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48 results for adversarial markets

Adversarial deep hedging learns to hedge without specifying asset price models.

problem Lack of effective underlying asset models for deep hedging.
method Adversarial learning framework where a hedger and a generator compete to improve hedging performance.
result Adversarial deep hedging achieves competitive performance without explicit asset process modeling.

Generative Adversarial Networks simulate realistic market interactions.

problem Lack of agent-level historical data limits market simulation realism.
method Conditional Generative Adversarial Networks (CGANs) trained on real data.
result CGAN-based synthetic market generator outperforms previous methods in market responsiveness and realism.

Adversarial attacks can fool algorithmic trading systems.

problem Adversarial perturbations can manipulate algorithmic trading models.
method Real-time adversarial attacks on trading algorithms using universal perturbations.
result Perturbations can fool trading algorithms at unseen data points.

Generative model solves financial market equilibria with stable reinforcement learning.

problem Financial market equilibria under realistic frictions and multiple agents.
method Generative adversarial reinforcement learning with decoupling feedback.
result Algorithm learns and predicts asset returns and volatilities.

No universal trading strategy exists due to mathematical impossibilities.

problem The impossibility of universally winning trading strategies in competitive markets.
method Three mathematical paradigms: measure-theoretic, No-Free-Lunch theorem, and adversarial Cantor diagonalization.
result No-arbitrage and free-lunch principles are mathematically precluded in competitive markets.

We construct realistic equity option market simulators based on generative adversarial networks (GANs). We consider recurrent and temporal convolutional architectures, and assess the impact of state compression. Option market simulators are highly relevant because they allow us to extend the limited real-world data set…

2019-11-05abs ↗pdf ↗

Matching Markets meet Cumulative Prospect Theory: Towards Optimal and Adversarially Robust Learning

problem Multi-agent multi-armed bandit problem in competitive setup with two-sided matching markets under human-centric decision making model
method Using cumulative prospect theory (CPT) to emulate human preferences
result Improved regret guarantees in adversarial markets with CPT as risk-sensitive measure

OpenAlpha validates decentralized capital strategies using game theory and market aggregation.

problem Decentralized capital management's lack of trust-minimised, adaptive deployment.
method Game-theoretic validation, adversarial auditing, market-based belief aggregation.
result Confidence scores from validation phases inform capital allocation rules.

The paper uses machine learning to simulate financial markets and improve trading strategy backtesting.

problem Improving risk management of quantitative investment strategies.
method Simulates financial markets using Boltzmann Machines and Generative Adversarial Networks to preserve asset return distributions and dependencies.
result Developed a framework to estimate backtest statistics more accurately.

Develops effective adversarial attacks on probabilistic forecasting models.

problem Adversarial attacks on neural models outputting probability distributions.
method Effective generation of adversarial attacks through Monte-Carlo estimation and Bayesian conditioning.
result Demonstrates successful generation of attacks with small input perturbations.

Market-GAN adds context control to financial market data generation.

problem Lack of context labels and precision in generating context-aligned financial data.
method Proposes Contextual Market Dataset and Market-GAN architecture integrating GAN, autoencoder, and supervisors.
result Market-GAN outperforms state-of-the-art models in Dow Jones data generation.

RAGIC predicts stock intervals with risk considerations, improving prediction accuracy and coverage.

problem Limited success in predicting stock market outcomes due to stochastic nature and risk oversight.
method RAGIC uses a GAN with a risk module and temporal module to generate risk-sensitive stock intervals.
result RAGIC achieves a consistent 95% coverage with narrow interval widths, balancing accuracy and risk.

SVAT reduces investment risks by making stock models sensitive to adversarial perturbations.

problem Risk control in stock recommendation models is insufficient, leading to high investment losses.
method SVAT combines adversarial learning and variational perturbation generation to enhance risk awareness.
result SVAT reduces investment risks by more than 30% compared to state-of-the-art baselines.

Adaptive algorithms minimize regret in matching markets with contextual arm preferences.

problem Minimizing regret in matching markets with context-dependent player utilities.
method Developed adaptive algorithms for stochastic and adversarial contexts, providing upper and lower bounds.
result Achieved sublinear regret bounds for both stochastic and adversarial contexts.

Generative model simulates financial market price variations from order flow.

problem Simulating intra-day price variations driven by order flow.
method Sequence Generative Adversarial Networks framework applied to model order flow.
result Generated price sequences from generative model better match real price variations.

ARL and Hawkes processes improve market-making strategies with variable volatility.

problem Enhancing market-making strategies to adapt to varying volatility levels and self-exciting behaviors.
method Integrates ARL, Hawkes processes, and variable volatility levels; shifts from Poisson to Hawkes process.
result 4-action MM trained in low-volatility environment adapts to high-volatility conditions, providing stable performance.

Generative Adversarial Net (GAN) has been proven to be a powerful machine learning tool in image data analysis and generation. In this paper, we propose to use Conditional Generative Adversarial Net (CGAN) to learn and simulate time series data. The conditions can be both categorical and continuous variables containing…

2019-04-25abs ↗pdf ↗

The paper proposes a neural network method to calibrate LSV models without interpolation.

problem Calibrating LSV models with market option prices using neural networks.
method Parametrizing leverage function with neural networks and learning parameters from market prices; using deep hedging for variance reduction.
result The method accurately calibrates LSV models and outperforms interpolation methods.

Adversarial CBO optimizes under interventions by adversaries and non-stationarities.

problem Optimizing in the presence of adversaries and non-stationary factors.
method Formalizes CBO as ACBO, introduces CBO-MW algorithm combining online learning and causal modeling.
result First algorithm with bounded regret for ACBO, achieving superior performance in synthetic and real-world environments.

Optimizes profit in targeted marketing across multiple markets with varying marketing expenditures.

problem Maximizing profit in a sequential marketing strategy with multiple markets and varying marketing costs.
method Near-optimal algorithms in an adversarial bandit setting, proving regret bounds for different demand curve types.
result Proved near-optimal regret bounds for the profit-maximization problem in targeted marketing.

Paper proposes method to calibrate market simulator for various scenarios.

problem Calibrate market simulator to represent different market conditions.
method Two-step method using GAN with self-attention to train discriminator and optimize simulator parameters.
result Demonstrates effectiveness of method in capturing various market scenarios.

Proposes a cGAN-based model for probabilistic predictions and uncertainty estimation.

problem Deterministic predictions in ANNs limit their use in fields requiring uncertainty.
method Reverses cGAN structure for probabilistic prediction, introduces entropy for uncertainty measurement.
result Superior estimation performance, especially on noisy data.

This paper uses GAN and ERMSE to improve stock price movement prediction accuracy.

problem Predicting stock price movement direction is challenging due to complex, incomplete, and fuzzy information.
method The paper proposes a deep learning model using GAN and ERMSE to forecast stock market trends.
result The GAN model outperformed LSTM in predicting stock price movement direction with a 4.35% improvement.

FE-GAN improves VaR and ES estimation in financial risk management.

problem Improving VaR and ES estimation in financial risk management.
method Feature-Enriched Generative Adversarial Networks (FE-GAN) with specialized models like WGAN and Tail-GAN.
result FE-GAN significantly outperforms traditional GANs in VaR and ES estimation.

In this paper, we implement three state-of-art continuous reinforcement learning algorithms, Deep Deterministic Policy Gradient (DDPG), Proximal Policy Optimization (PPO) and Policy Gradient (PG)in portfolio management. All of them are widely-used in game playing and robot control. What's more, PPO has appealing theore…

2018-08-29abs ↗pdf ↗

This paper designs a new on-chain option that amortizes perpetual options for blockchain environments.

problem No equivalent standard for on-chain options exists, leading to high-frequency oracles and liquidation engines failures.
method Develops an amortizing perpetual option contract tailored to blockchain constraints, introducing a decentralized market framework.
result Demonstrates that the new contract functions as a risk primitive for DeFi, enabling applications like endogenous collateralization and de-peg insurance.

Adaptive market maker curves minimize arbitrage losses in DeFi.

problem Asset trading prices in AMMs trail behind centralized exchanges, causing LP losses.
method Adapts market maker bonding curves to trader behavior using a differential equation derived from the Glosten-Milgrom model.
result Optimal adaptive curves minimize arbitrage losses while remaining competitive.

While historically, economists have been primarily occupied with analyzing the behaviour of the markets, electronic trading gave rise to a new class of unprecedented problems associated with market fairness, transparency and manipulation. These problems stem from technical shortcomings that are not accounted for in the…

2019-10-01abs ↗pdf ↗

Quantum models generate financial time series with desired properties.

problem Generating synthetic financial data with temporal correlations.
method Quantum generative adversarial networks (QGANs) with quantum and classical components.
result QGANs can generate financial time series with matching distribution and temporal correlations.