We extend previous large deviations results for the randomised Heston model to the case of moderate deviations. The proofs involve the Gärtner-Ellis theorem and sharp large deviations tools.
Importance sampling has become an important tool for the computation of tail-based risk measures. Since such quantities are often determined mainly by rare events standard Monte Carlo can be inefficient and importance sampling provides a way to speed up computations. This paper considers moderate deviations for the wei…
Optimizes variance reduction in Heston model using large and moderate deviations.
problem Improving variance reduction in stochastic volatility models.
method Large and moderate deviations theory applied to Heston model.
result Derives closed-form solutions for optimal change of measure.
We provide a unifying treatment of pathwise moderate deviations for models commonly used in financial applications, and for related integrated functionals. Suitable scaling allows us to transfer these results into small-time, large-time and tail asymptotics for diffusions, as well as for option prices and realised vari…
Unified approach to stochastic Volterra systems' deviations.
problem Large and moderate deviations for stochastic Volterra systems.
method Weak convergence approach by Budhijara, Dupuis and Ellis.
result Unified treatment of deviations for a broad class of stochastic Volterra equations.
Optimal learning via moderate deviations theory improves statistical accuracy.
problem Statistical estimation of expected loss in various models.
method Develops confidence intervals using moderate deviation principle.
result Proposed confidence intervals are statistically optimal.
Paper optimizes change-point detection using learned distributions from training sequences.
problem Optimal change-point detection with unknown pre- and post-change distributions.
method Designs a change-point estimator using training sequences and test sequences.
result Optimal confidence width characterized as a function of undetected error.
We consider call option prices in diffusion models close to expiry, in an asymptotic regime ("moderately out of the money") that interpolates between the well-studied cases of at-the-money options and out-of-the-money fixed-strike options. First and higher order small-time moderate deviation estimates of call prices an…
We consider rough stochastic volatility models where the driving noise of volatility has fractional scaling, in the "rough" regime of Hurst parameter H<1/2. This regime recently attracted a lot of attention both from the statistical and option pricing point of view. With focus on the latter, we sharpen the large de…
Study large deviations in life insurance portfolios without identical distributions.
problem Large deviations in life insurance portfolios with bounded losses and variances.
method Upper bound from standard large deviations, counterexample for full large deviation principle.
result Exponential bound for average loss exceeding a threshold.
In this paper, we establish sample path large and moderate deviation principles for log-price processes in Gaussian stochastic volatility models, and study the asymptotic behavior of exit probabilities, call pricing functions, and the implied volatility. In addition, we prove that if the volatility function in an uncor…
The Hawkes process is a simple point process, whose intensity function depends on the entire past history and is self-exciting and has the clustering property. The Hawkes process is in general non-Markovian. The linear Hawkes process has immigration-birth representation. Based on that, Fierro et al. recently introduced…
Bayesian neural networks explore rare fluctuations for better feature learning.
problem Understanding rare but dominant fluctuations in Bayesian neural networks.
method Large-deviation theory and joint optimization over predictors and internal kernels.
result Posterior rate function optimization reveals data-dependent kernel selection.
The reproducing kernel Hilbert space (RKHS) embedding of distributions offers a general and flexible framework for testing problems in arbitrary domains and has attracted considerable amount of attention in recent years. To gain insights into their operating characteristics, we study here the statistical performance of…
New method analyzes volatility models for option prices, especially in rough volatility.
problem Analyzing option prices in rough volatility models.
method Introducing a new methodology to analyze stochastic volatility models, focusing on asymptotics and numerics.
result Detailed expansion and numerical evidence for implied volatility in rough volatility models.
Paper develops robust methods for large-scale testing without tuning parameters.
problem Heavy-tailed data in high-dimensional settings.
method Revisits Hodges-Lehmann estimator for robust inference without tuning parameters.
result Develops confidence intervals and controls false discovery proportion.
Study provides LDP for non self-similar stochastic volatility models.
problem Analyzing non self-similar stochastic volatility models.
method Short-time large deviation principle (LDP) for models with Volterra process.
result Derives consequences for option prices, implied volatility surfaces, and skew.
Proposes a two-stage method for testing variable interactions with FDR control.
problem Testing pairwise interactions in high-dimensional data with dependence.
method Two-stage testing procedure with FDR control using Cramér type moderate deviation technique.
result The proposed method controls FDR and has comparable or improved statistical power.
Study bounds noise level in linear regression with dependent data.
problem Analyzing noise level in linear regression with dependent data.
method Derive upper bounds for random design linear regression with β-mixing data, without realizability assumptions. result Correctly recovers the noise level of the problem, exhibiting graceful degradation with misspecification.
This paper deals with optimally-robust parameter estimation in generalized Pareto distributions (GPDs). These arise naturally in many situations where one is interested in the behavior of extreme events as motivated by the Pickands-Balkema-de Haan extreme value theorem (PBHT). The application we have in mind is calcula…
Proposes a method for interpreting time-varying causal effect moderation in high-dimensional data.
problem Interpreting causal effect moderation in high-dimensional data with interpretability and avoiding false positives.
method Two-step method: 1) Selects a smaller model for linear causal effect moderation using Gaussian randomization, 2) Conditions on selection to construct a pivot for uniformly asymptotic semi-parametric inference.
result Consistently achieves valid coverage rates and shorter, bounded intervals in time-varying causal effect moderation.
A deterministic system of interacting agents is considered as a model for economic dynamics. The dynamics of the system is described by a coupled map lattice with near neighbor interactions. The evolution of each agent results from the competition between two factors: the agent's own tendency to grow and the environmen…
Enhances content moderation with culturally-aware models.
problem Global content moderation policies miss local cultural nuances.
method Fine-tuning encoder-decoder models on media-diet data.
result Improved accuracy in local violation detection and cultural alignment.
We study risk-sharing equilibria with general convex costs on the agents' trading rates. For an infinite-horizon model with linear state dynamics and exogenous volatilities, we prove that the equilibrium returns mean-revert around their frictionless counterparts - the deviation has Ornstein-Uhlenbeck dynamics for quadr…
New lower bounds show challenges in clustering in moderate dimensions.
problem Clustering points from mixtures of isotropic Gaussians in moderate dimensions.
method Established low-degree polynomial lower bounds and developed a novel non-spectral algorithm.
result New lower bounds reveal a 'non-parametric rate' in moderate dimensions.
Computes invariants distinguishing between immersions and embeddings of doodles and blobs on surfaces.
problem Distinguishing between immersions and embeddings of doodles and blobs on surfaces.
method Regular embeddings, bordisms, and exact sequences of abelian groups.
result Exact sequence describing bordisms of immersions and embeddings of doodles on A=RimesI. New method interprets deep learning for causal effects, separating prognostic and moderating covariates.
problem Estimating individual causal/treatment effects under confounders.
method Deep counterfactual learning architecture for estimating CATE with interpretable score functions.
result Demonstrated improved interpretability and quantification of uncertainty in CATE estimation.
Differentiable optimization bridges arbitrary metrics to tree metrics.
problem Designing algorithms to convert arbitrary metrics to tree metrics with guarantees.
method DeltaZero framework, leveraging differentiable Gromov hyperbolicity.
result DeltaZero consistently achieves state-of-the-art distortion on synthetic and real-world datasets.
Differentially private data structures for estimating distances between strings.
problem Estimating distances between query strings and database strings while ensuring privacy.
method Proposes differentially private data structures for Hamming and edit distances using randomized response technique.
result Efficient data structures that provide accurate distance estimates with strong privacy guarantees.
Stochastic Gradient Descent shows directional bias with moderate learning rates, impacting optimization outcomes.
problem Understanding the bias of SGD with moderate learning rates in practical scenarios.
method Analyzing SGD and GD on an overparameterized linear regression problem.
result SGD converges along large eigenvalue directions, GD along small ones, affecting early stopping outcomes.
A new graph-based clustering method for moderate-dimensional data.
problem Performance degradation of existing graph-based clustering methods in high dimensions.
method Introduces UN-CCDs using NND-based MC-SRT for covering radii determination.
result UN-CCDs provide stable and competitive performance in moderate-sized datasets.
Quantile regression is a method to estimate the quantiles of the conditional distribution of a response variable, and as such it permits a much more accurate portrayal of the relationship between the response variable and observed covariates than methods such as Least-squares or Least Absolute Deviations regression. It…
Introduces Star-Shaped deviation measures for risk analysis.
problem Risk measurement and analysis in finance.
method Characterizes Star-Shaped deviation measures through acceptance sets and convex deviation measures.
result Exposes the relationship between Star-Shaped risk measures and deviation measures.
The paper analyzes the dynamics of tokens in transformer models at moderate interaction levels.
problem Understanding the evolution of tokens in transformer models at moderate interaction levels.
method Modeling transformer models as a system of particles interacting in a mean-field way and studying the corresponding dynamics.
result Characterization and convergence of the limiting dynamics in different phases of the system.
Paper characterizes monotonic mean-deviation risk measures.
problem Developing consistent risk measures from mean-deviation models.
method Applying a risk-weighting function to the deviation part of a mean-deviation model.
result Characterizes monotonic mean-deviation measures as consistent risk measures.
Paper proves large deviation principle for stochastic approximations.
problem Asymptotic estimates of learning algorithm deviations.
method Weak convergence approach to large deviations.
result Identifies appropriate scaling sequence and new representation for rate function.
In this paper we propose the notion of dynamic deviation measure, as a dynamic time-consistent extension of the (static) notion of deviation measure. To achieve time-consistency we require that a dynamic deviation measures satisfies a generalised conditional variance formula. We show that, under a domination condition,…
Study large deviations for hypoelliptic diffusion on sub-Riemannian manifolds.
problem Large deviations for hypoelliptic diffusion measures on sub-Riemannian manifolds.
method Rough path theory and manifold-valued Malliavin calculus.
result Proved a large deviation principle for pinned hypoelliptic diffusion measures.
Proposes new deviation measures using Minkowski gauges.
problem Lack of suitable acceptance sets for deviation measures.
method Derives deviation measures through Minkowski gauges of acceptable sets.
result Any positive homogeneous deviation measure can be accommodated in the framework.
In this paper we analyze a dynamic recursive extension of the (static) notion of a deviation measure and its properties. We study distribution invariant deviation measures and show that the only dynamic deviation measure which is law invariant and recursive is the variance. We also solve the problem of optimal risk-sha…
Connections between Lie derivatives and the deviation equation has been investigated in spaces with affine connection. The deviation equations of the geodesics as well as deviation equations of non-geodesics trajectories have been obtained on this base. This is done via imposing certain conditions on the Lie derivative…
Study large deviations in random walks on Lie groups.
problem Large deviations in sub-Riemannian random walks.
method Prove large deviation principle for random walks on stratified Lie groups.
result Proved a large deviation principle with a rate function adapted to sub-Riemannian geometry.
Deviation inequalities and limit laws for random walks on metric spaces.
problem Understanding random walks on metric spaces with contracting isometries.
method Adapting Gouëzel's pivotal time construction to establish deviation inequalities.
result Exponential bounds and limit laws for random walks on mapping class groups and CAT(0) spaces.
Let M be a smooth manifold and S a semi-spray defined on a sub-bundle C of the tangent bundle TM. In this work it is proved that the only non-trivial k-jet approximation to the exact geodesic deviation equation of S, linear on the deviation functions and invariant under an spec…
In a wide range of statistical learning problems such as ranking, clustering or metric learning among others, the risk is accurately estimated by U-statistics of degree d≥1, i.e. functionals of the training data with low variance that take the form of averages over k-tuples. From a computational perspective, …
Large deviations theory applied to policy gradient methods.
problem Understanding convergence of policy gradient methods in reinforcement learning.
method Large deviation rate function and contraction principle from large deviations theory.
result Convergence properties of policy gradient methods can be extended to various policy parametrizations.
Study examines large deviations in random walks on hyperbolic spaces.
problem Large deviations in random walks on Gromov-hyperbolic spaces.
method Established large deviations results for distance and translation length of random walks.
result Deduced a special case of a conjecture regarding spectral radii of random matrix products.
Study large deviations and speed of random walks in hyperbolic spaces.
problem Understanding the speed of random walks in hyperbolic spaces.
method Large deviations analysis for random walks with a non-elementary semi-group.
result Established large deviations results for random walk distances.