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48 results for fractional Gaussian process

Study large deviations in fractional volatility models with non-Gaussian volatility.

problem Large deviations in fractional volatility models with non-Gaussian volatility.
method Established a small-noise large deviation principle for log-price.
result Logarithmic call price asymptotics for large strikes in a special case.

We consider so-called regular invertible Gaussian Volterra processes and derive a formula for their prediction laws. Examples of such processes include the fractional Brownian motions and the mixed fractional Brownian motions. As an application, we consider conditional-mean hedging under transaction costs in Black-Scho…

2017-08-09abs ↗pdf ↗

Unified analysis of Gaussian Process Thompson Sampling without discretization.

problem Sequential decision-making over continuous action spaces.
method Frequentist regret analysis based on fractional Gaussian process posteriors.
result Unified discretization-free regret bound for various kernel classes.

The study examines the behavior of Gaussian processes' minimums and overshoots.

problem Understanding the behavior of Gaussian processes' minimums and overshoots.
method Analyzing conditional distributions and subsequential limits of minimizers.
result The scaled overshoot converges to an exponential random variable with mean σ_*^2.

Study shows stock price is a martingale if volatility's driving Brownian motion is negatively correlated with the stock.

problem Determining the martingale property of stock prices in fractional stochastic volatility models.
method Analyzed a class of fractional stochastic volatility models, including the rough Bergomi model, focusing on the correlation between stock and volatility.
result The stock price is a true martingale if and only if the correlation between the driving Brownian motions of the stock and the volatility is nonpositive.

The paper introduces a new stochastic volatility model with long-term memory and jumps.

problem Developing a model for variance and volatility swaps with long-term memory and jumps.
method Fractional Barndorff-Nielsen and Shephard model incorporating long-term memory and jumps.
result Arbitrage-free prices for variance and volatility swaps derived for the new model.

Data-driven discovery of "hidden physics" -- i.e., machine learning of differential equation models underlying observed data -- has recently been approached by embedding the discovery problem into a Gaussian Process regression of spatial data, treating and discovering unknown equation parameters as hyperparameters of a…

2018-08-02abs ↗pdf ↗

Continuous time random walks impose a random waiting time before each particle jump. Scaling limits of heavy tailed continuous time random walks are governed by fractional evolution equations. Space-fractional derivatives describe heavy tailed jumps, and the time-fractional version codes heavy tailed waiting times. Thi…

2008-09-09abs ↗pdf ↗

New method uses fractional posteriors for semiparametric inference with improved uncertainty quantification.

problem Semiparametric inference with nonparametric priors and fractional posteriors.
method Established a general Bernstein--von Mises theorem for fractional posterior distributions, proposed shifted-and-rescaled credible sets.
result Fractional posterior credible sets provide reliable uncertainty quantification but have inflated size; shifted-and-rescaled set is an efficient confidence set.

G-framework is presented by Peng [41] for measure risk under uncertainty. In this paper, we define fractional G-Brownian motion (fGBm). Fractional G-Brownian motion is a centered G-Gaussian process with zero mean and stationary increments in the sense of sub-linearity with Hurst index H(0,1)H\in (0,1). This process has sta…

2013-06-18abs ↗pdf ↗

A generalized bridge is the law of a stochastic process that is conditioned on N linear functionals of its path. We consider two types of representations of such bridges: orthogonal and canonical. The orthogonal representation is constructed from the entire path of the underlying process. Thus, future knowledge of the …

2012-05-15abs ↗pdf ↗

Research on long-range memory in financial and social systems using various models.

problem Understanding the nature of long-range memory in socioeconomic systems.
method Various Markov processes including point processes, stochastic differential equations, and agent-based models.
result New estimators of self-similarity and long-range memory for non-Gaussian systems are needed.

Study approximates weak error for specific stochastic models with rough and Gaussian mean-reverting volatility.

problem Approximating weak error for specific stochastic models with rough and Gaussian mean-reverting volatility.
method Used Euler type scheme with integrated kernels to study weak convergence rate.
result Obtained weak convergence rate of min(3α1,1)\min(3α-1,1) for discretised rough Ornstein-Uhlenbeck process and stochastic rough volatility model.

Researchers derive an analytic expression for Gaussian stochastic volatility models.

problem Analyzing rich autocorrelation structures and persistence in financial markets.
method Two different analytic derivations of the joint characteristic function.
result First analytic formulae for option pricing in rough volatility models.

Method predicts LFSM increments from past observations using codifference.

problem Forecasting LFSM increments from discrete-time observations.
method Uses codifference for serial dependence, with conditional expectation or projection for α>1α>1 or α<2α<2.
result Method shows promising performance in forecasting volatilities, capturing kurtosis and serial dependence.

We study the effect of investor inertia on stock price fluctuations with a market microstructure model comprising many small investors who are inactive most of the time. It turns out that semi-Markov processes are tailor made for modelling inert investors. With a suitable scaling, we show that when the price is driven …

2007-03-28abs ↗pdf ↗

The paper introduces a new method to detect rough volatility and market states using fractional derivatives.

problem Testing self-similarity in fractional processes from a single observed trajectory is difficult under long-range dependence.
method The paper introduces a regime-adaptive KS/GL--KS framework based on the discrete Grünwald--Letnikov (GL) fractional derivative.
result The method detects rough volatility and persistent, anti-persistent, or efficient market states in financial applications.

Fractional porous media equations yield q-Gaussian solutions for stock price returns.

problem Modeling stock price returns using fractional porous media equations.
method Analyzed three types of fractional extensions of the porous media equation.
result Local and non-local fractional extensions fit S&P 500 data better than classical models.

New rough stochastic volatility models using log-modulated fractional Brownian motion.

problem Analyzing rough stochastic volatility models over the range 0H<1/20 \le H < 1/2.
method Introducing log-modulated fractional Brownian motion (log-fBm) to handle H=0H = 0 and analyze over the full range.
result Obtained skew asymptotics of log(1/T)pTH1/2\log(1/T)^{-p} T^{H-1/2} as To0T o 0 for H0H \ge 0, no flattening of skew as Ho0H o 0.

A new simulation method for Volterra processes improves convergence for rough kernels.

problem Simulating Volterra processes with singular kernels.
method iVi (integrated Volterra implicit) scheme based on Inverse Gaussian distribution.
result The iVi scheme achieves weak convergence with few time steps, especially for rough kernels.

New method learns fractional order of PDEs from flocking particle simulations.

problem Deriving effective nonlocal influence functions from discrete agent-based models.
method Agent-based model, fractional PDEs, Gaussian process regression, Bayesian optimization.
result Learned Euler equations accurately predict flocking behavior.

This chapter is an attempt to present a mathematical theory of compound fractional Poisson processes. The chapter begins with the characterization of a well-known Lévy process: The compound Poisson process. The semi-Markov extension of the compound Poisson process naturally leads to the compound fractional Poisson proc…

2011-03-03abs ↗pdf ↗

In this work we present a new approach on studying dynamical systems. Combining the two ways of expressing the uncertainty, using probabilistic theory and credibility theory, we have research the generalized fractional hybrid equations. We have introduced the concepts of generalized fractional Wiener process, generaliz…

2009-09-15abs ↗pdf ↗

Paper shows strong convergence rates for fractional processes using Ornstein-Uhlenbeck representations.

problem Understanding and improving Monte Carlo schemes for fractional volatility models.
method Numerical discretizations of fractional processes using Ornstein-Uhlenbeck representations.
result Strong convergence rates of arbitrarily high polynomial order for fractional processes.

The study examines the chaos of fractional Brownian fields as Hurst parameter approaches zero.

problem Understanding the chaos of fractional Brownian fields as their Hurst parameter tends to zero.
method Defining normalizing kernels and using Berestycki's ``good points'' approach to derive the limiting measure of multiplicative chaos.
result The limiting measure of multiplicative chaos converges to a log-correlated Gaussian field as the Hurst parameter approaches zero.

Large deviation principles for multivariate stochastic volatility models.

problem Understanding the behavior of log-processes in multivariate stochastic volatility models.
method Establishing a comprehensive sample path large deviation principle for log-processes.
result Asymptotic formulas for first exit times and barrier option prices derived from the LDP.

Improved model for non-smooth signals with complex spectra.

problem Current models struggle with non-smooth signals and complex spectral structures.
method CGPCM and RGPCM models with causality and Bayesian nonparametric interpretations, improved variational inference.
result Proposed models show better performance on synthetic and real-world data.

The so-called level crossing analysis has been used to investigate the empirical data set. But there is a lack of interpretation for what is reflected by the level crossing results. The fractional Gaussian noise as a well-defined stochastic series could be a suitable benchmark to make the level crossing findings more s…

2011-12-07abs ↗pdf ↗

We address the problem of computing approximate marginals in Gaussian probabilistic models by using mean field and fractional Bethe approximations. As an extension of Welling and Teh (2001), we define the Gaussian fractional Bethe free energy in terms of the moment parameters of the approximate marginals and derive an …

2012-06-13abs ↗pdf ↗

Deep learning improves Hurst parameter estimation for fractional processes.

problem Estimating the Hurst parameter in fractional stochastic processes.
method Training Long Short-Term Memory (LSTM) networks on extensive datasets of fBm, fOU, and lfsm processes.
result LSTM outperforms traditional methods in fBm and fOU processes but has limited accuracy on lfsm.

The paper models cryptocurrency price and volatility with jumps and fractional volatility.

problem Empirical evidence shows jumps in cryptocurrency price and volatility.
method Fractional stochastic volatility model with jumps and short-term volatility dependency.
result Fractional stochastic volatility models outperform other models in pricing and hedging cryptocurrency options.

Quantum algorithms simulate and exponentiate correlated Gaussian vectors for financial modeling.

problem Efficiently simulate and exponentiate correlated Gaussian vectors for financial applications.
method Proposes quantum algorithms for preparing and exponentiating normalised correlated Gaussian random vectors.
result Achieves subcubic complexity in NN for quantum state preparation, providing a quantum advantage over classical methods.

Approximates derivative pricing under fractional stochastic volatility.

problem Derivative pricing under fractional stochastic volatility model.
method Approximate expression derived from deterministic functions and fractional Ornstein-Uhlenbeck process.
result Numerical simulations show the feasibility and effect of long-range dependencies on derivative prices.

Extends fractional LpL^p uncertainty principles with extremizers and stability results.

problem Investigating uncertainty principles in fractional LpL^p settings.
method Analyzing the fractional Schrödinger equation to find extremal functions and sharp constants.
result Proves stability of extremizers for fractional uncertainty inequalities.

A new TwinGP framework for efficient large-scale GP modeling.

problem Efficiently modeling large-scale Gaussian processes with computational constraints.
method Combines global and local approximations using a subset-of-data approach.
result TwinGP framework performs on par or better than state-of-the-art methods at a fraction of the computational cost.