fluctuating asset bands.
method Formulate as maximizing volatility within a price band, using convex-concave optimization.
result Approximately solves non-convex optimization problem for moving-band arbitrage.
In a model independent discrete time financial market, we discuss the richness of the family of martingale measures in relation to different notions of Arbitrage, generated by a class S of significant sets, which we call Arbitrage de la classe S. The choice of S reflects into the int…
We introduce the concept of spontaneous symmetry breaking to arbitrage modeling. In the model, the arbitrage strategy is considered as being in the symmetry breaking phase and the phase transition between arbitrage mode and no-arbitrage mode is triggered by a control parameter. We estimate the control parameter for mom…
New method for pricing financial products without no-arbitrage condition.
problem Pricing financial products without relying on no-arbitrage conditions.
method Convex duality and Fenchel conjugate for estimating super-replication cost.
result Endogenous weak no-arbitrage condition (AIP) leads to finite prices.
We investigate triangular arbitrage within the spot foreign exchange market using high-frequency executable prices. We show that triangular arbitrage opportunities do exist, but that most have short durations and small magnitudes. We find intra-day variations in the number and length of arbitrage opportunities, with la…
In the context of a general continuous financial market model, we study whether the additional information associated with an honest time gives rise to arbitrage profits. By relying on the theory of progressive enlargement of filtrations, we explicitly show that no kind of arbitrage profit can ever be realised strictly…
Study calculates arbitrage gains between two markets with limited liquidity.
problem Arbitrage gains between markets with limited liquidity.
method Modeling arbitrage gains using relative liquidity and trading volume, assuming quadratic trading costs.
result Arbitrage gains depend on relative liquidity and trading volume between markets.
Algorithm for cryptoasset arbitrage exploiting Bitcoin's leading momentum.
problem Finding profitable trading opportunities in cryptoassets.
method Statistical arbitrage based on mean-reversion and momentum factors.
result Significant altcoin-Bitcoin arbitrage alpha identified.
Short selling is key to exploiting arbitrage opportunities in financial markets.
problem Theoretical basis for differences in financial service regulations.
method Analyzing semimartingales to show arbitrage opportunities require short selling.
result Arbitrage opportunities can only be exploited through short selling.
No arbitrage in financial markets with special semimartingales.
problem Proving the absence of arbitrage in non-numéraire financial markets.
method Proving the absence of arbitrage using a multiplicative special semimartingale deflator.
result The market is free of arbitrage if and only if there exists a multiplicative special semimartingale deflator.
Faster Ethereum slots boost CEX-DEX arbitrage by 535% and 203%.
problem Reducing Ethereum slot time impacts CEX-DEX arbitrage opportunities.
method Developed a trading model to simulate and compare agent behavior under different slot times.
result Faster slot times increase CEX-DEX arbitrage activity and returns.
Proposes a method to repair arbitrage in option prices data.
problem Arbitrage in option price data can lead to poor performance or failure of financial applications.
method Formulates data repair as a linear programming (LP) problem to minimise price changes within bid and ask price bounds.
result The proposed method gives sparse perturbations on data and improves model calibration with enhanced robustness and reduced calibration error.
Study arbitrage in financial markets with trading restrictions.
problem Arbitrage in financial markets with trading constraints.
method Portfolio optimization problems and discrete-time setup.
result Solvability of portfolio optimization problems equivalent to absence of first kind arbitrage.
In this article we propose a generalisation of the recent work of Gatheral and Jacquier on explicit arbitrage-free parameterisations of implied volatility surfaces. We also discuss extensively the notion of arbitrage freeness and Roger Lee's moment formula using the recent analysis by Roper. We further exhibit an arbit…
We propose a unified analysis of a whole spectrum of no-arbitrage conditions for financial market models based on continuous semimartingales. In particular, we focus on no-arbitrage conditions weaker than the classical notions of No Arbitrage and No Free Lunch with Vanishing Risk. We provide a complete characterisation…
New method calibrates eSSVI volatility surfaces without arbitrage.
problem Sequential calibration of eSSVI surfaces lacks global view and guarantees no arbitrage.
method Global and arbitrage-free parametrization of eSSVI surfaces.
result Faster calibration always guarantees an arbitrage-free fit.