Vanilla Bayesian optimization performs well in high dimensions.
problem Bayesian optimization's poor performance in high-dimensional problems.
method Identified and addressed degeneracies, proposed scaling of Gaussian process lengthscale prior.
result Vanilla Bayesian optimization outperforms existing algorithms in high-dimensional tasks.
Algorithm improves vanilla option pricing accuracy during and before COVID-19.
problem Improving vanilla option pricing accuracy during and before the pandemic.
method Combinational Mutation Strategy of Differential Evolution (CmDE) algorithm for bi-objective optimization.
result Algorithm approximates real market vanilla option prices more accurately than Black-Scholes.
Optimal hedging strategies for exotic options using vanilla options.
problem Hedging exotic options with illiquid vanilla options.
method Simple approximations and variational techniques in a market model and stochastic volatility model framework.
result Optimal Delta and Vega hedging strategies can be computed easily.
NS3L improves SSL algorithms by adding negative sampling, achieving better results.
problem Improving semi-supervised learning performance.
method Negative Sampling in Semi-Supervised Learning (NS3L) algorithm.
result NS3L significantly improves SSL algorithms like VAT and MixMatch.
Vanilla GANs are connected to Wasserstein distance for better understanding.
problem Understanding the statistical properties of Vanilla GANs.
method Connecting Vanilla GANs to Wasserstein distance and proving an oracle inequality.
result An oracle inequality for Vanilla GANs in Wasserstein distance is obtained.
Quantization algorithms have been successfully adopted to option pricing in finance thanks to the high convergence rate of the numerical approximation. In particular, very recently, recursive marginal quantization has been proven to be a flexible and versatile tool when applied to stochastic volatility processes. In th…
Paper proposes a new black-box attack method for deep neural networks.
problem Understanding and defending against adversarial attacks on deep neural networks.
method The algorithm finds a probability distribution over a region around the input, making a sample likely an adversarial example.
result The method outperforms state-of-the-art black-box or white-box attack methods for most test cases.
This paper uses basket option formulas to price vanilla options with discrete dividends.
problem Pricing vanilla options on stocks with discrete cash dividends.
method Uses existing basket option formulas for European options on a single asset with cash dividends in the piecewise lognormal model.
result Explains the use of basket option formulas for a specific problem in the piecewise lognormal model.
Deep RL algorithms generally generalize better than specialized schemes.
problem Deep RL agents fail to generalize beyond their training environments.
method Presented a benchmark and experimental protocol to systematically assess generalization in deep RL.
result Vanilla deep RL algorithms outperform specialized generalization schemes.
DDSME outperforms SME in estimating multimodal distributions.
problem Efficiency of score matching in multimodal distributions.
method Diffusion-based denoising score matching (DDSME) compared to vanilla score matching (SME).
result DDSME avoids the error bound deterioration of SME with increasing mode separation.
A new offline RL framework unifies imitation learning and vanilla offline RL.
problem Learning from expert datasets without active data collection.
method A new offline RL framework that interpolates between imitation learning and vanilla offline RL, using a weak concentrability coefficient and a lower confidence bound algorithm.
result LCB algorithm achieves a faster rate of 1/N for nearly-expert datasets, and is adaptively optimal for the entire data composition range. FCA unmixes matrices from mixtures using free probability theory.
problem Unmixing mixtures of freely independent random variables.
method Develops Free Component Analysis (FCA) using free probability theory.
result FCA outperforms vanilla ICA in various applications.
Lazy-CFR improves CFR's efficiency and performance in imperfect information games.
problem Efficiency and performance in imperfect information games with imperfect information.
method Lazy update technique to avoid full traversal of game tree, resulting in a more efficient CFR variant.
result Lazy-CFR achieves better convergence and significantly outperforms vanilla CFR in experiments.
Deep vanilla transformers trained without shortcuts achieve similar performance to standard models.
problem Training deep vanilla transformers without shortcuts and normalizations.
method Parameter initializations, bias matrices, and location-dependent rescaling.
result Deep vanilla transformers can train at similar speeds and performance to standard models.
New method speeds up nuclear-norm constrained learning over multiple machines.
problem Synchronization slowdown and high communication costs in large-scale learning.
method Asynchronous Stochastic Frank-Wolfe (SFW-asyn) method.
result SFW-asyn achieves the same convergence rate as vanilla SFW but with speed-ups almost linear to the number of machines.
Fair HAC algorithms ensure clustering fairness across protected groups.
problem Ensuring clustering fairness in HAC algorithms when datasets contain biases.
method Proposes fair algorithms for HAC that enforce fairness constraints regardless of distance linkage criteria.
result Our fair HAC algorithms find fairer clusterings compared to vanilla HAC and other fair clustering approaches.
New method uses neural networks for better financial hedging.
problem Spanning multi-asset payoffs with vanilla options.
method One-hidden-layer feedforward neural networks for numerical solution.
result Better hedging results with neural networks compared to single-asset approaches.
Vanilla SGD learns SIM from anisotropic data without explicit covariance estimation.
problem Learning SIM from anisotropic Gaussian inputs.
method Vanilla Stochastic Gradient Descent (SGD) trained on SIM with anisotropic input.
result Vanilla SGD adapts to anisotropic data's covariance structure.
Fractal learning rate schedules accelerate vanilla gradient descent.
problem Difficulty in tuning learning rates in iterative optimization.
method Introduce Chebyshev learning rate schedule for gradient descent.
result Locally unstable updates can lead to convergence in deep learning.
Adaptive optimization methods bias neural network trajectories towards regions of lower local geometry.
problem The success of adaptive optimization methods in neural networks is not fully explained by traditional second-order methods.
method Local trajectory analysis and introduction of a new statistic RextmedextOPT. result Adaptive methods like Adam bias trajectories towards regions of lower local geometry, leading to faster convergence.
New algorithms estimate Q-functions under partial coverage and realizability, improving offline RL guarantees.
problem Offline RL with limited exploration and assumptions about data coverage and Q-function realizability.
method Proposes minimax learning algorithms to estimate soft or vanilla Q-functions with L2-convergence guarantees. result PAC guarantees for offline RL under partial coverage and realizability conditions.
Free adversarial training reduces the generalization gap compared to vanilla method.
problem Improving generalization in adversarial training.
method Analysis of algorithmic stability in free adversarial training.
result Free adversarial training shows a lower generalization gap.
For a large class of vanilla contingent claims, we establish an explicit Föllmer-Schweizer decomposition when the underlying is an exponential of an additive process. This allows to provide an efficient algorithm for solving the mean variance hedging problem. Applications to models derived from the electricity market a…
The Bass model is calibrated to vanilla options using a fixed-point equation.
problem Calibration of the Bass local volatility model to vanilla options.
method Solving a fixed-point equation to achieve calibration.
result Existence and uniqueness of the solution to the fixed-point equation, and linear convergence of the fixed-point iteration scheme.
Fault-tolerant federated learning for non-uniform data.
problem Faulty workers corrupting data in federated learning.
method Fault-resilient proximal gradient (FRPG) algorithm with Nesterov's acceleration and local FRPG for reduced communication.
result FRPG and LFRPG converge faster than robust stochastic aggregation.
Enhances SVGD with matrix-valued kernels for faster inference.
problem Efficient approximate inference in complex probability landscapes.
method Integrates geometric information through matrix-valued kernels in SVGD.
result Significant improvement in real-world Bayesian inference tasks.
Improved TreNet for trend prediction in time series data.
problem Validation method for TreNet did not account for time series data's sequential nature.
method Walk-forward validation method and multiple independent runs to evaluate model stability.
result TreNet still performs better than vanilla DNN models but not on all data sets.
The paper redefines semi-static hedging as derivatives and calculates hedging errors.
problem The costs of maintaining hedging portfolios and the limitations of semi-static hedging.
method New integral representations, approximations, and efficient numerical methods for calculating Wiener-Hopf factors and Laplace-Fourier inversion.
result The hedging error of static hedging portfolios can be larger than variance-minimizing portfolios.
New FX option interpolations impact implied volatilities.
problem Different interpolations of FX option quotes lead to varying implied volatilities.
method Analysis of various exact interpolations of broker quotes.
result Different interpolations result in different implied volatilities.
Robust methods for high-dimensional linear learning improve performance under heavy-tailed distributions and outliers.
problem Efficient learning in high-dimensional settings with robustness to outliers and heavy-tailed data.
method Two algorithms depending on gradient-Lipschitz loss function, applied to sparse, group-sparse, and low-rank matrix recovery.
result Achieved near-optimal estimation rates under heavy-tails and outliers, with computational cost comparable to non-robust methods.
For a large class of vanilla contingent claims, we establish an explicit Föllmer-Schweizer decomposition when the underlying is a process with independent increments (PII) and an exponential of a PII process. This allows to provide an efficient algorithm for solving the mean variance hedging problem. Applications to mo…
Model-free approach to hedge path-dependent options using min-max optimization.
problem Hedging path-dependent options with maturity T using a static portfolio of vanilla options.
method Model-free approach based on primal-dual Martingale Optimal Transport (MOT) problem, solving a min-max optimization problem.
result Provides theoretical bounds on hedging error at maturity T.
A new method combines Gaussian Processes to optimize under uncertainty.
problem Bayesian Optimization's weakness in fitting Gaussian Processes.
method Wasserstein Barycenter Gaussian Process (WBGP) approach.
result WBGP-BO converges to the optimum, improving on vanilla BO.
The crisis that affected financial markets in the last years leaded market practitioners to revise well known basic concepts like the ones of discount factors and forward rates. A single yield curve is not sufficient any longer to describe the market of interest rate products. On the other hand, using different yield c…
Residual algorithms improve reinforcement learning performance.
problem Distribution mismatch in model-based planning.
method Bidirectional target network technique for residual algorithms.
result Residual reinforcement learning significantly outperforms vanilla methods.
Stagewise training outperforms vanilla SGD in accelerating convergence and testing error reduction.
problem Improving the convergence rate of SGD for neural networks.
method Stagewise training strategy with a geometrically decreasing step size, compared to vanilla SGD with a polynomially decaying step size.
result Stagewise training achieves faster convergence and testing error reduction compared to vanilla SGD under the Polyak-Łojasiewicz condition.
This paper presents a way of solving Markov Decision Processes that combines state abstraction and temporal abstraction. Specifically, we combine state aggregation with the options framework and demonstrate that they work well together and indeed it is only after one combines the two that the full benefit of each is re…
This paper examines Bachelier implied volatility at extreme strikes.
problem Investigates appropriate implied volatility extrapolation at extreme strikes.
method Compares Bachelier and Black-Scholes models, focusing on normal distribution and vanilla options.
result Bachelier implied variance grows at most linearly in log-moneyness, similar to Black-Scholes.
This paper explains why distributional reinforcement learning is better than vanilla RL using small-loss bounds.
problem Understanding when and why distributional reinforcement learning (DistRL) is superior to vanilla reinforcement learning (RL).
method The paper uses small-loss bounds to explain the benefits of DistRL, proposing algorithms and proving bounds for different RL settings.
result Distributional reinforcement learning (DistRL) outperforms vanilla RL when optimal costs are small, as shown by small-loss bounds.
This paper compares two GAN architectures to reduce mode collapse.
problem Reducing mode collapse in Generative Adversarial Networks (GANs).
method Explains and compares PacGAN and VEEGAN models.
result PacGAN performs slightly better than vanilla GAN in terms of mode collapse.
Study on recurrent neural networks' feature selection and memorization using F1B test.
problem Conflict between feature selection and memorization in sequence learning.
method Flagged-1-Bit (F1B) test, four recurrent network models studied analytically and experimentally.
result Conflict can be resolved by gating mechanism or increasing state dimension.
New method trains deep vanilla networks as fast as ResNets without shortcut connections.
problem Training very deep neural networks is challenging.
method Developed a new type of transformation compatible with Leaky ReLUs.
result Validation accuracies with deep vanilla networks are competitive with ResNets and significantly higher.
rMFBO improves MFBO by making it robust to unreliable low-fidelity sources.
problem Optimizing expensive functions with unreliable low-fidelity approximations.
method rMFBO (robust MFBO) integrates a theoretical guarantee to make GP-based MFBO robust to unreliable sources.
result rMFBO outperforms earlier MFBO methods on unreliable sources.
Accelerates Q-learning by updating targets more efficiently.
problem Improving convergence speed in Q-learning algorithms.
method Proposes an accelerated target update scheme based on momentum methods.
result The proposed algorithms converge faster than vanilla Q-learning.
The paper finds optimal strategies for hedging in incomplete markets using derivatives.
problem Optimal static hedging in incomplete markets with two underlying assets and vanilla options.
method Formulated as a utility maximization problem, solved through variational methods and fixed point analysis.
result Semi-analytical solutions for exponential, power/logarithmic, and quadratic utilities, with convergence to a fixed point for exponential utility.
Paper examines fairness of data augmentation methods, finding vanilla Mixup outperforms Fair Mixup.
problem Improving fairness in classification models with limited minority data.
method Uses multicalibration to rigorously evaluate and improve data augmentation methods for classification fairness.
result Vanilla Mixup outperforms Fair Mixup and baseline methods in fairness and accuracy, especially with small minority groups.
We study option pricing and hedging with uncertainty about a Black-Scholes reference model which is dynamically recalibrated to the market price of a liquidly traded vanilla option. For dynamic trading in the underlying asset and this vanilla option, delta-vega hedging is asymptotically optimal in the limit for small u…
Enhances SAC for better sample efficiency in continuous-action tasks.
problem Improving sample efficiency in soft actor-critic algorithms.
method Integrating Emphasizing Recent Experience (ERE) with Soft Actor-Critic (SAC) and Priority Experience Replay (PER).
result ERE significantly improves sample efficiency compared to vanilla SAC, especially for continuous-action tasks.