The study introduces a new stickiness parameter for stock prices using a non-linear model.
problem Understanding how closely individual stocks follow a stock index's price movements.
method Developed a non-linear pricing model inspired by tectonic plate movements to measure stickiness.
result Defined a stickiness parameter for stock price returns using a novel model.
In this paper, we address one of the main puzzles in finance observed in the stock market by proponents of behavioral finance: the stock predictability puzzle. We offer a statistical model within the context of rational finance which can be used without relying on behavioral finance assumptions to model the predictabil…
The paper models stock returns using q-Gaussians and negative binomials.
problem Modeling stock return distributions and pricing options.
method Proposes a generalized jump-diffusion model and uses q-Gaussians and negative binomial distributions. result An explicit option pricing formula is derived.
The paper uses LSTM to predict stock prices and optimize portfolio weights.
problem Accurate prediction of stock prices and designing optimized portfolios.
method Built sector-wise portfolios and an LSTM model for stock price prediction.
result The LSTM model accurately predicts stock prices with high accuracy.
We study the dependence of volatility on the stock price in the stochastic volatility framework on the example of the Heston model. To be more specific, we consider the conditional expectation of variance (square of volatility) under fixed stock price return as a function of the return and time. The behavior of this fu…
In this paper, we study the determinants of expected returns on the listed penny stocks from two perspectives. Traditionally financial economics literature has been devoted to study the macro and micro determinants of expected returns on stocks (Subrahmanyam, 2010). Very few research has been carried out on penny stock…
LSTM model predicts stock prices for optimized portfolios.
problem Accurate stock price prediction for optimized portfolio design.
method Past stock prices from 2016-2020, LSTM model for prediction.
result High accuracy of LSTM model in predicting stock returns.
Crowded trades cluster investors, affecting stock price stability.
problem Crowded trades lead to price instability and systemic risk.
method Market clustering measure using granular trading data.
result Market clustering has a causal effect on stock return distribution tails, especially positive tail.
Study finds high cyber risk stocks generate significant excess returns.
problem Understanding and quantifying cyber risk's impact on stock returns.
method Machine learning algorithm measuring cyber risk proximity to a corpus.
result High cyber risk stocks generate an excess return of 18.72% p.a.
Study finds significant premium for low-beta stocks in firm-level idiosyncratic return distributions.
problem Understanding the role of common idiosyncratic quantile factors in asset pricing.
method Quantile factor analysis to extract common idiosyncratic quantile factors with asymmetric pricing effects.
result Significant premium for innovations to the lower-tail factor: high-beta stocks outperform low-beta stocks by around 7-8% per year.
Study examines stock price reactions to Texas winter storm power outages.
problem Impact of natural disasters on stock market values.
method Used four benchmark models to measure abnormal returns.
result Firms experienced significant stock price drops after the Texas winter storm.
This paper models stock prices using a Janardan Galton Watson process.
problem Modeling stock price fluctuations and predicting market trends.
method Extends Janardan Galton Watson process to model stock prices, considering initial close price and number of offspring.
result The model predicts return values and probability of market extinction.
New model uses financial news to predict stock returns.
problem Predicting stock returns based on financial news.
method Derive company embedding vectors from news, select basis assets, and use statistical methods.
result NEUS model outperforms Fama-French 5-factor model.
ReVol normalizes stock price features to mitigate distribution shifts, improving prediction accuracy.
problem Distribution shifts in stock price data hinder accurate prediction.
method ReVol uses normalization, attention-based estimation, and geometric Brownian motion.
result ReVol achieves an average improvement of more than 0.03 in IC and over 0.7 in SR.
We study the rank distribution, the cumulative probability, and the probability density of returns of stock prices of listed firms traded in four stock markets. We find that the rank distribution and the cumulative probability of stock prices traded in are consistent approximately with the Zipf's law or a power law. It…
Stock prices are known to exhibit non-Gaussian dynamics, and there is much interest in understanding the origin of this behavior. Here, we present a model that explains the shape and scaling of the distribution of intraday stock price fluctuations (called intraday returns) and verify the model using a large database fo…
Study finds 'happiness' search data predicts stock returns, suggesting utility needs impact firm performance.
problem Investing in firms that meet societal utility needs.
method Used Google Trends data on 'happiness' search volume to predict stock returns.
result Happiness search exposure (HSE) explains future stock returns, particularly for big and value firms.
The paper extends option pricing theory for markets with informed traders.
problem Discontinuity in option pricing for markets with informed traders.
method New models for option pricing in complete markets considering informed traders' information on stock price direction and return mean.
result The discontinuity puzzle in option pricing is resolved using continuous diffusion price processes.
The paper links labor income risk to stock returns using industry portfolio returns.
problem Understanding the impact of sectoral shifts on stock returns.
method Using cross-industry dispersion (CID) as a proxy for unemployment risk, the paper examines the relationship between stock returns and the sensitivity of returns to CID innovations.
result Stocks with high sensitivity to CID have lower expected returns, suggesting they are more exposed to sectoral shifts and unemployment risk.
This study optimizes stock portfolios using LSTM for historical data analysis.
problem Optimizing stock portfolios with predicted future prices and risks.
method Historical stock price data from Indian market sectors, LSTM model for prediction.
result LSTM model predicts high returns and low risks for optimized portfolios.
The study uses LSTM and random forests to forecast stock price movements for intraday trading.
problem Forecasting directional movements of stock prices for intraday trading.
method Employed random forests and LSTM networks to analyze S&P 500 constituent stocks.
result Multi-feature setting provided higher daily returns (0.64% using LSTM, 0.54% using random forests) compared to single-feature setting.
CB-APM uses analyst consensus as a bottleneck to interpret stock returns.
problem Tackles the challenge of understanding and predicting stock returns using professional beliefs.
method Embeds analyst consensus as a structural bottleneck, treating it as a sufficient statistic for market information.
result CB-APM portfolios exhibit strong monotonic return gradients and robust across different economic conditions.
This paper uses cointegration to identify profitable pair-trading strategies for Indian stocks.
problem Finding profitable pair-trading opportunities in Indian stock market.
method Cointegration analysis to identify co-movement stocks, forming pairs, evaluating portfolios.
result Pairs from auto and realty sectors generally yielded the highest returns, while IT sector pairs had negative returns.
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.
The study finds a liquidity premium in stock returns, but only after correcting for microstructure noise.
problem The positive association between expected idiosyncratic volatility and expected stock returns.
method Developed a novel method to eliminate microstructure influences from stock returns and estimate idiosyncratic volatility.
result The liquidity premium in value-weighted portfolios is driven by liquidity in the prior month after correcting for microstructure noise.
Price fluctuations of commodities like cotton and wheat are thought to display probability distributions of returns that follow a Lévy stable distribution. Recent analysis of stocks and foreign exchange markets show that the probability distributions are not Lévy stable, a plausible result since commodity markets have …
Economic factors significantly influence stock returns, as shown by attribution analysis.
problem The influence of economic factors on stock returns.
method Attribution model using five classic factors and new factors like Market Indices, Consumptions, and Oil Prices.
result Stock returns are exposed to economic news and priced based on risk exposure.
We investigate the "compass rose" (Crack, T.F. and Ledoit, O. (1996), Journal of Finance, 51(2), pg. 751-762) patterns revealed in phase portraits (delay plots) of stock returns. The structures observed in these diagrams have been attributed mainly to price clustering and discreteness. Using wavelet based denoising, we…
In this paper we perform a statistical analysis over the returns and relative prices of the CAC 40 and the S\&P 500 with the purpose of analyzing the intra-day seasonalities of single and cross-sectional stock dynamics. In order to do that, we characterized the dynamics of a stock (or a set of stocks) by the evolut…
Study examines how COVID-19 affected stock and crypto market efficiency.
problem Impact of COVID-19 on market efficiency of different asset classes.
method Analysis of price returns, absolute returns, and volatility increments in stock and cryptocurrency markets.
result Market efficiency varied by asset class and market, with some time series showing gradual decline over time.
We present a finite-dimensional version of the quantum model for the stock market proposed in [C. Zhang and L. Huang, A quantum model for the stock market, Physica A 389(2010) 5769]. Our approach is an attempt to make this model consistent with the discrete nature of the stock price and is based on the mathematical for…
It is known that the impact of transactions on stock price (market impact) is a concave function of the size of the order, but there exists little quantitative theory that suggests why this is so. I develop a quantitative theory for the market impact of hidden orders (orders that reflect the true intention of buying an…
A new theory for pricing options of a stock is presented. It is based on the assumption that while successive variations in return are uncorrelated, the frequency with which a stock is traded depends on the value of the return. The solution to the Fokker-Planck equation is shown to be an asymmetric exponential distribu…
New measure corrects news bias in NLP stock return forecasting.
problem Improving stock return and volatility forecasting accuracy.
method Hype-Adjusted Probability Measure, sentiment score equation.
result Significantly improved forecast accuracy for U.S. semiconductor tickers.
ChatGPT predicts stock market reactions from news headlines without financial training.
problem Predicting stock price movements using non-financial data.
method Used post-knowledge-cutoff headlines to train ChatGPT-4, which forecasts stock market reactions.
result ChatGPT-4 can predict stock market reactions with high accuracy, especially for small stocks and negative news.
Stock correlations is crucial to asset pricing, investor decision-making, and financial risk regulations. However, microscopic explanation based on agent-based modeling is still lacking. We here propose a model derived from minority game for modeling stock correlations, in which an agent's expected return for one stock…
Model monthly VIX and stock returns using log-Heston model.
problem Modeling monthly VIX and stock index returns accurately.
method Log-Heston model applied to logarithm of VIX as an autoregression, normalizing stock returns by VIX.
result Model captures independent, identically distributed Gaussian stock returns after normalization.
The nature of fluctuations in the Indian financial market is analyzed in this paper. We have looked at the price returns of individual stocks, with tick-by-tick data from the National Stock Exchange (NSE) and daily closing price data from both NSE and the Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE), the two largest exchanges in India.…
We select n stocks traded in the New York Stock Exchange and we form a statistical ensemble of daily stock returns for each of the k trading days of our database from the stock price time series. We analyze each ensemble of stock returns by extracting its first four central moments. We observe that these moments are fl…
Stocks of more resilient firms outperformed during the pandemic, reflecting disaster risk.
problem The impact of social distancing on firms' operations and stock performance.
method Cross-sectional analysis of firms' resilience and stock performance, controlling for risk factors.
result Stocks of more resilient firms are expected to yield significantly lower returns than less resilient ones, reflecting disaster risk.
A3T-GCN model forecasts FTSE100 stock prices using technical indicators and financial ratios.
problem Forecasting closing stock prices of FTSE100 constituents.
method Hybrid A3T-GCN architecture using technical indicators, financial ratios, and sector correlations.
result A3T-GCN model improves prediction accuracy with annualized log-returns and shorter sequence lengths.
StockGPT predicts stock returns using AI, outperforming traditional strategies.
problem Making accurate stock predictions and trading decisions.
method Trains an autoregressive model on historical stock returns, using attention mechanisms to learn patterns.
result StockGPT's portfolios outperform traditional strategies, yielding significant alphas.
CV outperforms mean-variance for stock returns, minimizing risk and maximizing growth.
problem Traditional risk assessment methods underperform in stock market analysis.
method Derived new CV equation and used it to analyze stock performance.
result Stocks with low but positive CV grow exponentially, outperforming high-risk stocks.
Geometric Brownian motion simulates stock prices for Brazilian small caps index.
problem Simulating stock prices for the Brazilian small caps index.
method Used geometric Brownian motion to simulate stock prices of Brazilian small caps index using historical data.
result Simulated prices better for portfolios with higher returns, lower risks, and higher Sharpe Indexes.
Introduces GA-P/E, a growth-adjusted stock valuation measure.
problem Evaluating stock value and predicting future returns.
method Computes a payback period adjusted for earnings growth, using a sorted portfolio methodology.
result Low GA-P/E stocks outperform high GA-P/E stocks in absolute and risk-adjusted returns.
We present a simple dynamical model of stock index returns which is grounded on the ability of the Cyclically Adjusted Price Earning (CAPE) valuation ratio devised by Robert Shiller to predict long-horizon performances of the market. More precisely, we discuss a discrete time dynamics in which the return growth depends…
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 study uses equity order flow to forecast stock returns and resolves the liquidity premium puzzle.
problem The liquidity premium and its relation to investment horizons.
method Directly estimated Kyle's price-impact coefficient λ from daily equity order flow data.
result Signed order flow predicts stock returns, with volume volatility predicting lower returns.