Statistical Arbitrage: Algorithmic Trading Insights and Techniques (Wiley Finance)

257 Pages·2007·1.26 MB·English

by  Andrew Pole

Statistical
Arbitrage
Algorithmic Trading Insights
and Techniques
ANDREW POLE
John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

Statistical
Arbitrage
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Algorithmic Trading Insights
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ANDREW POLE
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Contents
Preface xiii
Foreword xix
Acknowledgments xxiii
CHAPTER1
MonteCarloorBust 1
Beginning 1
Whither?AndAllusions 4
CHAPTER2
StatisticalArbitrage 9
Introduction 9
NoiseModels 10
ReverseBets 11
MultipleBets 11
RuleCalibration 12
SpreadMarginsforTradeRules 16
PopcornProcess 18
IdentifyingPairs 20
RefiningPairSelection 21
EventAnalysis 22
CorrelationSearchintheTwenty-FirstCentury 26
PortfolioConfigurationandRiskControl 26
ExposuretoMarketFactors 29
MarketImpact 30
RiskControlUsingEventCorrelations 31
DynamicsandCalibration 32
EvolutionaryOperation:SingleParameterIllustration 34
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