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12 results for margin-call

Proposes a model for clearing prices in financial markets due to margin calls.

problem Determining prices in financial markets following margin calls and short squeezes.
method Developed an explicit formulation for clearing prices after margin calls and short squeezes.
result Identified a threshold short interest ratio leading to discontinuity in clearing prices.

Study examines liquidation, leverage, and optimal margin requirements in Bitcoin futures markets.

problem Understanding and optimizing margin requirements in Bitcoin futures markets.
method Empirical analysis using generalized extreme value theory and BitMEX data.
result Margin requirements need to be significantly higher to reduce daily margin calls.

Both in practice and in the academic literature, models for setting margin requirements in futures markets classically use daily closing price changes. However, as well documented by research on high-frequency data, financial markets have recently shown high intraday volatility, which could bring more risk than expecte…

2011-03-28abs ↗pdf ↗

Short sales are regarded as negative purchases in textbook asset pricing theory. In reality, however, the symmetry between purchases and short sales is broken by a variety of costs and risks peculiar to the latter. We formulate an optimal stopping model in which the decision to cover a short position is affected by two…

2019-03-28abs ↗pdf ↗

We build a simple model of leveraged asset purchases with margin calls. Investment funds use what is perhaps the most basic financial strategy, called "value investing", i.e. systematically attempting to buy underpriced assets. When funds do not borrow, the price fluctuations of the asset are normally distributed and u…

2009-08-11abs ↗pdf ↗

Shorting IG ETFs can hedge bond portfolios during market drawdowns effectively.

problem Managing downside risk in bond portfolios during market crises.
method Constructing three signals (Momentum, Liquidity, Credit) to dynamically hedge short IG positions.
result Dynamic hedge removes when predicted hedged return mean reverts, achieving higher returns and Sortino ratios.

Modeling liquidity risk in financial markets using agent-based simulation.

problem Understanding and quantifying the costs of buying or selling assets in financial markets.
method Agent-based modeling (ABM) with Monte Carlo simulations to calculate transaction costs and price impacts.
result Emergent price impacts without oversimplification, providing a realistic framework for liquidity risk.