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arXiv · arXiv · 2026

Predictive Extrema, Unprofitable Policies: An AI-Assisted Audit of Candle-Based Binance Spot Timing Models

We audit whether candle-based machine-learning models can turn predictions of cryptocurrency extrema or short-horizon outcomes into positive Binance Spot paper policies after assumed costs. Numerical results come from scripted fixed-seed model runs and deterministic simulators; human-supervised AI agents supported the July 20 evidence-integrity revision through literature retrieval, separately tasked critique, artifa

Ayoub Jadouli
arXiv · arXiv · 2026

Proof-of-Stake Dynamics: The Elusive Price Anchor and Endogenous Volatility Harvesting

In this paper, we develop an open-economy macroeconomic model of a Proof-of-Stake network to analyze nominal token-price dynamics and the systemic effects of speculative capital. We first consider a network populated solely by active utility users, who finance network activity through a steady exogenous inflow of fiat currency. We prove the existence of a unique, globally asymptotically stable steady-state equilibriu

Mikhail Perepelitsa
arXiv · arXiv · 2023

A stochastic control perspective on term structure models with roll-over risk

In this paper, we consider a generic interest rate market in the presence of roll-over risk, which generates spreads in spot/forward term rates. We do not require classical absence of arbitrage and rely instead on a minimal market viability assumption, which enables us to work in the context of the benchmark approach. In a Markovian setting, we extend the control theoretic approach of Gombani & Runggaldier (2013) and

Claudio Fontana, Simone Pavarana, Wolfgang J. Runggaldier
arXiv · arXiv q-fin · 2025

Machine Learning Enhanced Multi-Factor Quantitative Trading: A Cross-Sectional Portfolio Optimization Approach with Bias Correction

Rolling-window factor pipelines for Chinese A-share markets contain a subtle but costly flaw: daily price-move limits (+/-10% main-board, +/-20% STAR/ChiNext) render a fraction of closing prices non-executable, yet standard implementations ingest these values before any row-filtering runs. The contaminated aggregates propagate silently through moving averages, correlations, and ranks--a failure mode we term "upstream

Yimin Du
arXiv · arXiv q-fin · 2023

Option Smile Volatility and Implied Probabilities: Implications of Concavity in IV Curves

Earnings announcements (EADs) are corporate events that provide investors with fundamentally important information. The prospect of stock price rises may also contribute to EADs increased volatility. Using data on extremely short term options, we study that bimodality in the risk neutral distribution and concavity in the IV smiles are ubiquitous characteristics before an earnings announcement day. This study compares

Darsh Kachhara, John K. E Markin, Astha Singh
arXiv · arXiv q-fin · 2011

Trading activity and price impact in parallel markets: SETS vs. off-book market at the London Stock Exchange

We empirically study the trading activity in the electronic on-book segment and in the dealership off-book segment of the London Stock Exchange, investigating separately the trading of active market members and of other market participants which are non-members. We find that (i) the volume distribution of off-book transactions has a significantly fatter tail than the one of on-book transactions, (ii) groups of member

Angelo Carollo, Gabriella Vaglica, Fabrizio Lillo, Rosario N. Mantegna
OpenAlex · Review of Financial Studies · 2009 · cites 608

Explaining Credit Default Swap Spreads with the Equity Volatility and Jump Risks of Individual Firms

This paper attempts to explain the credit default swap (CDS) premium, using a novel approach to identify the volatility and jump risks of individual firms from high-frequency equity prices. Our empirical results suggest that the volatility risk alone predicts 48% of the variation in CDS spread levels, whereas the jump risk alone forecasts 19%. After controlling for credit ratings, macroeconomic conditions, and firms'

Benjamin Yibin Zhang, Hao Zhou, Haibin Zhu
arXiv · arXiv · 2026

Data-Driven Duration Management -- Term Structure Forecasting Using Machine Learning

This paper compares different methods for forecasting the term structure of U.S. and European zero-coupon government bonds using both traditional econometric and Machine Learning (ML) approaches. We compare classical models (e.g., Dynamic Nelson-Siegel (DNS) and Principal Component Analysis (PCA)) with different Neural Network (NN) architectures, including those inspired by the classical models, on the U.S. Treasury

Tobias Lausser, Joao Eduardo Vuolo, Rudi Zagst
OpenAlex · European Journal of Finance · 2020 · cites 6

Inflation differential as a driver of cross-currency basis swap spreads

Over the last decade, the foreign exchange derivatives market has witnessed a collapse of covered interest parity (CIP). Not only does this collapse give rise to large deviations from CIP, it has unlocked a stream of exploitable arbitrage opportunities across currencies. In this paper, we introduce two new factors – inflation differential and relative economic performance – as potential drivers of deviations from CIP

Oyakhilome Ibhagui
arXiv · arXiv · 2017

Binary Funding Impacts in Derivative Valuation

We discuss the binary nature of funding impact in derivative valuation. Under some conditions, funding is either a cost or a benefit, i.e., one of the lending/borrowing rates does not play a role in pricing derivatives. When derivatives are priced, considering different lending/borrowing rates leads to semi-linear BSDEs and PDEs, and thus it is necessary to solve the equations numerically. However, once it can be gua

Junbeom Lee, Chao Zhou
arXiv · arXiv · 2016

Funding, repo and credit inclusive valuation as modified option pricing

We take the holistic approach of computing an OTC claim value that incorporates credit and funding liquidity risks and their interplays, instead of forcing individual price adjustments: CVA, DVA, FVA, KVA. The resulting nonlinear mathematical problem features semilinear PDEs and FBSDEs. We show that for the benchmark vulnerable claim there is an analytical solution, and we express it in terms of the Black-Scholes for

Damiano Brigo, Cristin Buescu, Marek Rutkowski
arXiv · arXiv · 2026

From Classical Optimization to Bayesian Integration: A Comprehensive Analysis of Systematic Portfolio Management

This paper compares a series of contemporary portfolio construction approaches by employing ten U.S. stocks (TSLA, WMT, BAC, GS, LLY, MRK, GOOG, META, AAPL and XOM) in a time frame from September 2023 to December 2025. The paper explores both basic mean-variance optimization, constrained optimization, Fama French five factor regression modeling, Monte Carlo simulation, and the Black-Litterman model to determine how c

Ajay Kumar Verma, Shravya Barkam
OpenAlex · The Journal of Alternative Investments · 1998 · cites 48

Spot Returns, Roll Yield, and Diversification with Commodity Futures

MARK J. P. ANSON is affiliated with OppenheimerFunds, Inc., in New York. R ecent academic and practitioner Ž research Schneeweis 1996 ; . Schneeweis and Spurgin 1998 has emphasized the diversification benefits of a wide range of alternative investments including managed futures products as well as hedge funds. Many of these alternative investment products are based on active management strategies that often concentra

Mark J. P. Anson
arXiv · arXiv · 2026

Model Predictive Control For Trade Execution

We address the problem of executing large client orders in continuous double-auction markets under time and liquidity constraints. We propose a model predictive control (MPC) framework that balances three competing objectives: order completion, market impact, and opportunity cost. Our algorithm is guided by a trading schedule (such as time-weighted average price or volume-weighted average price) but allows for deviat

Thomas P. McAuliffe, Samuel Liew, Yuchao Li, Andrey Ushenin, Chihang Wang
arXiv · arXiv · 2026

Derivative-Informed Operator Learning for Finance: On-the-Fly Greeks, Surfaces, Hedging, and Control

Financial decision systems require fast surrogate models for pricing, calibration, hedging, XVA, stress testing, and portfolio optimization. Standard neural surrogates reproduce prices or risk quantities, but downstream tasks depend as much on derivatives: deltas, vegas, curve and credit-spread sensitivities, exposure and objective gradients. We formulate a derivative-informed operator-learning framework in which the

Miquel Noguer I Alonso
arXiv · arXiv · 2026

Generative World Renderer

Scaling generative inverse and forward rendering to real-world scenarios is bottlenecked by the limited realism and temporal coherence of existing synthetic datasets. To bridge this persistent domain gap, we introduce a large-scale, dynamic dataset curated from visually complex AAA games. Using a novel dual-screen stitched capture method, we extracted 4M continuous frames (720p/30 FPS) of synchronized RGB and five G-

Zheng-Hui Huang, Zhixiang Wang, Jiaming Tan, Ruihan Yu, Yidan Zhang
arXiv · arXiv · 2026

Omni123: Exploring 3D Native Foundation Models with Limited 3D Data by Unifying Text to 2D and 3D Generation

Recent multimodal large language models have achieved strong performance in unified text and image understanding and generation, yet extending such native capability to 3D remains challenging due to limited data. Compared to abundant 2D imagery, high-quality 3D assets are scarce, making 3D synthesis under-constrained. Existing methods often rely on indirect pipelines that edit in 2D and lift results into 3D via optim

Chongjie Ye, Cheng Cao, Chuanyu Pan, Yiming Hao, Yihao Zhi
arXiv · arXiv · 2026

CIVIC: Cooperative Immersion Via Intelligent Credit-sharing in DRL-Powered Metaverse

The Metaverse faces complex resource allocation challenges due to diverse Virtual Environments (VEs), Digital Twins (DTs), dynamic user demands, and strict immersion needs. This paper introduces CIVIC (Cooperative Immersion Via Intelligent Credit-sharing), a novel framework optimizing resource sharing among multiple Metaverse Service Providers (MSPs) to enhance user immersion. Unlike existing methods, CIVIC integrate

Amr Aboeleneen, Mohamed Abdallah, Aiman Erbad, Amr Salem
Wiki Entities · 36
Economy

China Credit Impulse

China credit impulse measures the change in new credit growth relative to GDP and is widely used as a leading indicator for Chinese demand and global cyclical momentum.

Liquidity

Money Market Fund Assets

Money market fund assets track the amount of cash parked in short-term low-risk vehicles, providing insight into liquidity preference, deposit substitution, and defensive positioning.

Banking

Deposit Outflow Rate

Deposit outflow rate measures the pace at which deposits leave the banking system or individual banks, helping assess funding stability and confidence.

Liquidity

Commercial Paper Spread

Commercial paper spreads track the cost of short-term corporate borrowing relative to safer benchmarks and help identify stress in corporate funding markets.

Credit

High Yield OAS

High Yield OAS measures the spread of high-yield corporate bonds over risk-free Treasuries after adjusting for embedded options, serving as a key gauge of speculative credit stress.

Derivatives

VIX Term Structure

VIX term structure tracks the shape of volatility futures across maturities and helps identify whether the market is pricing stable conditions or near-term stress.

Derivatives

Skew

Skew measures the relative richness of downside versus upside implied volatility, helping track hedging demand and asymmetry in market risk pricing.

Derivatives

Dealer Gamma Positioning

Dealer gamma positioning describes whether option dealers are structurally long or short gamma, shaping how hedging flows amplify or dampen market moves.

Fixed Income

Treasury Auction Tail

Treasury auction tail measures how much the auction clears above or below the expected market yield, providing a sensitive signal of auction quality and investor demand.

Fixed Income

Treasury Auction Bid-to-Cover Ratio

Treasury auction bid-to-cover ratio measures the amount of demand relative to supply at an auction and is used to assess investor appetite for government debt.

Liquidity

Fed Balance Sheet

The Fed balance sheet reflects the scale of Federal Reserve asset holdings and is a major driver of reserves, liquidity conditions, and policy transmission.

Equity

S&P 500 Earnings Yield

S&P 500 Earnings Yield measures expected earnings relative to price and is useful for assessing valuation and comparing equities with bond yields.

Macro Policy

Financial Conditions Index

A Financial Conditions Index aggregates variables such as rates, credit spreads, equities, and the dollar to measure how supportive or restrictive the market environment is for growth and risk assets.

Equity

Equity Risk Premium

Equity Risk Premium measures the excess return investors expect from equities over risk-free assets and is a core framework for evaluating relative equity valuation.

Commodities

Copper Price

Copper price is widely used as a proxy for industrial activity, manufacturing demand, and global growth expectations.

Derivatives

VIX Index

VIX Index measures implied volatility in S&P 500 options and is widely used as a shorthand for equity market fear and risk aversion.

Credit

CDX HY Index

CDX HY Index tracks the cost of insuring a basket of North American high-yield corporate credit and serves as a sensitive gauge of credit risk appetite and stress.

Macro Policy

Cross-Currency Basis

Funding stress signal derived from FX swap pricing distortions and balance sheet constraints.

Derivatives

Move Index

The MOVE Index tracks implied volatility in the U.S. Treasury market and serves as a benchmark for rates uncertainty and macro stress.

Macro Policy

Federal Funds Rate

Federal Funds Rate — The effective overnight policy rate anchor that transmits through the entire USD funding stack and global risk appetite.

Macro Policy

Neutral Rate Estimate

Neutral Rate Estimate — Estimates of the equilibrium real policy rate that separates restrictive from accommodative stance.

Macro Policy

Quantitative Tightening Pace

Quantitative Tightening Pace — The speed of balance-sheet runoff and its impact on reserves, collateral markets, and term funding.

Economy

GDP Nowcast

GDP Nowcast — High-frequency aggregation of activity data to estimate current-quarter growth in real time.

Economy

Industrial Production

Industrial Production — Physical output trends that confirm or contradict financial market cyclical narratives.

Economy

Housing Starts

Housing Starts — Rate-sensitive construction activity with multiplier effects across materials and labor.

Economy

Unit Labor Costs

Unit Labor Costs — Compensation per unit of output — a core driver of services inflation persistence.

Fixed Income

Duration Risk

Duration Risk — Interest-rate sensitivity of bond portfolios, amplified in low-yield high-duration regimes.

Fixed Income

Key Rate Duration

Key Rate Duration — Bucketed rate sensitivity across curve points for relative-value and hedge construction.

Fixed Income

Carry and Roll Down

Carry and Roll Down — Expected return from holding higher-yielding tenor as it rolls down a positively sloped curve.

Fixed Income

MBS Prepayment Speed

MBS Prepayment Speed — Refinancing and turnover driven cash-flow uncertainty in agency mortgages.

Fixed Income

TBA Roll Specialness

TBA Roll Specialness — Delivery-option value in TBA markets signaling collateral scarcity or abundance.

Fixed Income

Leveraged Loan Index

Leveraged Loan Index — Floating-rate corporate credit sensitive to defaults, spreads, and CLO demand.

Derivatives

Implied Volatility Surface

Implied Volatility Surface — Strike and tenor structure of implied vol, the core object for vol trading and risk.

Derivatives

Variance Risk Premium

Variance Risk Premium — Gap between implied and realized volatility that systematic vol sellers harvest.

Derivatives

Vanna Charm Flow

Vanna Charm Flow — Second-order greek hedging flows that amplify or dampen spot moves around expiries.

Derivatives

Gamma Hedging

Gamma Hedging — Delta adjustments by dealers that can accelerate trends or pin prices near strikes.

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Encyclopedia · 24
Derivatives · Foundations

0DTE Options Flow

0DTE Options Flow (Derivatives).

Systems · Foundations

13D 13G Activist

13D 13G Activist (Systems).

Quant · Foundations

Active Share Measure

Active Share Measure (Quant).

AI Systems · Foundations

Agent Tool Calling Loop

Agent Tool Calling Loop — Iterative plan-act-observe cycles with external tools.

Commodities · Foundations

Agricultural Weather Risk

Agricultural Weather Risk — Crop yields and prices driven by growing-season weather.

Systems · Foundations

Alpha Decay

Alpha Decay — Speed at which a signal loses predictive power as capital competes for it.

Quant · Foundations

Alpha Decay 1-day

Alpha Decay 1-day — Quantitative signal, risk, or portfolio-construction building block.

Quant · Foundations

Alpha Decay 1-month

Alpha Decay 1-month — Quantitative signal, risk, or portfolio-construction building block.

Quant · Foundations

Alpha Decay 1-week

Alpha Decay 1-week — Quantitative signal, risk, or portfolio-construction building block.

Quant · Foundations

Alpha Decay 12-month

Alpha Decay 12-month — Quantitative signal, risk, or portfolio-construction building block.

Quant · Foundations

Alpha Decay 3-month

Alpha Decay 3-month — Quantitative signal, risk, or portfolio-construction building block.

Quant · Foundations

Alpha Decay 6-month

Alpha Decay 6-month — Quantitative signal, risk, or portfolio-construction building block.

Quant · Foundations

Alpha Decay carry

Alpha Decay carry — Quantitative signal, risk, or portfolio-construction building block.

Quant · Foundations

Alpha Decay core

Alpha Decay core — Quantitative signal, risk, or portfolio-construction building block.

Quant · Foundations

Alpha Decay disinflation

Alpha Decay disinflation — Quantitative signal, risk, or portfolio-construction building block.

Quant · Foundations

Alpha Decay DM

Alpha Decay DM — Quantitative signal, risk, or portfolio-construction building block.

Quant · Foundations

Alpha Decay easing

Alpha Decay easing — Quantitative signal, risk, or portfolio-construction building block.

Quant · Foundations

Alpha Decay EM

Alpha Decay EM — Quantitative signal, risk, or portfolio-construction building block.

Quant · Foundations

Alpha Decay intraday

Alpha Decay intraday — Quantitative signal, risk, or portfolio-construction building block.

Quant · Foundations

Alpha Decay liquidity-crisis

Alpha Decay liquidity-crisis — Quantitative signal, risk, or portfolio-construction building block.

Quant · Foundations

Alpha Decay long-short

Alpha Decay long-short — Quantitative signal, risk, or portfolio-construction building block.

Quant · Foundations

Alpha Decay overlay

Alpha Decay overlay — Quantitative signal, risk, or portfolio-construction building block.

Quant · Foundations

Alpha Decay recession

Alpha Decay recession — Quantitative signal, risk, or portfolio-construction building block.

Quant · Foundations

Alpha Decay reflation

Alpha Decay reflation — Quantitative signal, risk, or portfolio-construction building block.

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