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48 results for Pairs trading

Unified pair trading approach using hierarchical reinforcement learning.

problem Decoupling pair selection and trading leads to limited performance.
method Hierarchical reinforcement learning framework for joint pair selection and trading.
result Unified approach outperforms existing methods on real-world stock data.

Optimizes cryptocurrency trading pairs for efficiency and decentralization.

problem Finding optimal trading pairs among many cryptocurrencies without direct volume data.
method Two-stage process: 1) Fill missing values using eigenvalue decomposition with regularization, 2) Optimize pairs using branch and bound with pruning.
result Optimal trading pairs lead to more decentralized markets and better liquidity.

Novel pairs trading strategy for cointegrated cryptocurrencies using copulas.

problem Identifying profitable trading opportunities in cointegrated cryptocurrency pairs.
method Linear and non-linear cointegration tests, correlation coefficient, copula families, back-testing.
result The strategy outperforms buy-and-hold trading strategies in profitability and risk-adjusted returns.

CREDIT learns to master pair trading with risk-aware RL, outperforming existing methods.

problem Challenges in applying RL to pair trading due to temporal correlations and risk considerations.
method Risk-aware recurrent reinforcement learning (RL) with bidirectional GRU and temporal attention.
result CREDIT achieves significant profit in pair trading over five years of U.S. stock data.

This paper uses cointegration to identify profitable pair-trading strategies for Indian stocks.

problem Finding profitable pair-trading opportunities in Indian stock market.
method Cointegration analysis to identify co-movement stocks, forming pairs, evaluating portfolios.
result Pairs from auto and realty sectors generally yielded the highest returns, while IT sector pairs had negative returns.

A pairs trading model with time-varying volatility using stochastic control.

problem Optimizing pairs trading strategies with fluctuating asset volatilities.
method Stochastic control techniques, Finite Difference method, Generalized Method of Moments.
result Optimal trading strategies maximizing expected power utility from terminal wealth.

The paper introduces a new pairs trading model using nonlinear and non-Gaussian state-space models.

problem Developing a robust trading strategy for pairs of assets with non-Gaussian and heteroskedastic innovations.
method A nonlinear and non-Gaussian state-space model for the spread between two assets, with mean reversion modeled as a mean-reverting process.
result The new trading strategy yields significantly higher returns and Sharpe ratios compared to existing methods.

We extend the framework of trading strategies of Gatheral [2010] from single stocks to a pair of stocks. Our trading strategy with the executions of two round-trip trades can be described by the trading rates of the paired stocks and the ratio of their trading periods. By minimizing the potential cost arising from cros…

2017-01-11abs ↗pdf ↗

A new method uses preference relations to reconcile contradictory trading signals from multiple securities.

problem Difficulty in exploiting multiple pairs trading signals due to contradictions.
method Proposes a portfolio construction method based on preference relation graphs to reconcile contradictory signals.
result Portfolios based on preference relations exhibit robust returns even with high transaction costs and improve with more securities considered.

MTRGL learns temporal correlations from multi-modal data for improved pair trading.

problem Discerning temporal correlations among financial entities.
method Combines time series data and discrete features into a temporal graph, using a memory-based temporal graph neural network.
result MTRGL outperforms traditional methods in temporal graph link prediction and pair trading.

A novel graphical matching approach improves pairs trading by reducing portfolio variance and risk-adjusted returns.

problem Common pairs trading methods lead to high portfolio variance and low risk-adjusted returns due to focusing on highly cointegrated assets.
method Model all assets and their cointegration levels with a weighted graph. Select pairs as a maximum weighted matching to ensure no shared assets and lower portfolio variance.
result The matching-based strategy shows a significant improvement in risk-adjusted performance, with a gross Sharpe ratio of 1.23.

The goal of this study is to explain and examine the statistical underpinnings of the Bollinger Band methodology. We start off by elucidating the rolling regression time series model and deriving its explicit relationship to Bollinger Bands. Next we illustrate the use of Bollinger Bands in pairs trading and prove the e…

2012-12-20abs ↗pdf ↗

Pairs trading strategy fails to outperform market benchmarks, but performs well during bear markets.

problem The validity of pairs trading as a profitable strategy in modern markets.
method Used common distance and cointegration methods on US equities from 1990 to 2020, including the Covid-19 crisis.
result The pairs trading strategy does not consistently outperform market benchmarks, but performs well during bear markets.

This paper is concerned with a pairs trading rule. The idea is to monitor two historically correlated securities. When divergence is underway, i.e., one stock moves up while the other moves down, a pairs trade is entered which consists of a pair to short the outperforming stock and to long the underperforming one. Such…

2013-02-25abs ↗pdf ↗

In this study, we applied a stochastic spread pairs trading strategy on the Indian commodity market. The complete set of commodities were taken whose spot price was available for the period of January 1st 2010 to December 31st 2018 including energy, metals and the agricultural commodity sector. Spot data was taken from…

2019-07-19abs ↗pdf ↗

We study the profitability of optimal mean reversion trading strategies in the US equity market. Different from regular pair trading practice, we apply maximum likelihood method to construct the optimal static pairs trading portfolio that best fits the Ornstein-Uhlenbeck process, and rigorously estimate the parameters.…

2016-02-18abs ↗pdf ↗

Study analyzes impact of concentrated liquidity on trading fees and provider returns.

problem Impact of concentrated liquidity on trading fees and provider returns.
method Comparison of average liquidity provider returns before and after concentrated liquidity introduction; quantification of fundamental strategies performance.
result Concentrated liquidity strategies outperform in certain trading pairs and market conditions.

This study evaluates a dynamic pairs trading strategy in cryptocurrencies using cointegration tests.

problem Improving profitability and risk management in cryptocurrency trading.
method Engle-Granger, KSS, Johansen tests; optimal look-back window; mean-reversion speed calibration; microstructure limitations consideration.
result The strategy outperforms naive buy-and-hold in Bitmex exchange with low maximum drawdown.

Agent learns to trade currency pairs with improved risk management.

problem Improving systematic FX trading performance with online transfer learning.
method Online inductive transfer learning using feature representation from Gaussian mixture model to a reinforcement learning agent.
result Annualized portfolio information ratio of 0.52, compound return of 9.3%.

This paper derives a robust on-line equity trading algorithm that achieves the greatest possible percentage of the final wealth of the best pairs rebalancing rule in hindsight. A pairs rebalancing rule chooses some pair of stocks in the market and then perpetually executes rebalancing trades so as to maintain a target …

2018-10-04abs ↗pdf ↗

This work's purpose is to understand the dynamics of limit order books in order-driven markets. We try to illustrate a dynamical trading mechanism attached to the microstructure of limit order markets. We capture the iterative nature of trading processes, which is critical in the dynamics of bid-ask pairs and the switc…

2013-03-13abs ↗pdf ↗

Study shows post-COVID commodity futures returns and volatility changed for different products.

problem Analyzing how the pandemic affected Chinese commodity futures markets.
method Empirical analysis of commodity futures returns and cointegration before and after the pandemic.
result Post-COVID, some commodity futures returns increased significantly, while others saw higher volatility.

This paper considers ideal gas-like models of trading markets, where each agent is identified as a gas molecule that interacts with others trading in elastic or money-conservative collisions. Traditionally, these models introduce different rules of random selection and exchange between pair agents. Unlike these traditi…

2009-04-02abs ↗pdf ↗

A pair trade is a portfolio consisting of a long position in one asset and a short position in another, and it is a widely applied investment strategy in the financial industry. Recently, Ekström, Lindberg and Tysk studied the problem of optimally closing a pair trading strategy when the difference of the two assets is…

2010-04-17abs ↗pdf ↗

Enhances cryptocurrency pair trading with DRL, outperforming classical methods.

problem Rigidity and divergence risks in traditional pair trading strategies in crypto markets.
method Hierarchical pair selection, Fixed Risk, Adaptive Mean execution model, PPO with LSTM.
result DRL outperformed heuristic baseline by a statistically significant margin.

A simple trading model based on pair pattern strategy space with holding periods is proposed. Power-law behaviors are observed for the return variance σ2σ^2, the price impact HH and the predictability KK for both models with linear and square root impact functions. The sum of the traders' wealth displays a positive v…

2008-01-23abs ↗pdf ↗

Deep neural networks identify robust arbitrage strategies in financial markets.

problem Identifying profitable trading strategies under model ambiguity.
method Data-driven deep neural networks considering high-dimensional financial markets.
result Empirical investigations show profitable trading performances in various market conditions.

This paper explores the relationships between migration and trade using a complex-network approach. We show that: (i) both weighted and binary versions of the networks of international migration and trade are strongly correlated; (ii) such correlations can be mostly explained by country economic/demographic size and ge…

2013-09-23abs ↗pdf ↗