A detailed analysis of correlation between stock returns at high frequency is compared with simple models of random walks. We focus in particular on the dependence of correlations on time scales - the so-called Epps effect. This provides a characterization of stochastic models of stock price returns which is appropriat…
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New algorithm uses machine learning to predict high-frequency trading returns.
problem Improving prediction accuracy in high-frequency trading.
method Iterative optimization and activation functions in deep learning, combined with , GARCH, and SVM.
result The model significantly improved prediction of market liquidity and trading returns.
The study finds significant power-law cross correlations in Bitcoin's return-volatility dynamics.
problem Investigating asymmetry in Bitcoin's return-volatility relationships.
method Analysis of daily and high-frequency Bitcoin data to identify cross correlations.
result Power-law cross correlations between returns and future volatilities are observed, indicating long-range dependencies.
This paper builds a model of high-frequency equity returns by separately modeling the dynamics of trade-time returns and trade arrivals. Our main contributions are threefold. First, we characterize the distributional behavior of high-frequency asset returns both in ordinary clock time and in trade time. We show that wh…
Using recent advances in the econometrics literature, we disentangle from high frequency observations on the transaction prices of a large sample of NYSE stocks a fundamental component and a microstructure noise component. We then relate these statistical measurements of market microstructure noise to observable charac…
Deep learning reveals ubiquitous predictability in high-frequency returns.
problem Predicting returns in order book markets at high frequencies.
method Volume representation of the order book, deep learning models, model confidence sets.
result Predictability in mid-price returns is ubiquitous at high frequencies.
Deep learning tackles label imbalance in high-frequency trading.
problem Label imbalance issue in high-frequency trading.
method Rigorous end-to-end deep learning framework with comprehensive label imbalance adjustment methods.
result Successfully predicted high-frequency returns in the Chinese future market.
Novel Fourier-based estimator reveals stochastic leverage effect in high-frequency data.
problem Analyzing the stochastic leverage effect in high-frequency data.
method A novel Fourier-based estimator of the stochastic leverage effect is defined and proven consistent.
result The magnitude of the stochastic leverage effect is detectable at high-frequency.
Models predict stock returns from high-frequency data for better investment.
problem Training effective models for stock selection using high-frequency price-volume data.
method Developed two models: CNN and LSTM, trained on past high-frequency price data.
result Annualized net rate of return of 62.27% for CNN model and 50.31% for LSTM model.
HFformer outperforms LSTM in high-frequency trading with multiple signals.
problem Improving high-frequency trading performance using deep learning models.
method Introducing HFformer, a hybrid Transformer model for time series forecasting.
result HFformer achieves higher cumulative PnL than LSTM in backtesting.
Study high-frequency trading patterns in cryptocurrencies.
problem Understanding automated trading algorithms in cryptocurrency markets.
method Analyzes intraday trading data of cryptocurrencies, focusing on returns, volumes, and volatility.
result Provides insights into predictability of economic value in cryptocurrency markets.
Study reveals jumps in crypto markets predict future prices.
problem Understanding jumps in high frequency digital asset markets.
method High frequency crypto data analysis, econometric modeling.
result Intra-day jumps significantly influence end of day returns.
Anomalous waiting times in high-frequency financial dataphysics.soc-ph
In high-frequency financial data not only returns, but also waiting times between consecutive trades are random variables. Therefore, it is possible to apply continuous-time random walks (CTRWs) as phenomenological models of the high-frequency price dynamics. An empirical analysis performed on the 30 DJIA stocks shows …
Anomalous waiting times in high-frequency financial datacond-mat.stat-mech
In high-frequency financial data not only returns, but also waiting times between consecutive trades are random variables. Therefore, it is possible to apply continuous-time random walks (CTRWs) as phenomenological models of the high-frequency price dynamics. An empirical analysis performed on the 30 DJIA stocks shows …
Deep learning model improves financial return forecasting using LOBs.
problem Forecasting financial returns using Limit Order Books.
method Developed a deep learning architecture for simultaneous quantile regression of buy and sell positions.
result The model provides improved robustness and excellent performance in predicting financial returns.
We study the high frequency price dynamics of traded stocks by a model of returns using a semi-Markov approach. More precisely we assume that the intraday return are described by a discrete time homogeneous semi-Markov process and the overnight returns are modeled by a Markov chain. Based on this assumptions we derived…
Extends Kelly Criterion to more complex betting scenarios.
problem Maximizing long-term growth in complex betting models.
method Generalizes Kelly Criterion to Lévy processes and high-frequency limits.
result Improved strategies for high-frequency betting.
Time-dependent weighted directed networks of cryptocurrency interaction from high-frequency returnsq-fin.TR
Investigate the evolving structure of cryptocurrency interactions using high-frequency returns.
problem Evolution of cryptocurrency interactions
method Construct directed and weighted networks from Granger causal relationships between cryptocurrency log-returns.
result Normalized returns exhibit heavy-tailed distributions.
MDS selects assets by combining daily returns and intraday risk curves, improving portfolio performance.
problem High estimation error in large-scale asset selection.
method Metric Dependence Screening (MDS) incorporating high frequency information as object valued data.
result MDS improves portfolio performance over benchmarks by preserving intraday risk dynamics.
New method estimates VaR and ES using high-frequency data, outperforming existing approaches.
problem Limitations of existing VaR and ES estimation methods in high-frequency data.
method Transforms intra-day returns using subordinator process, filters autocorrelation, fits fat-tailed distribution.
result Outperforms existing methods in VaR and ES estimation and forecasting.
Paper predicts high-frequency futures return directions using mean-uncertainty methods.
problem Data imbalance in short-term price movements of futures markets.
method Employed mean-uncertainty logistic regression and support vector machines under sublinear expectation framework.
result Mean-uncertainty approaches outperform conventional methods in classification metrics and average returns.
Volatility forecasting and return prediction in high-frequency Chinese equity markets.
problem Improving statistical forecasting performance and economic strategy outcomes in equity markets.
method Developing a sequential two-stage framework combining realized volatility modeling and XGBoost return prediction.
result Regime-aware volatility forecasting outperforms baseline models.
New measures detect asymmetries, non-linearity in stock returns.
problem Detecting asymmetries and non-linearity in stock returns.
method Proposed non-linear, local, invariant dependence measures; nonparametric estimator proven.
result Measures show tail asymmetry, non-linearity, risk buildup during market distress.
Develops a test to distinguish between standard and rough volatility.
problem Determining whether asset volatility follows a standard semimartingale or a rough process.
method Uses sample autocovariance of high-frequency asset return data to detect negative autocorrelation at high frequencies.
result Evidence of rough volatility in SPY high-frequency data.
We analyzed multifractal properties of 5-minute stock returns from a period of over two years for 100 highly capitalized American companies. The two sources: fat-tailed probability distributions and nonlinear temporal correlations, vitally contribute to the observed multifractal dynamics of the returns. For majority of…
SNNs enhance high-frequency price spike forecasting in HFT environments.
problem Conventional financial models fail to capture fine temporal structure in high-frequency price spikes.
method Application of Spiking Neural Networks (SNNs) with hyperparameter tuning via Bayesian Optimization (BO).
result SNN models optimized with PSA achieve significantly higher cumulative returns in backtesting.
We present a novel procedure for scaling relatively high frequency tail probability and quantile estimates for the conditional distribution of returns.
NBE method speeds up Lévy process parameter estimation.
problem Challenging parameter estimation for Lévy processes with unavailable or costly likelihoods.
method Neural Bayes estimation (NBE) framework using permutation-invariant neural networks.
result NBE provides accurate and consistent estimators with reduced runtime.
We study the high frequency price dynamics of traded stocks by a model of returns using a semi-Markov approach. More precisely we assume that the intraday returns are described by a discrete time homogeneous semi-Markov which depends also on a memory index. The index is introduced to take into account periods of high a…
DRL agents perform poorly at high decision frequencies, but a new algorithm improves performance.
problem DRL agents struggle at high decision frequencies, leading to poor performance.
method Proved that DRL agents' action-conditioned return distributions collapse to their policy's return distribution as decision frequency increases. Defined superiority as a probabilistic generalization of advantage for high-frequency value-based RL.
result Proper modeling of superiority distribution improves performance of controllers at high decision frequencies.
Develops a multivariate aggregation property for unbiased risk premium estimation.
problem Estimating unbiased risk premia from high-frequency returns.
method Introduces a general multivariate aggregation property for multivariate martingales and log martingales.
result Defines realised third and fourth moments for unbiased risk premium measurement.
We study the long-term memory in diverse stock market indices and foreign exchange rates using the Detrended Fluctuation Analysis(DFA). For all daily and high-frequency market data studied, no significant long-term memory property is detected in the return series, while a strong long-term memory property is found in th…
Dynamical Structures of High-Frequency Financial Dataphysics.soc-ph
We study the dynamical behavior of high-frequency data from the Korean Stock Price Index (KOSPI) using the movement of returns in Korean financial markets. The dynamical behavior for a binarized series of our models is not completely random. The conditional probability is numerically estimated from a return series of K…
We discuss the probabilistic properties of the variation based third and fourth moments of financial returns as estimators of the actual moments of the return distributions. The moment variations are defined under non-parametric assumptions with quadratic variation method but for the computational tractability, we use …
Accurate volatility modelling is paramount for optimal risk management practices. One stylized feature of financial volatility that impacts the modelling process is long memory explored in this paper for alternative risk measures, observed absolute and squared returns for high frequency intraday UK futures. Volatility …
New CTRW model with memory explains long-term return autocorrelation.
problem Explaining long-term autocorrelation in financial returns.
method Proposed a Directed Continuous-Time Random Walk (CTRW) model with memory, considering only positive jumps and dependence on previous jumps.
result Bid-ask bounce explains only a small fraction of the long-term autocorrelation in financial returns.
We study the distributions of event-time returns and clock-time returns at different microscopic timescales using ultra-high-frequency data extracted from the limit-order books of 23 stocks traded in the Chinese stock market in 2003. We find that the returns at the one-trade timescale obey the inverse cubic law. For la…
The paper proposes a new method to predict VaR using DCS and generalized distributions.
problem Improving VaR prediction models in financial risk management.
method Dynamic Conditional Score (DCS) model combined with generalized distributions (GD).
result The proposed model outperforms traditional models in high-risk VaR prediction.
Study compares various non-Gaussian models for financial returns.
problem Leptokurtic, heavy-tailed financial returns defy Gaussian assumptions.
method Compared and simulated various non-Gaussian models using Monte Carlo.
result Consistency in modeling scaling properties of large price changes.
Detecting long and short memory via spectral methodscond-mat.stat-mech
We study the properties of memory of a financial time series adopting two different methods of analysis, the detrended fluctuation analysis (DFA) and the analysis of the power spectrum (PSA). The methods are applied on three time series: one of high-frequency returns, one of shuffled returns and one of absolute values …
Neural nets analyze crypto markets for multi-timeframe trading.
problem High-frequency trading in cryptocurrency markets.
method Multi-timeframe trend analysis and high-frequency direction prediction networks.
result Positive risk-adjusted returns through machine learning.
DRL agents learn to trade Intel stock with stable positive returns.
problem Active high frequency trading in the stock market.
method End-to-end DRL framework using Proximal Policy Optimization, Sequential Model Based Optimization, and LOB-based meta-features.
result DRL agents create dynamic trading strategies with stable positive returns.
Bollerslev et al. (2006) study the cross-covariances for squared returns under the Heston (1993) stochastic volatility model. In order to obtain these cross-covariances the authors use an incorrect expression for the distribution of the squared returns. Here we will obtain the correct distribution of the squared return…
Study finds traditional technical indicators underperform in high-frequency trading, suggesting risk management over prediction.
problem Inadequately explored effectiveness of technical indicators in high-frequency trading, particularly at minute-level frequency.
method Evaluation of random forest models with traditional technical indicators on minute-level SPY data.
result In-sample performance is superior to out-of-sample, with risk-adjusted metrics not outperforming a simple buy-and-hold strategy.
This paper uses Gaussian processes to forecast short-term stock price volatility.
problem Inaccurate short-term volatility forecasts for high-frequency trades.
method Combines numerical and probabilistic models, specifically Gaussian Processes (GPs), to correct and forecast stock price data.
result Effective short-term volatility forecasts for high-frequency trades using Gaussian Processes.
Paper examines trading polarity to predict market crashes.
problem Insufficient investigation of trading imbalance at high frequency.
method Investigates trading polarity from Shenzhen Stock Exchange data.
result Trading polarity correlates with market crashes and returns.
Estimates financial networks using high-frequency trade data.
problem Leverage high-resolution intraday trade data for financial network insights.
method Estimate financial networks using random forests with microstructure measures.
result Higher network density in 2007, with Lehman Brothers having high degree connectivity.
We study tick-by-tick financial returns belonging to the FTSE MIB index of the Italian Stock Exchange (Borsa Italiana). We can confirm previously detected non-stationarities. However, scaling properties reported in the previous literature for other high-frequency financial data are only approximately valid. As a conseq…