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48 results for gain formula

The article calculates asymptotic expansions for quantum invariants from surgeries on Whitehead link components.

problem Calculating quantum invariants for 3-manifolds resulting from surgeries on Whitehead link components.
method Asymptotic expansion of relative Reshetikhin-Turaev and Turaev-Viro invariants.
result Asymptotic formulas for both invariants are derived.

Paper proposes a new REINFORCE algorithm for mining formulaic alpha factors with reduced variance.

problem Mining formulaic alpha factors with interpretability and robustness in volatile markets.
method Developed a novel REINFORCE algorithm with a dedicated baseline and reward shaping.
result Boosts correlation with returns by 3.83% and enhances excess returns compared to existing methods.

Many users in online social networks are constantly trying to gain attention from their followers by broadcasting posts to them. These broadcasters are likely to gain greater attention if their posts can remain visible for a longer period of time among their followers' most recent feeds. Then when to post? In this pape…

2016-05-22abs ↗pdf ↗

We derive one unified formula for Ricci curvature tensor on arbitrary warped product manifold by introducing a new notation for the lift vector and the Levi-Civita connection.This formula is helpful to further consider Ricci flow (RF) and hyperbolic geometric flow (HGF) and evolution equations on warped product manifol…

2012-10-15abs ↗pdf ↗

We introduce an interactive market setup with sequential auctions where agents receive variegated signals with a known deadline. The effects of differential information and mutual learning on the allocation of overall profit \& loss (P\&L) and the pace of price discovery are analysed. We characterise the signal-based e…

2016-10-13abs ↗pdf ↗

A new causal graph framework identifies treatment effects without adjusting for confounders.

problem Invalid identification of causal effects due to unmeasured confounders.
method Developed the Napkin graph to identify causal effects through a ratio of g-formulas, using influence-function-based estimators.
result Demonstrated substantial efficiency gains in estimating causal effects using the Napkin graph.

The paper models quanto weather and energy derivatives using Ornstein-Uhlenbeck processes and develops methods to hedge them.

problem Valuation and hedging of quanto derivatives on temperature and electricity.
method Developed a coupled model using Ornstein-Uhlenbeck processes and Conditional Least Square method for parameter estimation.
result Explicit and semi-explicit formulas for quanto options and hedging strategies are derived.

Financial markets based on Lévy processes are typically incomplete and option prices depend on risk attitudes of individual agents. In this context, the notion of utility indifference price has gained popularity in the academic circles. Although theoretically very appealing, this pricing method remains difficult to app…

2015-02-11abs ↗pdf ↗

Introduces relative information gain for improving Gaussian process regression rates.

problem Improving the sample complexity of estimating or maximizing unknown functions.
method Introduces relative information gain, interpolates between effective dimension and information gain, and proves PAC-Bayesian bounds.
result Obtains minimax-optimal rates of convergence through the relative information gain.

We explore the possibilities of importance sampling in the Monte Carlo pricing of a structured credit derivative referred to as Collateralized Debt Obligation (CDO). Modeling a CDO contract is challenging, since it depends on a pool of (typically about 100) assets, Monte Carlo simulations are often the only feasible ap…

2011-05-26abs ↗pdf ↗

New method tightens variational representations of divergences for faster learning.

problem Improving tightness of variational representations of divergences for faster statistical estimation.
method Improved objective functionals constructed via an auxiliary optimization problem, leveraging neural network approximation.
result Tighter variational representations can result in significantly faster learning and more accurate estimation of divergences.

The gain-loss ratio is known to enjoy very good properties from a normative point of view. As a confirmation, we show that the best market gain-loss ratio in the presence of a random endowment is an acceptability index and we provide its dual representation for general probability spaces. However, the gain-loss ratio w…

2012-09-28abs ↗pdf ↗

Eluder dimension and information gain are equivalent for reproducing kernel Hilbert spaces.

problem Complexity measures in bandit and reinforcement learning.
method Equivalence of eluder dimension and information gain for reproducing kernel Hilbert spaces.
result Eluder dimension and information gain are equivalent for reproducing kernel Hilbert spaces.

Probabilistic Bisection Algorithm performs root finding based on knowledge acquired from noisy oracle responses. We consider the generalized PBA setting (G-PBA) where the statistical distribution of the oracle is unknown and location-dependent, so that model inference and Bayesian knowledge updating must be performed s…

2018-06-30abs ↗pdf ↗

Investment horizon approach has been used to analyze indexes of Polish stock market.Optimal time horizon for each return value is evaluated by fitting appropriate function form of the distribution. Strong asymmetry of gain-loss curves is observed for WIG index, whereas gain and loss curves look similar for WIG20 and fo…

2006-08-22abs ↗pdf ↗

We study the problem of online path learning with non-additive gains, which is a central problem appearing in several applications, including ensemble structured prediction. We present new online algorithms for path learning with non-additive count-based gains for the three settings of full information, semi-bandit and…

2018-04-18abs ↗pdf ↗

Deep FPF approximates gain function for high-dimensional particle filtering.

problem Approximating the exact gain function in high-dimensional settings.
method Represent the gain function as a neural network gradient and solve a variational Poisson equation via optimization.
result The approach allows parallel processing of particles and is applicable to high-dimensional problems.

Study adds investment gains and losses to recursive utility model, proving existence and uniqueness of utility process.

problem Existence and uniqueness of utility process in a recursive utility model with investment gains and losses.
method Generalized recursive utility model with constant elasticity of intertemporal substitution and relative risk aversion degree. Proved existence and uniqueness in a specific, finite-state Markovian setting.
result Utility process exists and is unique when agent derives nonnegative gain-loss utility, and non-existent or non-unique otherwise.

New method improves feature selection in tree-based models.

problem Previous feature selection methods in tree-based models lack sufficient regularization and sub-optimal performance.
method Developed a new gain penalization approach for tree-based models that allows for flexible feature-specific importance weights.
result The new method improves out-of-sample performance, especially with correlated features.

A risk-aware RL approach using RDEU and Wasserstein ball for robust performance.

problem Optimizing risk-aware performance criteria in uncertain environments.
method Rank dependent expected utility (RDEU) for risk assessment, Wasserstein ball for robustness, actor/agent framework.
result Explicit policy gradient formulae for robust optimization.

A new protocol evaluates small machine learning improvements conservatively.

problem Uncertainty in small gains reported in machine learning papers.
method Paired bootstrap protocol with BCa confidence intervals and sign-flip permutation tests.
result Conservative evaluation reduces over-claiming of small improvements.

REGAIN learns optimal auxiliary directions for forecast reconciliation.

problem Forecast reconciliation from fixed systems; identifying useful auxiliary directions.
method REGAIN learns normalized auxiliary directions, forecasts induced series, and selects directions by loss reduction.
result Gain-selected auxiliary directions improve forecast quality, especially for residual uncertainty.

Revisits behavioral finance option pricing model to align with rational asset pricing theory.

problem Inconsistency between behavioral finance and rational asset pricing models in option pricing.
method Introduces arbitrage transaction costs to modify the behavioral finance option pricing formula.
result Modifies behavioral finance option pricing formula to be consistent with rational asset pricing theory.

Improves trial efficiency by adjusting for historical prognostic scores.

problem Reducing statistical uncertainty in randomized trial estimates.
method Linear covariate adjustment using a prognostic model trained on historical data.
result Prognostic covariate adjustment achieves minimum variance and reduces mean-squared error.