Market confidence is essential for successful investing. By incorporating multi-market into the evolutionary minority game, we investigate the effects of investor beliefs on the evolution of collective behaviors and asset prices. When there exists another investment opportunity, market confidence, including overconfide…
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This study examines how fashion consumption affects self-confidence and buying behavior in Iranian consumers.
problem Understanding the role of self-confidence in fashion buying behavior.
method A questionnaire was used to collect data from 400 consumers in Tehran's clothing market. Structural equations and factor analysis were employed to test the model.
result Interest in fashion, personal taste, utilitarianism, and new products positively impact self-confidence, and self-confidence positively impacts fashion buying behavior.
A new financial system with ethics risk modeled using fractional calculus.
problem Modeling financial systems with ethical considerations and market confidence.
method Introduced a five-dimensional conformable derivative financial system and a discretization scheme.
result Numerical solutions of the conformable derivative system were tested for hyperchaos.
Study detects Chinese stock market bubbles using LPPLS confidence indicator.
problem Early detection of stock market bubbles in China.
method LPPLS confidence indicator applied to CSI 300 index data.
result LPPLS detects positive and negative bubbles with high accuracy.
Biondi et al. (2012) develop an analytical model to examine the emergent dynamic properties of share market price formation over time, capable to capture important stylized facts. These latter properties prove to be sensitive to regulatory regimes for fundamental information provision, as well as to market confidence c…
Cubic predicts stock market indices by fusing stock latent embeddings and converting to binary classification.
problem Challenges in predicting stock market indices due to isolated time series treatment and simple regression.
method Fusion of stock latent embeddings, binary encoding classification, and confidence-guided prediction.
result Cubic outperforms state-of-the-art baselines in stock index prediction tasks.
Spatially weighted conformal prediction improves uncertainty quantification in house price models.
problem Uncertainty quantification in automated valuation models with spatial dependencies.
method Survey and demonstration of various spatially weighted approaches to adjust conformal prediction confidence sets.
result Spatially weighted CP makes confidence sets more consistently calibrated across geographical regions.
Confidence Interval Construction for Multivariate time series using Long Short Term Memory Networkstat.ME
Paper proposes new method for time series confidence intervals using LSTM.
problem Constructing accurate confidence intervals for multivariate time series.
method Uses Long Short Term Memory Network (LSTM) and novel block bootstrap techniques.
result Demonstrates improved accuracy in constructing confidence intervals.
Small stocks drive market crashes by suppressing resilience.
problem The single-security price limit exacerbates market panic during crashes.
method Simplified dynamic model on networks of investors and stocks, empirical verification.
result Unexpected linear association between price limit and critical market confidence.
In this paper, we develop a theory of market crashes resulting from a deleveraging shock. We consider two representative investors in a market holding different opinions about the public available information. The deleveraging shock forces the high confidence investors to liquidate their risky assets to pay back their …
PolyBench: Benchmarking LLM Forecasting and Trading Capabilities on Live Prediction Market Dataq-fin.CP
PolyBench benchmarks LLMs on real market data, revealing significant performance gaps.
problem Benchmarking LLMs for real-world event prediction from live market signals.
method Multimodal benchmark derived from Polymarket, evaluating 7 LLMs under identical market states.
result Only two models achieve positive financial returns, highlighting the gap between fluency and probabilistic reasoning.
If the probability of default parameters (PDs) fed as input into a credit portfolio model are estimated as through-the-cycle (TTC) PDs stressed market conditions have little impact on the results of the capital calculations conducted with the model. At first glance, this is totally different if the PDs are estimated as…
The paper analyzes LETF option markets using moneyness scaling to find statistical arbitrage opportunities.
problem Statistical discrepancies between levered and unlevered ETF option implied volatility smiles.
method Bootstrap uniform confidence bands, dynamic semiparametric factor model, moneyness scaling, Heston stochastic volatility.
result Trading opportunities exist on LETF market, and a statistical arbitrage strategy generates positive returns.
Interpretable AI model boosts investment confidence and profitability.
problem Challenges in financial forecasting and interpretability in decision-making models.
method SHAP-based explainability technique for interpretable AI models.
result Notable enhancement in investor's portfolio value.
We analyze the linear response of a market network to shocks based on the bipartite market model we introduced in an earlier paper, which we claimed to be able to identify the time-line of the 2009-2011 Eurozone crisis correctly. We show that this model has three distinct phases that can broadly be categorized as "stab…
Model shows how past consumption affects household confidence, leading to varied economic outcomes.
problem Exploring how past consumption impacts current confidence and economic activity in a multi-household model.
method Developed a DSGE model where past consumption influences individual household confidence and consumption propensity.
result The model demonstrates a range of economic outcomes including high output with no crises, high output with increased volatility, and alternation of high and low output states.
Due to the lack of reliable market information, building financial term-structures may be associated with a significant degree of uncertainty. In this paper, we propose a new term-structure interpolation method that extends classical spline techniques by additionally allowing for quantification of uncertainty. The prop…
Study finds many stocks in S&P 500 are inefficient, suggesting financial analysts outperform blindfolded monkeys.
problem Degree of inefficiency in U.S. stock market performance.
method Confidence intervals for proportions to assess inefficiency in S&P 500 components.
result Proportion of inefficient stocks in the S&P 500 index estimated to be between 12.13% and 27.87%
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.
Statistical test rejects market efficiency using entropy from price returns.
problem Determining market efficiency using information theory.
method Symbolic representation of price returns, Shannon entropy, and statistical test.
result Rejects market efficiency hypothesis for various datasets.
We endorse the idea, suggested in recent literature, that BitCoin prices are influenced by sentiment and confidence about the underlying technology; as a consequence, an excitement about the BitCoin system may propagate to BitCoin prices causing a Bubble effect, the presence of which is documented in several papers abo…
Robust portfolio optimization considers uncertainty in market probabilities.
problem Uncertainty in market probabilities in multiperiod portfolio selection.
method Robust mean-variance optimization using Wasserstein ball centered at empirical data.
result Numerical simulations show improved performance compared to other strategies.
Study replicates market model, finds replication hindered by missing details.
problem Replicating a market model with missing details and limited quantitative reporting.
method Increased simulation runs, bootstrap confidence intervals, and code analysis.
result Achieved relational equivalence for most metrics but rejected quantitative alignment.
Self-fulfilling Ising Model of Financial Marketsphysics.soc-ph
We study a dynamical Ising model of agents' opinions (buy or sell) with coupling coefficients reassessed continuously in time according to how past external news (magnetic field) have explained realized market returns. By combining herding, the impact of external news and private information, we test within the same mo…
New pricing algorithm learns demand curves and optimizes prices in dynamic markets.
problem Dynamic pricing in markets with incomplete demand information and shifting conditions.
method Actor-Critic Information-Directed Pricing (ACIDP) using IDS algorithms and auditing procedures.
result ACIDP outperforms UCB and TS in market environment shifts.
New algorithm for active learning in multiple matrix completion problems.
problem Simultaneous matrix completion with unknown ranks and varying sizes.
method MAlocate algorithm that adapts to unknown ranks and sizes.
result Minimax-optimal performance demonstrated with lower-bound analysis.
Importance of Positive Feedbacks and Over-confidence in a Self-Fulfilling Ising Model of Financial Marketscond-mat.stat-mech
Following a long tradition of physicists who have noticed that the Ising model provides a general background to build realistic models of social interactions, we study a model of financial price dynamics resulting from the collective aggregate decisions of agents. This model incorporates imitation, the impact of extern…
The study tackles rough noise in high-frequency financial data using fractional Brownian motion.
problem Impediments to analyzing high-frequency financial data due to noise.
method Assuming an efficient price process as a continuous Itô semimartingale, the study derives consistent estimators and confidence intervals for roughness parameters and volatilities.
result The rough noise model explains divergence rates in volatility signature plots over time and between assets.
New models analyze how ECB's unconventional policies affect stock market volatility.
problem Analyzing the impact of ECB's unconventional policies on stock market volatility.
method Developed MEM with Asymmetry and Policy effects (MAP) models to separate base volatility from policy effects.
result Significant improvement in forecasting power after Expanded Asset Purchase Programme implementation.
Shift in house price estimates during COVID-19 reveals effect of crisis on collective speculationq-fin.GN
Study shows houses appreciated more during pandemic due to speculation, not just price uncertainty.
problem Impact of COVID-19 on house prices and speculation.
method Quasi-experimental design, unit-level matching, multivariate difference-in-difference regression.
result Properties listed for sale appreciated an additional 1% per month after pandemic onset, with an excess annual growth of 12.7 percentage points.
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.
The instability of historical risk factor correlations renders their use in estimating portfolio risk extremely questionable. In periods of market stress correlations of risk factors have a tendency to quickly go well beyond estimated values. For instance, in times of severe market stress, one would expect with certain…
New framework replicates private equity performance using AI and liquid strategies.
problem Inadequate trust and transparency in private equity markets.
method Advanced graphical models and asymmetric risk adjustments.
result Liquid, scalable solution that closely mimics private equity performance.
In this paper I show how reliable estimates of the Value of a Statistical Life (VSL) can be obtained using cross sectional data using Garen's instrumental variable (IV) approach. The increase in the range confidence intervals due to the IV setup can be reduced by a factor of 3 by using a proxy to risk attitude. In orde…
The paper tackles backtest overfitting in cryptocurrency trading using deep reinforcement learning.
problem Backtest overfitting in deep reinforcement learning for cryptocurrency trading.
method Formulated hypothesis test for overfitting detection, trained agents, estimated overfitting probability, and rejected overfitted agents.
result Less overfitted deep reinforcement learning agents outperformed more overfitted agents and market benchmarks.
PolySwarm uses a swarm of LLMs to predict and arbitrage prediction markets.
problem Real-time prediction market trading and latency arbitrage inefficiencies.
method PolySwarm employs a swarm of 50 diverse LLMs, Bayesian combination, and risk-controlled execution.
result Swarm aggregation outperforms single-model baselines in prediction tasks.
OpenAlpha validates decentralized capital strategies using game theory and market aggregation.
problem Decentralized capital management's lack of trust-minimised, adaptive deployment.
method Game-theoretic validation, adversarial auditing, market-based belief aggregation.
result Confidence scores from validation phases inform capital allocation rules.
Machine learning models show intermarket data can predict stock market performance better than expected.
problem Evaluating the semi-strong form of the Efficient Market Hypothesis.
method Used machine learning techniques on various intermarket data sets to predict stock market performance.
result Intermarket data significantly outperforms baselines in predicting stock market movement, contradicting the semi-strong EMH.
Study proposes new methods to convert betting odds into accurate probabilities for sports forecasting.
problem Convert betting odds to accurate outcome probabilities for sports forecasting and market efficiency analysis.
method Proposes two methods: Odds-Only-Equal-Profitability-Confidence (OO-EPC) and Favourite-Longshot-Bias-Adjusted Generalised Linear Model (FL-GLM).
result Proposed methods outperform existing methods in empirical tests and real-world applications.
Study improves risk management for volatile markets using expectiles.
problem Limitations of traditional risk measures during market stress.
method Develops expectile-based framework for FTSE 100 index.
result Expectile-based Value-at-Risk (EVaR) outperforms traditional VaR measures.
Study combines VaR and ES forecasts using MCS to improve risk predictions.
problem Combining VaR and ES forecasts to improve risk predictions under uncertainty.
method Employed Model Confidence Set (MCS) methodology to identify best-performing models and combine their forecasts.
result Proposed combined predictors are robust and pass standard backtests.
A standard model of (conditional) heteroscedasticity, i.e., the phenomenon that the variance of a process changes over time, is the Generalized AutoRegressive Conditional Heteroskedasticity (GARCH) model, which is especially important for economics and finance. GARCH models are typically estimated by the Quasi-Maximum …
In this paper we investigate the impact of news to predict extreme financial returns using high frequency data. We consider several model specifications differing for the dynamic property of the underlying stochastic process as well as for the innovation process. Since news are essentially qualitative measures, they ar…
Study analyzes EU ETS carbon market dynamics, revealing inefficiencies and anomalies.
problem Inefficiencies and anomalies in EU ETS trading and pricing mechanisms.
method Empirical analysis using AR-GARCH model and weighted network analysis.
result Heterogeneous and sometimes counter-intuitive elasticities in price-volume relationships.
Study applies Gai-Kapadia framework to global equity markets to assess systemic risk and default cascades.
problem Assessing systemic risk and default cascades in global equity markets.
method Used Gai-Kapadia framework, 20-asset network, Monte Carlo simulations, and deterministic propagation analysis.
result High clustering among Brazilian assets leads to localized contagion, while developed markets show resilience.
Proposes a method to incorporate current market conditions in VaR and stress testing.
problem Inaccurate VaR and stress testing under changing market conditions.
method Clusters market conditions using Variational Inference (VI) and historical data weighting.
result Proposed approach provides more accurate insights into portfolio risk under near-term market changes.
Study detects Bitcoin bubbles and predicts crashes using adaptive multilevel time series detection.
problem Detecting and predicting Bitcoin price bubbles and crashes.
method Adaptive multilevel time series detection based on LPPLS model.
result LPPLS confidence indicator provides effective warnings for bubble detection and crash prediction.
In this paper we propose a new approach to estimation of the tail exponent in financial stock markets. We begin the study with the finite sample behavior of the Hill estimator under α-stable distributions. Using large Monte Carlo simulations, we show that the Hill estimator overestimates the true tail exponent and can …