High-frequency trading is an algorithm-based computerized trading practice that allows firms to trade stocks in milliseconds. Over the last fifteen years, the use of statistical and econometric methods for analyzing high-frequency financial data has grown exponentially. This growth has been...

Semiparametrische Volatilitätsmodelle -- Hochfrequente und Ultra-Hochfrequente Finanzdaten -- Berechnung des Value-at-Risk auf Grundlage parametrischer und semiparametrischer Modelle -- Analyse von Handelswartezeiten -- Glättung der Volatilität von hochfrequenten Finanzdaten in einem...

This paper studies the predictability of ultra high-frequency stock returns and durations to relevant price, volume and transactions events, using machine learning methods. We find that, contrary to low frequency and long horizon returns, where predictability is rare and inconsistent,...

Intro -- Title page -- Copyright -- Notes on Contributors -- Editors -- List of Contributors -- Preface -- Chapter 1 Trends and Trades -- 1.1 Introduction -- 1.2 A trend-based trading strategy -- 1.3 CUSUM timing -- 1.4 Example: Random walk on ticks -- 1.5 CUSUM strategy Monte Carlo -- 1.6 The...