Trading strategy
New execution algos show complexity is not to be feared
Quants develop method to include both market impact and limit orders in optimal trade execution
Optimal trading with linear and (small) non-linear costs
Bouchaud et al find the optimal trading strategy for a family of predictive signals in the presence of transaction costs
Optimal closing-price strategy: peculiarities and practicalities
The authors of this paper derive an optimal trading strategy that benchmarks the closing price in a mean–variance optimization framework.
Risk reduction in a time series momentum trading strategy
In this paper, the authors investigate the four most commonly used risk measures – return volatility, beta, value-at-risk and stressed value-at-risk – of a TSM trading strategy.
Risk management for return enhancement
Lundin and Satchell present a non-linear asymmetric dependence method between two assets
Isolating a risk premium on the volatility of volatility
Lorenzo Ravagli shows how to exploit a risk premium embedded in the vol of vol in out-of-the-money options
Smile transformation for price prediction
Prediction of arbitrage-free option prices that outperform existing models
Defence against IP theft in financial services
The last few years have seen several high profile criminal and civil cases over the theft of intellectual property from financial institutions. Legal battles, however, are extremely complex and expensive, so firms need to ensure they have adequate…
Non-linear momentum strategies
Non-linear momentum strategies
UBI sells strategy-based products to retail in Italy for the first time
UBI sells strategy-based products to retail in Italy for the first time
Optimal design of volatility-driven algo-alpha trading strategies
Optimal design of volatility-driven algo-alpha trading strategies