JIT liquidity providers can sometimes reduce overall market liquidity by crowding out passive LPs.
problem JIT liquidity providers can reduce overall market liquidity by crowding out passive LPs.
method Game-theoretic model with asymmetrically informed agents to analyze JIT liquidity provision in blockchain-based decentralized exchanges.
result JIT LPs only provide liquidity to uninformed orders and crowd out passive LPs when order volume is not sufficiently elastic to pool depth, potentially reducing overall market liquidity.
Passive investing can incur hidden costs due to market timing inefficiencies.
problem Hidden costs in passive investing due to market timing inefficiencies.
method Analysis of passive investing strategies, including gradual share acquisition and post-announcement trading.
result Post-announcement trading can earn significant profits, often exceeding 1%.
This paper investigates the market impact of passive orders.
problem Understanding the market impact of passive orders executed through limit orders.
method Developed a microstructure model linking liquidity dynamics and price moves, replacing the constant information content assumption with a function dependent on available volume.
result Derived useful approximations for market impact curves, leading to closed-form formulas.
Investigates optimal strategies for market makers using internal liquidity.
problem Optimizing strategies for market makers with internal liquidity.
method Investigates optimal multi-objective strategy for market makers with internal liquidity.
result Draws important qualitative insights for real-world trading.
Optimal fees protect passive LPs in AMMs under varying market conditions.
problem Adverse selection losses in AMMs are not offset by static trading fees.
method Dynamic reduced-form model with parallel AMM and CEX, large-scale simulations, real market data analysis.
result Optimal AMM fees are stable under normal conditions but high in volatile periods to protect LPs.
This paper extends liquidity returns in geometric mean markets to time-varying weights.
problem Understanding returns and no-arbitrage prices in geometric mean markets with time-varying weights.
method Extending known results for constant-weight G3Ms to the general case of G3Ms with time-varying and potentially stochastic weights.
result LP shares can replicate the payoffs of financial derivatives and various trading strategies.
Study shows AMM liquidity providers lose more than they earn, with varying profitability across pairs.
problem Arbitrage losses by liquidity providers on AMMs exceed fees earned.
method Empirical study of losses and profitability across different AMM pools and block times.
result Uniswap v2 pools are more profitable for passive LPs than Uniswap v3.
PA-AMM divides reserves into active and passive parts for better liquidity provider wealth.
problem Reducing adverse selection costs in AMMs.
method Divides reserves into active and passive parts, rebalancing top of each block.
result Improves LP wealth compared to CFMMs by reducing LVR.
FluxLayer solves cross-chain liquidity fragmentation for better MEV capture.
problem Cross-chain fragmented liquidity and MEV optimization.
method Three-layer framework integrating settlement, intent, and leverage mechanisms.
result FluxLayer enhances cross-chain MEV by capturing more arbitrage opportunities.
Novel method reconstructs liquidity data for CLMMs, optimizing dynamic liquidity strategies.
problem Challenges in evaluating and optimizing CLMMs due to lack of historical liquidity data.
method Reconstructs historical liquidity states from swap transaction data using machine learning.
result Identifies outperformance of dynamic liquidity strategies over uniform allocation benchmarks.
New framework detects crypto wash trading using liquidity measures.
problem Detecting and monitoring wash trading in crypto assets.
method Developed a new framework to detect wash trading through real-time liquidity fluctuation measures.
result Joint elevation in liquidity jump and diffusion indicates wash trading in crypto assets.
Optimizes liquidity withdrawal timing for AMM LPs to balance fees and impermanent loss.
problem Balancing fees and impermanent loss in automated market makers.
method Stochastic control problem with endogenous stopping time, numerical solutions via Euler scheme and Longstaff-Schwartz method.
result Optimal exit strategy depends on volatility, fees, and market dynamics.
Construct intrinsic Langevin dynamics for rigid inclusions on curved surfaces.
problem Stochastic dynamics of rigid inclusions on curved surfaces.
method Cartan's method of moving frames, Hamiltonian equations, intrinsic Langevin equations, Fokker-Planck equation.
result Extracted overdamped equations for accurate simulations of diffusion processes.
Detects potential depegs in Curve's StableSwap pools to protect LPs.
problem Detecting and alerting LPs to potential depegs in Curve's StableSwap pools.
method Constructed metrics based on price and trading data, fine-tuned BOCD algorithm.
result Model detects USDC depeg 5 hours before price dip, with few false alarms.
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.
New game theory approach to bond market liquidity and participant behavior.
problem Uncertainty in market maker types and regulatory structure.
method Liquidity Game theory applied to UK bond market interactions.
result Strategies and structures for market makers and regulators.
The composition of natural liquidity has been changing over time. An analysis of intraday volumes for the S&P500 constituent stocks illustrates that (i) volume surprises, i.e., deviations from their respective forecasts, are correlated across stocks, and (ii) this correlation increases during the last few hours of the …
We study the role of active and passive investors in an investment market with uncertainties. Active investors concentrate on a single or a few stocks with a given probability of determining the quality of them. Passive investors spread their investment uniformly, resembling buying the market index. In this toy market …
We provide new results concerning label efficient, polynomial time, passive and active learning of linear separators. We prove that active learning provides an exponential improvement over PAC (passive) learning of homogeneous linear separators under nearly log-concave distributions. Building on this, we provide a comp…
We study the theoretical advantages of active learning over passive learning. Specifically, we prove that, in noise-free classifier learning for VC classes, any passive learning algorithm can be transformed into an active learning algorithm with asymptotically strictly superior label complexity for all nontrivial targe…
The paper analyzes optimal dealer strategies in agent-based market models.
problem Optimal dealer strategies in market models.
method Agent-based simulations extended from Chiarella's model to include liquidity providers.
result Dealers with greater risk aversion tend to perform better, but quote size effects are mixed.
We consider the stochastic control problem of a financial trader that needs to unwind a large asset portfolio within a short period of time. The trader can simultaneously submit active orders to a primary market and passive orders to a dark pool. Our framework is flexible enough to allow for price-dependent impact func…
Paper introduces a new multi-kernel algorithm for better gradient approximation.
problem Improving gradient approximation in high-dimensional problems.
method Develops a multi-kernel passive stochastic gradient algorithm with variance reduction.
result The multi-kernel algorithm performs better in high-dimensional problems.
Study shows big winner stocks significantly impact passive and active investment strategies.
problem Impact of big winner stocks on passive and active investment strategies.
method Numerical and analytical techniques applied to historical stock price data.
result Concentrated portfolios underperform equally weighted indexes due to missing big winner stocks.
Uniswap V3 requires more decisions from liquidity providers, making it complex and risky.
problem Complexity and risk in liquidity provision on Uniswap V3.
method Developed a theoretical model and analyzed real data.
result Liquidity provision on Uniswap V3 is highly complex and risky.
New RL method learns from passive data by modeling intentions.
problem Learning from passive data like videos without rewards or actions.
method Model intentions using temporal difference learning, learning representations from raw data.
result Successfully learns features from passive data that accelerate downstream RL tasks.
There is a large body of work on convergence rates either in passive or active learning. Here we outline some of the results that have been obtained, more specifically in a nonparametric setting under assumptions about the smoothness and the margin noise. We also discuss the relative merits of these underlying assumpti…
Paper analyzes PSGLD for adaptive IRL with finite-sample bounds.
problem Estimating cost function of a forward learner using noisy gradients.
method Passive stochastic gradient Langevin dynamics (PSGLD) algorithm.
result Explicit bounds on 2-Wasserstein distance between PSGLD sample measure and stationary measure.
This paper studies liquidity providers in decentralized exchanges.
problem Understanding how liquidity providers behave in DEXes.
method Analyzed operations on Uniswap, measured investment strategy, returns, and risks.
result Liquidity providers benefit from transaction fees and determine their strategy based on market changes.
Active learning can't improve over passive in certain settings.
problem Active learning vs. passive learning in nonparametric settings.
method Analyzing margin conditions and their effects on active learning performance.
result Nuances in margin conditions determine whether active learning can outperform passive learning.
This paper aims to incorporate passive symmetries in machine learning for better generalization.
problem Machine learning's reliance on arbitrary choices leads to passive symmetries that can limit generalization.
method Translation among physics, mathematics, and machine learning to understand and implement passive symmetries.
result Respecting passive symmetries can improve machine learning's ability to generalize.
Optimal design of automated market makers for decentralized exchanges.
problem Maximizing utility for liquidity providers in decentralized exchanges.
method Modeling a risk-averse liquidity provider's optimal strategy and the optimal design of automated market makers.
result The optimal unit trading fee increases with asset volatility.
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.
Optimizes liquidity provision in decentralized exchanges with utility indifference market makers.
problem Impermanent loss in decentralized exchanges without transaction fees.
method Mathematical formulation of liquidity provision, focusing on utility indifference market makers.
result No-arbitrage conditions and optimal arbitrage strategies are established.
Uniswap analyzes liquidity provider risk and impermanent loss.
problem Risk and loss for liquidity providers in decentralized exchanges.
method Improved impermanent loss function for Uniswap v2, v3 comparison.
result Improved impermanent loss function for Uniswap v2.
High-fee pools attract more liquidity but execute less volume; low-fee pools have more stable LPs.
problem Optimal liquidity supply and execution on decentralized exchanges with fixed gas costs.
method Analysis of Uniswap data to compare high- and low-fee pools.
result Fragmented liquidity leads to more LPs and competition, improving overall market efficiency.
Paper introduces active and passive causal inference techniques.
problem Causal inference in machine learning.
method Categorizes causal inference techniques into active and passive approaches.
result Describes and discusses various causal inference methods.
dYdX updates liquidity provider incentives to enhance trading efficiency.
problem Incentivizing liquidity providers to maintain efficient market structures.
method Analyzed various metrics (makerVolume, depths, spreads) and used historical trades to update the LP Incentives Programme.
result Updated the LP Incentives Programme to encourage more active and efficient liquidity.
The study introduces new liquidity measures and models for assets with extreme liquidity.
problem Modeling assets with extreme liquidity, especially in crypto markets.
method Developed innovative liquidity premium measures, liquidity-adjusted return and volatility models, and used ARMA-GARCH/EGARCH models.
result The liquidity-adjusted models outperform traditional models in predicting asset performance at extreme liquidity.
Framework to generalize impermanent loss for decentralized exchanges.
problem Difficult analysis of impermanent loss due to diverse market maker algorithms and fee structures.
method Developed a framework to generalize impermanent loss for constant function market makers with optional concentrated liquidity.
result Identified conditions for profitability of liquidity provisioning.
Stabilizes online learning by using weighted reservoir sampling.
problem Real-world deployment sensitivity to outliers causes low accuracy in final solutions.
method Weighted reservoir sampling to stabilize ensemble model without additional data passes.
result Risk of ensemble classifier is bounded with respect to the underlying online learning method's regret.
New online learning algorithm combines PA and TER for binary classification.
problem Binary classification with non-separable data and data imbalance.
method Online Passive-Aggressive (PA) and Total-Error-Rate (TER) learning combined into PATER algorithm.
result PATER algorithms outperform existing online learning algorithms in efficiency and effectiveness.
Paper proposes a COP model for Algo trading using LQR.
problem Complexities in child order placement in Algo trading.
method Stochastic LQR model for passive limit orders and aggressive takeout orders.
result Closed-form solutions for optimal child order placement.
Batteryless or so called passive wearables are providing new and innovative methods for human activity recognition (HAR), especially in healthcare applications for older people. Passive sensors are low cost, lightweight, unobtrusive and desirably disposable; attractive attributes for healthcare applications in hospital…
New metric to measure liquidity position PNL, delta hedging algorithm for automated market makers.
problem Vulnerability of liquidity positions to price changes in underlying assets.
method Proposes a new metric for measuring PNL, delta hedging algorithm for various AMMs.
result New metric more accurately measures net value change due to price movement.
Paper analyzes liquidity for everlasting options in DeFi, offering strategies to reduce costs.
problem Challenges of perpetual derivatives in decentralized finance markets.
method Dynamic proactive market maker model, simulations, hedging strategies.
result Liquidity providers can achieve net positive PnL with effective strategies.
Optimizes liquidity provision intervals for profitable AMM participation.
problem Financial losses from poor liquidity provision intervals and reallocation costs.
method Developed a tractable stochastic optimization problem.
result Computes optimal liquidity provision intervals for profitable liquidity concentration.
Asset liquidity in modern financial markets is a key but elusive concept. A market is often said to be liquid when the prevailing structure of transactions provides a prompt and secure link between the demand and supply of assets, thus delivering low costs of transaction. Providing a rigorous and empirically relevant d…