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48 results for Limit Order Book

Two price regimes identified in limit order books: close and far from quotes.

problem Understanding the distribution and behavior of limit orders in limit order books.
method Analysis of limit order book data in dimensions of price, time, lifetime, and volume.
result Identification of two distinct regimes in the limit order book: close and far from quotes.

Order positions are key variables in algorithmic trading. This paper studies the limiting behavior of order positions and related queues in a limit order book. In addition to the fluid and diffusion limits for the processes, fluctuations of order positions and related queues around their fluid limits are analyzed. As a…

2015-05-18abs ↗pdf ↗

We examine the correlation of the limit price with the order book, when a limit order comes. We analyzed the Rebuild Order Book of Stock Exchange Electronic Trading Service, which is the centralized order book market of London Stock Exchange. As a result, the limit price is broadly distributed around the best price acc…

2007-02-04abs ↗pdf ↗

The paper analyzes fill probabilities in limit order books with varying price levels.

problem Determining the likelihood of limit orders being executed in a limit order book.
method Developed a state-dependent stochastic framework to model limit order book dynamics.
result Derived semi-analytical expressions for fill probabilities and mid-price changes.

Model simulates correlation emergence in two coupled limit order books.

problem Modeling correlation emergence in coupled limit order books.
method Simulated two coupled diffusive limit order books using random walks in the fluid limit, with trader interactions.
result Demonstrated the recovery of an Epps effect from the model.

The paper examines the reliability of limit order book representations in the face of data perturbation.

problem The reliability of limit order book representations under data perturbation.
method Experimental analysis of existing representations and guidelines for future research.
result Existing representations of limit order book data are vulnerable to data perturbation.

We present a class of macroscopic models of the Limit Order Book to simulate the aggregate behaviour of market makers in response to trading flows. The resulting models are solved numerically and asymptotically, and a class of similarity solutions linked to order book formation and recovery is explored. The main result…

2019-10-21abs ↗pdf ↗

This paper develops a new neural network architecture for modeling spatial distributions (i.e., distributions on R^d) which is computationally efficient and specifically designed to take advantage of the spatial structure of limit order books. The new architecture yields a low-dimensional model of price movements deep …

2016-01-08abs ↗pdf ↗

Simulates realistic execution and costs in limit order books.

problem Realistic simulation of limit order books for large-tick assets.
method Tractable representation of spread and volume imbalance; calibrated event timing; feedback mechanism for market impact.
result Simulator yields realistic behavior and sensitivity to execution parameters.

We develop a second-order model for limit order books in a single scaling regime.

problem Modeling price and volume dynamics in a limit order book with market and limit orders at a common time scale.
method Established a first- and second-order approximation for an infinite dimensional limit order book model.
result Proved the existence and uniqueness of a solution for the second-order approximation.

In this paper we present a novel approach to the determination of fat tails in financial data by studying the information contained in the limit order book. In an order-driven market buyers and sellers may submit limit orders, which are executed when the price touches a pre-specified lower, respectively higher, limit-p…

2011-05-24abs ↗pdf ↗

Study integrates deep learning with financial data for improved trading strategies.

problem Enhancing predictive performance in algorithmic trading and portfolio optimization.
method Developed embedding techniques to treat limit order book snapshots as image-based input channels.
result Achieved state-of-the-art performance in high-frequency trading algorithms.

Unified analytic account of correlation emergence and Epps effect in coupled limit order books

problem Correlation emergence and Epps effect in coupled limit order books
method Discrete random-walk description of order flow with creation, cancellation, and diffusion, coupled reaction-diffusion equations with moving reaction boundary
result Realized correlations as a function of aggregation time

We propose a parametric model for the simulation of limit order books. We assume that limit orders, market orders and cancellations are submitted according to point processes with state-dependent intensities. We propose new functional forms for these intensities, as well as new models for the placement of limit orders …

2016-02-12abs ↗pdf ↗

Optimizes trade execution with reinforcement learning for limit orders.

problem Maximizing revenue in a limit order book with market and limit orders.
method Formulated as a dynamic allocation task, uses multivariate logistic-normal distributions for efficient training.
result Outperforms traditional strategies in simulated environments.

In this paper, we study various new Hawkes processes. Specifically, we construct general compound Hawkes processes and investigate their properties in limit order books. With regards to these general compound Hawkes processes, we prove a Law of Large Numbers (LLN) and a Functional Central Limit Theorems (FCLT) for seve…

2018-11-06abs ↗pdf ↗

This paper uses CGANs to simulate and improve trading agent performance in limit order books.

problem Improving trading agent performance in limit order book environments.
method Investigates conditional generative models (CGANs) for order book simulation and adversarial attacks to enhance realism and robustness.
result CGANs can be improved to better simulate real market conditions and are more robust to adversarial attacks.

In this paper we introduce two new Hawkes processes, namely, compound and regime-switching compound Hawkes processes, to model the price processes in limit order books. We prove Law of Large Numbers and Functional Central Limit Theorems (FCLT) for both processes. The two FCLTs are applied to limit order books where we …

2017-12-07abs ↗pdf ↗

In this paper, we study various new Hawkes processes, namely, so-called general compound and regime-switching general compound Hawkes processes to model the price processes in the limit order books. We prove Law of Large Numbers (LLN) and Functional Central Limit Theorems (FCLT) for these processes. The latter two FCLT…

2017-06-22abs ↗pdf ↗

Paper models limit order book with informed traders and market makers.

problem Modeling the limit order book with heterogeneous market participants.
method Agent-based model with four types of participants: informed traders, noise traders, informed market makers, and noise market makers. Based on Glosten-Milgrom and Huang-Rosenbaum-Saliba approaches.
result Derived the static limit order book characteristics and compared them with existing models.

RL agent learns to place limit orders for trading signals in financial markets.

problem Training an RL agent to execute trading signals in limit order book markets.
method Deep Duelling Double Q-learning with APEX architecture, using synthetic alpha signals.
result RL agent outperforms heuristic trading strategies in inventory management and order placing.

Simulates financial market orders using anomalous diffusion models.

problem Anomalous diffusion in financial market order dynamics.
method Discrete Time Random Walk with Sibuya waiting times, non-uniform sampling, and cubic spline interpolation.
result Demonstrates price impact for different forcing functions and model parameters.

We show that wealth processes in the block-shaped order book model of Obizhaeva/Wang converge to their counterparts in the reduced-form model proposed by Almgren/Chriss, as the resilience of the order book tends to infinity. As an application of this limit theorem, we explain how to reduce portfolio choice in highly-re…

2014-09-25abs ↗pdf ↗

Financial markets can be described on several time scales. We use data from the limit order book of the London Stock Exchange (LSE) to compare how the fluctuation dominated microstructure crosses over to a more systematic global behavior.

2007-05-28abs ↗pdf ↗

HLOB predicts mid-price changes in L.O.Bs using deep learning.

problem Forecasting mid-price changes in Limit Order Books.
method HLOB uses a deep learning model with an Information Filtering Network and Homological Convolutional Neural Networks.
result HLOB outperforms state-of-the-art models in real-world datasets.

We examine the dynamics of the bid and ask queues of a limit order book and their relationship with the intensity of trade arrivals. In particular, we study the probability of price movements and trade arrivals as a function of the quote imbalance at the top of the limit order book. We propose a stochastic model in an …

2013-12-02abs ↗pdf ↗

Model uses statistical physics principles to predict financial market volatility and returns.

problem Predicting price volatility and expected returns in financial markets.
method Inspired by statistical physics, the study introduces a physical model using Level 3 order book data to measure kinetic energy and momentum.
result The model outperforms traditional and machine learning approaches in forecasting volatility and expected returns.

We investigate the behavior of limit order books on the meso-scale motivated by order execution scheduling algorithms. To do so we carry out empirical analysis of the order flows from market and limit order submissions, aggregated from tick-by-tick data via volume-based bucketing, as well as various LOB depth and shape…

2017-08-09abs ↗pdf ↗

Paper proposes a deep learning method to estimate fill probabilities of limit orders in LOBs.

problem Estimating the fill probabilities of limit orders in different levels of a limit order book.
method Survival analysis model using a convolutional-Transformer encoder and a monotonic neural network decoder.
result The proposed method significantly outperforms other approaches in survival analysis.

We propose a framework to study the optimal liquidation strategy in a limit order book for large-tick stocks, with spread equal to one tick. All order book events (market orders, limit orders and cancellations) occur according to independent Poisson processes, with parameters depending on price move directions. Our goa…

2017-01-05abs ↗pdf ↗

The paper develops a method to predict the latent deterioration phase in limit order books before stress is observed.

problem Limit order books can transition rapidly from stable to stressed conditions, making it difficult to detect the latent deterioration phase.
method The paper formalizes a three-regime causal data-generating process and proposes a trigger-based detector combining MAX aggregation of complementary signal channels, a rising-edge condition, and adaptive thresholding.
result The proposed method achieves mean lead-time of +18.6 timesteps with perfect precision and moderate coverage, outperforming classical change-point and microstructure baselines.