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48 results for time horizons

ElasTST improves time-series forecasting across varying horizons.

problem Robust forecasting across different time horizons in varied industrial sectors.
method Elastic Time-Series Transformer (ElasTST) with non-autoregressive design, rotary position embedding, and multi-scale patching.
result ElasTST provides robust forecasts across varying horizons without retraining.

This paper studies the utility maximization problem with changing time horizons in the incomplete Brownian setting. We first show that the primal value function and the optimal terminal wealth are continuous with respect to the time horizon TT. Secondly, we exemplify that the expected utility stemming from applying th…

2010-06-25abs ↗pdf ↗

Optimizes investment under uncertain time horizons with non-concave utility.

problem Optimizing investment decisions with non-concave utility and uncertain time horizons.
method Established necessary and sufficient conditions for optimality, suggested recursive procedure for non-concave utility.
result Optimal investment strategies under uncertain time horizons exhibit multimodal distribution, indicating flexibility in switching between local maximizers.

The paper finds the shortest time to exploit arbitrage in multi-stock markets.

problem Finding the shortest time to exploit arbitrage in multi-stock markets.
method Characterizes the minimal time horizon for relative arbitrage in markets with 2 to 3 stocks and uses geometric flows for markets with 4 or more stocks.
result Explicit computation of minimal time horizon for 2 and 3 stocks markets, and characterization via geometric flows for markets with 4 or more stocks.

Study on BSDEs with random time horizon, focusing on existence and properties.

problem Existence of solutions to BSDEs and reflected BSDEs with a random time horizon.
method Method of reduction and examination of BSDEs with lahdlaug driver.
result Existence of solutions to BSDEs and reflected BSDEs with a random time horizon.

ForecastGAN improves multi-horizon time series forecasting by integrating numerical and categorical features.

problem Limited performance of existing approaches in short-term and long-term forecasting.
method Decomposition, model selection, adversarial training.
result ForecastGAN consistently outperforms state-of-the-art transformer models for short-term forecasting.

Careful tuning of the learning rate, or even schedules thereof, can be crucial to effective neural net training. There has been much recent interest in gradient-based meta-optimization, where one tunes hyperparameters, or even learns an optimizer, in order to minimize the expected loss when the training procedure is un…

2018-03-06abs ↗pdf ↗

Study optimal portfolios in a non-Markovian regime-switching model with random time horizon.

problem Optimal portfolio selection in a market with non-Markovian regime-switching and random time horizon.
method Formulated as a constrained stochastic linear-quadratic optimal control problem, derived closed-form expressions for optimal portfolios and efficient frontier.
result Closed-form expressions for optimal portfolios and efficient frontier derived under non-Markovian regime-switching and random time horizon.

The paper clarifies long-horizon investment and DCA, showing no risk reduction but different exposure profiles.

problem Misleading claims about reducing risk with longer investment horizons and DCA.
method Unified probabilistic framework, defining risk and uncertainty, and introducing effective investment exposure.
result Different investment timing strategies can lead to distinct exposure profiles over time, affecting risk and uncertainty.

The non-stationarity characteristic of the solar power renders traditional point forecasting methods to be less useful due to large prediction errors. This results in increased uncertainties in the grid operation, thereby negatively affecting the reliability and increased cost of operation. This research paper proposes…

2018-07-14abs ↗pdf ↗

Proposes a model for multi-horizon probabilistic forecasting of time series influenced by asynchronous events.

problem Forecasting time series influenced by asynchronous events is challenging.
method Introduces Variational Synergetic Multi-Horizon Network (VSMHN), a deep conditional generative model combining deep point processes and variational recurrent neural networks.
result Produces accurate, sharp, and realistic probabilistic forecasts.

A new Bayesian method optimizes time-dependent expensive functions with lookahead.

problem Maximizing a time-dependent, expensive oracle with limited evaluations.
method Recursive, two-step lookahead expected payoff (r2LEY) acquisition function.
result r2LEY outperforms myopic methods in synthetic and real-world datasets.

State-of-the-art forecasting methods using Recurrent Neural Net- works (RNN) based on Long-Short Term Memory (LSTM) cells have shown exceptional performance targeting short-horizon forecasts, e.g given a set of predictor features, forecast a target value for the next few time steps in the future. However, in many appli…

2018-04-18abs ↗pdf ↗

We consider the problem of portfolio optimization in a simple incomplete market and under a general utility function. By working with the associated Hamilton-Jacobi-Bellman partial differential equation (HJB PDE), we obtain a closed-form formula for a trading strategy which approximates the optimal trading strategy whe…

2016-11-28abs ↗pdf ↗

This paper uses recent results on continuous-time finite-horizon optimal switching problems with negative switching costs to prove the existence of a saddle point in an optimal stopping (Dynkin) game. Sufficient conditions for the game's value to be continuous with respect to the time horizon are obtained using recent …

2014-11-17abs ↗pdf ↗

Study optimal stopping problems with finite-time horizon and proves continuity and strict monotonicity of the boundary.

problem Optimal stopping problems with finite-time horizon and state-dependent discounting.
method Linear diffusion process, time-homogeneous gain function, fine regularity properties, continuity and strict monotonicity proof.
result Proves continuity and strict monotonicity of the optimal stopping boundary under mild assumptions.

New concepts of barriers and black regions defined for Lorentzian manifolds.

problem Understanding causal world-lines and horizons in Lorentzian manifolds.
method Proving properties of null hypersurfaces and their causal world-lines.
result Null hypersurfaces are semi-permeable, leading to new concepts of barriers and black regions.

We review a resent {\em time-dependent} performance measure for economical time series -- the (optimal) investment horizon approach. For stock indices, the approach shows a pronounced gain-loss asymmetry that is {\em not} observed for the individual stocks that comprise the index. This difference may hint towards an sy…

2005-04-21abs ↗pdf ↗

Improved algorithm for optimal stopping problems reduces runtime.

problem Optimal stopping problems with infinite time horizon and random discounting.
method Flexible forward improvement iteration with a variable look-ahead distance.
result The new algorithm converges and can significantly reduce runtime.

LLapDiff models irregular multivariate time series without step-by-step integration.

problem Trade-off between discrete and continuous methods for long-horizon forecasting.
method Generative framework that models target as a low-dimensional latent trajectory, guided by modal parameterization and Laplace domain poles.
result Improves long-horizon forecasting over baselines and supports missing-value imputation.

We show that axisymmetric extremal horizons are unstable under linear scalar perturbations. Specifically, we show that translation invariant derivatives of generic solutions to the wave equation do not decay along such horizons as advanced time tends to infinity, and in fact, higher order derivatives blow up. This resu…

2012-06-28abs ↗pdf ↗

This paper solves the consumption-investment problem under Epstein-Zin preferences on a random horizon. In an incomplete market, we take the random horizon to be a stopping time adapted to the market filtration, generated by all observable, but not necessarily tradable, state processes. Contrary to prior studies, we do…

2019-03-21abs ↗pdf ↗

New RL method learns K-step lookahead Q-functions for fixed-horizon MDPs.

problem Challenges in online reinforcement learning for non-episodic, finite-horizon MDPs.
method Introduces a K-step lookahead Q-function with a time-varying threshold for selecting actions.
result Achieves minimax optimal constant regret for K=1 and O(max((K1),CK1)SATlog(T))\mathcal{O}(\max((K-1),C_{K-1})\sqrt{SAT\log(T)}) regret for K ≥ 2.

Deep neural nets approximate random dynamical system trajectories uniformly in time.

problem Approximating trajectories of random dynamical systems over infinite time horizons.
method Recurrent neural networks with simple feedback structures.
result Certain random trajectories can be approximated uniformly in time to any desired accuracy.

No time-periodic Majorana fermions found in Kerr-Newman spacetimes with nontrivial charge.

problem Existence of Majorana fermions in Kerr-Newman spacetimes with nontrivial charge.
method Analysis of Dirac equation in Kerr-Newman spacetimes, leading to algebraic identities.
result No differentiable time-periodic Majorana fermions in Kerr-Newman spacetimes with nontrivial charge.

This review tackles long horizon forecasting in time series analysis using deep learning.

problem Long horizon forecasting in time series analysis.
method Incorporates deep learning techniques such as trend, seasonality, Fourier and wavelet transforms, and various model architectures.
result LHF is an error propagation problem, with models like xLSTM and Triformer showing better performance.

Consider a compact, orientable, three dimensional Riemannian manifold with boundary with nonnegative scalar curvature. Suppose its boundary is the disjoint union of two pieces: the horizon boundary and the outer boundary, where the horizon boundary consists of the unique closed minimal surfaces in the manifold and the …

2009-01-18abs ↗pdf ↗

We present a continuous-time maximum likelihood estimation methodology for credit rating transition probabilities, taking into account the presence of censored data. We perform rolling estimates of the transition matrices with exponential time weighting with varying horizons and discuss the underlying dynamics of trans…

2009-12-23abs ↗pdf ↗

Using high frequency data, we have studied empirically the change of volatility, also called volatility derivative, for various time horizons. In particular, the correlation between the volatility derivative and the volatility realized in the next time period is a measure of the response function of the market particip…

2001-05-08abs ↗pdf ↗

A new ML algorithm solves complex economic control problems.

problem Solving high-dimensional, finite-horizon stochastic control problems in economics.
method Deep neural network representation of optimal policy functions with three key features.
result Efficiently solves various economic control problems including recursive utility and growth models.

This paper completes the analysis of Choulli et al. Non-Arbitrage up to Random Horizons and after Honest Times for Semimartingale Models and contains two principal contributions. The first contribution consists in providing and analysing many practical examples of market models that admit classical arbitrages while the…

2013-12-09abs ↗pdf ↗