Ghosh, Pradeep and Chinthalapati, V L Raju (2014) Financial time series forecasting using agent based models in equity and FX markets. In: 2014 6th Computer Science and Electronic Engineering Conference (CEEC). IEEE, pp. 97-102. ISBN 978-­1-­4799-­6691-­2 (doi:10.1109/CEEC.2014.6958562)

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Abstract

We investigate the application of machine learning Agent Based Modelling (ABM) techniques to model and forecast various financial markets including Foreign Exchange and Equities, especially models that could reproduce the time-series properties of the financial variables. We model the economy by considering non-equilibrium economics. We adopt the features that are required for modelling non-equilibrium economics using ABMs and replicate the non-equilibrium nature of the financial markets by considering a set of bounded rational heterogeneous agents, with different strategies that are ranked according to their performance in the market. We consider markets where there are different agents interacting among themselves and forming some sort of patterns. For example, the patterns are equity prices or exchange rates. While the agents have been interacting in the artificial market, the generated patterns (price dynamics) they co-produce would match with the real financial time-series. In order to get the best fit to the real market, we need to search for the best set of artificial heterogeneous agents that represents the underlying market. Evolutionary computing techniques are used in order to search for a suitable set of agent configuration in the market. We verify the forecasting performance of the artificial markets by comparing that with the real financial market by conducting out-of-sample tests.

Item Type:	Conference Proceedings
Title of Proceedings:	2014 6th Computer Science and Electronic Engineering Conference (CEEC)
Additional Information:	6th Computer Science and Electronic Engineering Conference (CEEC) 25th- 26th September 2014 University of Essex, UK
Uncontrolled Keywords:	FX markets, agent based models, artificial heterogeneous agents, equity prices, evolutionary computing techniques, exchange rates, financial markets, financial time series forecasting, foreign exchange, machine learning ABM techniques, machine learning agent based modelling, nonequilibrium economics, price dynamics
Faculty / School / Research Centre / Research Group:	Faculty of Business
Last Modified:	14 Oct 2016 09:30
URI:	http://gala.gre.ac.uk/id/eprint/12801

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