This paper proposes computational framework for empirical estimation of Financial Agent-Based Models (FABMs) that does not rely upon restrictive theoretical assumptions. We customise a recent methodology of the Non-Parametric Simulated Maximum Likelihood Estimator (NPSMLE) based on kernel...

Pricing kernels play a major role in quantifying risk aversion and investors' preferences. Several empirical studies reported that pricing kernels exhibit a common pattern across different markets. Mostly visual inspection and occasionally numerically summarise are used to make comparison. With...

Pricing kernels play a major role in quantifying risk aversion and investors' preferences. Several empirical studies reported that pricing kernels exhibit a common pattern across different markets. Mostly visual inspection and occasionally numerically summarise are used to make comparison. With...

In worldwide financial markets, increased trading is a more common observable factor that not goes in favor of the standard of classical economic theory based on rational agents and efficient markets. Previous research suggests that market performance operate the level of overconfidence and...

This study examines the effect of Herding in different states (low, high and extreme volatility) in Tehran Stock Exchange during the years 2009-2013 using Chang et al. (2000) and Balcilar et al. (2013) models. In this survey, herding is tested under 3 market regimes. The results don't show...

These working notes on algorithmic trading are designed as an introduction to the basic equations that govern the day-to-day trading of an investment portfolio to meet a predefined strategic asset allocation. The algebraic framework applies generally to long only and long/short strategies. It...

This paper extends models of learning about profitability to the case of voluntary disclosure. Using short-window regressions, I first find that the whole company-specific news flow, not just earnings announcements, has the property of providing useful information about other stocks....

Financial markets are typically characterized by high (low) price level and low (high) volatility during boom (bust) periods, suggesting that price and volatility tend to move together with different market conditions/states. By proposing a simple heterogeneous agent model of fundamentalists and...

A specific day-trading policy in Taiwan futures market allows an investigation of the performance of day traders. Since October 2007, investors who characterize themselves as “day traders” by closing their day-trade positions on the same day enjoy a 50% reduction in the initial margin....

This paper contributes to the existing literature on sports-related market anomalies by examining whether losses by the New Zealand national rugby team (the All Blacks) affect stock market returns in New Zealand. The novelty of this paper is in its use of a probability model to control for the...