Proves existence of long bond, long forward measure, and long-term factorization in HJM models.
problem Existence of long bond, long forward measure, and long-term factorization in HJM models.
method Function space framework of Filipovic (2001) and sufficient condition on the weight in the Hilbert space of forward rate volatility curves.
result Existence of long bond volatility process, long bond process, and long-term factorization of SDF.
The paper factors long-term affine pricing kernels into two components.
problem Understanding long-term behavior of affine pricing kernels.
method Long-term factorization into discounting rate and martingale component.
result Explicit identification of long bond volatility and martingale component volatility.
The paper analyzes how sensitive long-term utility of optimal portfolios is to changes in market models.
problem Sensitivity of long-term expected utility of optimal portfolios to market model changes.
method Analyzes utility maximization problem with long-time horizon under incomplete market given by a factor model, focusing on eigenpairs of operators.
result Eigenpairs determine long-term sensitivity of optimal expected utility to market model changes.
The paper proposes Tier Balancing for dynamic fairness in decision-making.
problem Achieving long-term fairness in decision-making processes.
method Causal modeling with DAGs to investigate dynamic fairness.
result Tier Balancing is a more natural approach to achieve long-term fairness, capturing latent causal factors.
This paper uses Bayesian models to analyze CTA returns across short and long-term trends.
problem The relative merits and interactions of short- and long-term trend systems in CTA replication remain controversial.
method Dynamic decomposition of CTA returns into short-term trend, long-term trend, and market beta factors using a Bayesian graphical model.
result The blend of horizons shapes the strategy's risk-adjusted performance.
Proposes a model for long-term electricity contracts with explicit computation and easy calibration.
problem Non-storability and poor liquidity in long-term electricity markets.
method Multi-factor polynomial framework for explicit computation of forwards, risk premium, and correlation.
result Calibrated model provides a risk-minimizing hedge for various time horizons.
Paper presents a method for estimating long-term PDs with incomplete data.
problem Estimating long-term PDs with limited and incomplete historical data.
method Single risk factor approach for simultaneous calibration of PDs across sub-portfolios.
result Method yields long-term PDs without requiring complete historical data.
For a stochastic factor model we maximize the long-term growth rate of robust expected power utility with parameter λ∈(0,1). Using duality methods the problem is reformulated as an infinite time horizon, risk-sensitive control problem. Our results characterize the optimal growth rate, an optimal long-term trading s…
Study analyzes cointegration in US, Canadian, and Mexican bond markets.
problem Identify long-term common factors driving government bond interest rates.
method Used vector autoregression (VAR) and error correction models to analyze cointegration.
result Found long-term common factors influencing US, Canadian, and Mexican bond markets.
The Schwartz-Smith model parameters are estimated using Kalman Filter with additional constraints.
problem Estimating parameters of the Schwartz-Smith model for risk-neutral pricing of futures contracts.
method Kalman Filter method with additional constraints to address parameter identification problem.
result The obtained parameter estimates are the conditional Maximum Likelihood Estimators (MLEs) evaluated within the Kalman Filter.
Long term optimal investment problems are studied in a factor model with matrix valued state variables. Explicit parameter restrictions are obtained under which, for an isoelastic investor, the finite horizon value function and optimal strategy converge to their long-run counterparts as the investment horizon approache…
KF-RTRL approximates RTRL for online learning of long-term dependencies.
problem Lack of efficient algorithms for learning long-term dependencies in RNNs.
method KF-RTRL uses Kronecker factorization to approximate RTRL gradients.
result KF-RTRL is an unbiased, memory-efficient online learning algorithm with lower noise than UORO.
LR models are shown to represent and be represented by LG processes, with key properties facilitating interest rate consistency and long-term risk factorization.
problem Understanding the relationship between linearity-generating and linear-rational models.
method Comparing and contrasting LG and LR models, showing mutual representation and identifying key properties.
result LR models can represent and be represented by LG processes, with specific properties facilitating interest rate consistency and long-term risk factorization.
Industrial-scale podcast recommender system optimizes long-term listening journeys.
problem Optimizing long-term listening experiences in podcast recommendation systems.
method Reinforcement learning approach to optimize user listening journeys over months.
result Significantly improved long-term performance in A/B tests compared to short-term metrics.
The study analyzes macroeconomic factors affecting copper futures volatility and long-term correlation with S&P 500.
problem Understanding the impact of macroeconomic variables on copper futures volatility and long-term correlation.
method Employed GARCH-MIDAS and DCC-MIDAS modeling frameworks to examine the influence of low-frequency macroeconomic variables on copper futures returns and long-term correlation with S&P 500.
result PPI is the most efficient macroeconomic variable impacting copper futures returns, and MIDAS filter improves model fitness and long-run relationship.
DSARF models complex spatio-temporal data with deep switching auto-regressive factors.
problem Forecasting complex spatio-temporal data with recurring patterns.
method Deep switching auto-regressive factorization (DSARF) with stochastic variational inference.
result DSARF outperforms state-of-the-art methods in long- and short-term prediction accuracy.
The paper finds stocks with higher dynamic network risk have lower returns.
problem Understanding and pricing short-term and long-term dynamic network risk in stock returns.
method Examined the relationship between stock sensitivities to dynamic network risk and expected returns, using economic theory and empirical analysis.
result A one-standard deviation increase in long-term network risk loadings associates with a 7.66% drop in annualized expected returns.
The paper tackles calibrating long-term behaviors with multiple styles using programmatic style-consistency.
problem Generating long-term sequential behaviors with multiple styles simultaneously.
method Leverage programmatic labeling functions to specify controllable styles and derive style-consistency as a learning objective.
result Learned policies can be calibrated for up to 1024 distinct style combinations.
A new model disentangles long-term and short-term sentiment components in stock returns.
problem Identifying distinct components of sentiment data in stock markets.
method Dynamic factor model with random walk and stationary VAR(1) components, estimated via Kalman filtering and EM.
result The long-term sentiment component co-integrates with market principal factor, while the short-term captures market swings.
Bayesian model predicts interest rates with short-term accuracy and long-term stability.
problem Improving short- and long-term prediction of time series with temporary non-stationary behavior.
method Time-varying autoregressive model with Bayesian regularization and MCMC inference.
result Model outperforms existing methods in both short and long-term predictions.
I study the behavior and the performance of the long-term forecasts issued by financial analysts with respect to the Extrapolation Hypothesis. That hypothesis states that investors, extrapolating from the firms' recent performances, are too optimistic about growth and large firms and too pessimistic about value and sma…
Study uses a bivariate model to price crude oil futures.
problem Pricing crude oil futures using latent factors and state-space models.
method Modelled short and long term factors as OU processes, estimated using Kalman Filter and maximised Gaussian likelihood.
result Successfully estimated model parameters and factors from WTI Crude Oil NYMEX futures data.
Asset prices contain information about the probability distribution of future states and the stochastic discounting of those states as used by investors. To better understand the challenge in distinguishing investors' beliefs from risk-adjusted discounting, we use Perron-Frobenius Theory to isolate a positive martingal…
Black's intuition is supported: prices are roughly twice value over years.
problem Understanding market trends and mean-reversion over different time frames.
method Analyzing medium-term and long-term market behavior through trend-following and fundamentalist behaviors.
result Prices tend to be off by a factor of 2 over years, with mean-reversion tempering market exuberance.
Log-ergodic model improves velocity of money prediction.
problem Improving velocity of money prediction for economic control.
method Log-ergodic processes to simulate monetary velocity.
result Log-ergodic model offers superior predictive power.
Paper evaluates how forecast errors affect optimal utilisation in production planning.
problem Forecast errors impact optimal utilisation in production planning.
method Simulation and mixed integer programming for stochastic demand.
result Forecast errors significantly affect optimal costs in production planning.
Volatility modelling has become a significant area of research within Financial Mathematics. Wiener process driven stochastic volatility models have become popular due their consistency with theoretical arguments and empirical observations. However such models lack the ability to take into account long term and fundame…
We show that the martingale component in the long-term factorization of the stochastic discount factor due to Alvarez and Jermann (2005) and Hansen and Scheinkman (2009) is highly volatile, produces a downward-sloping term structure of bond Sharpe ratios, and implies that the long bond is far from growth optimality. In…
New method for reinforcement learning with deterministic state transitions.
problem Generalizing reinforcement learning to include deterministic state transitions.
method Introducing GDPG algorithm combining model-based and model-free techniques.
result GDPG algorithm significantly outperforms existing methods in continuous control benchmarks.
The study improves stock market valuation using volatility and earnings data.
problem Improving stock market valuation metrics.
method Time series model for asset returns, multivariate kernel density estimation, linear regression.
result The valuation measure is an improvement over Shiller's P/E ratio.
The study examines how global economic policy uncertainty affects crude oil futures volatility.
problem Predicting crude oil futures volatility using global economic policy uncertainty.
method Established single-factor and two-factor models under the GARCH-MIDAS framework, tested with rolling-window and fixed-span specifications.
result GEPU changes have stronger predictive power than the GEPU index for crude oil futures volatility.
Develops polynomial diffusion models for multi-factor commodity futures dynamics.
problem Modeling futures prices using latent state variables for short and long-term stochastic factors.
method Polynomial diffusion models to incorporate non-linear effects, two filtering methods for estimation.
result Accurate estimation of futures prices despite parameter identification issues in polynomial diffusion models.
New method reduces memory usage in deep HRNNs by replacing gradient backpropagation with local losses.
problem Memory constraints in training deep hierarchical RNNs.
method Replace gradient backpropagation with locally computable losses in deep HRNNs.
result Memory requirements reduced by a factor exponential in hierarchy depth.
Improved Sharpe Ratio and reduced volatility through optimized portfolio construction.
problem Underestimation of portfolio construction in equity market neutral strategies.
method Optimized portfolio construction algorithm for the classical momentum strategy.
result Significant improvement in Sharpe Ratio and other strategy features.
Investors benefit from long horizons in a market with mean-reverting equity returns.
problem Optimal portfolio choice in a market with mean-reverting risk-free rate and equity risk-premium.
method Mean-variance optimization, Euler-Lagrange equation, Calculus of Variations, spectral problem.
result Optimal policies are characterized by eigenvalues of the lambda-matrix, leading to better risk-return trade-offs for long-term investors.
Improved text summarization using neural semantic encoders with hierarchical structure.
problem Capturing long-term dependencies in text summarization.
method Proposed a novel hierarchical Neural Semantic Encoder (NSE) model augmented with lemma and PoS tags.
result Significantly outperformed state-of-the-art models in ROUGE metric.
This survey reviews portfolio selection problem for long-term horizon. We consider two objectives: (i) maximize the probability for outperforming a target growth rate of wealth process (ii) minimize the probability of falling below a target growth rate. We study the asymptotic behavior of these criteria formulated as l…
Study improves prediction of commodity futures using multi-factor model.
problem Improving accuracy in predicting commodity futures prices.
method State-space functional regression model incorporating yield curve dynamics.
result Functional regression model outperforms Schwartz-Smith model in estimating short-end of futures curve.
Enhanced factored RBMs improve speech detection in noisy conditions.
problem Improving speech detection accuracy in noisy environments.
method Proposes EFTW-RBMs with conditional feature learning and low rank approximation.
result Outperforms existing 1D and 2D speech detection algorithms in various noisy conditions.
Model for dynamic relational data with regime changes.
problem Handling abrupt changes in dynamic relational data.
method Factorized fusion shrinkage model with global-local shrinkage priors.
result Posterior distribution attains minimax optimal rate up to logarithmic factors.
Investing for the long run using simplified SDF concepts.
problem Optimizing long-term investment strategies considering utility and consumption.
method Introducing generalized stochastic discount factor (SDF) and minimum price concept.
result Simplified SDF dynamics simplify optimal portfolio strategies and improve lifetime consumption-portfolio choices.
Continual Learning in artificial neural networks suffers from interference and forgetting when different tasks are learned sequentially. This paper introduces the Active Long Term Memory Networks (A-LTM), a model of sequential multi-task deep learning that is able to maintain previously learned association between sens…
We add size factor to CAPM and normalize residuals by Volatility Index.
problem Capturing the size effect in CAPM and making residuals Gaussian.
method Insert size effect, normalize residuals by Volatility Index, and fit model to real-world data.
result The new model shows long-term stability and connects to Stochastic Portfolio Theory.
New neural network model improves long-term financial forecasts.
problem Challenges in forecasting financial time series with limited data.
method Spatiotemporal adaptive neural network using dynamic factor graph and attention-based mechanism.
result Significantly outperforms typical models in forecasting 21-day price trajectories.
We report quantitative relations between corruption level and economic factors, such as country wealth and foreign investment per capita, which are characterized by a power law spanning multiple scales of wealth and investments per capita. These relations hold for diverse countries, and also remain stable over differen…
We introduce here for the first time the long-term swap rate, characterised as the fair rate of an overnight indexed swap with infinitely many exchanges. Furthermore we analyse the relationship between the long-term swap rate, the long-term yield, see Biagini et al. [2018], Biagini and Härtel [2014], and El Karoui et a…
Paper proposes a new LSTM model for spatio-temporal learning.
problem Challenging video tasks require learning long-term spatio-temporal correlations.
method Introduces a higher-order convolutional LSTM model with tensor train decomposition.
result Model achieves state-of-the-art performance with significantly fewer parameters.
The purpose of this paper relies on the study of long term affine yield curves modeling. It is inspired by the Ramsey rule of the economic literature, that links discount rate and marginal utility of aggregate optimal consumption. For such a long maturity modelization, the possibility of adjusting preferences to new ec…