Deep reinforcement learning for trading

Z Zhang, S Zohren, S Roberts - arXiv preprint arXiv:1911.10107, 2019 - arxiv.org
We adopt Deep Reinforcement Learning algorithms to design trading strategies for
continuous futures contracts. Both discrete and continuous action spaces are considered …

Deep learning for portfolio optimization

Z Zhang, S Zohren, S Roberts - arXiv preprint arXiv:2005.13665, 2020 - arxiv.org
We adopt deep learning models to directly optimise the portfolio Sharpe ratio. The
framework we present circumvents the requirements for forecasting expected returns and …

Enhancing time series momentum strategies using deep neural networks

B Lim, S Zohren, S Roberts - arXiv preprint arXiv:1904.04912, 2019 - arxiv.org
While time series momentum is a well-studied phenomenon in finance, common strategies
require the explicit definition of both a trend estimator and a position sizing rule. In this …

An investor's guide to crypto

CR Harvey, T Abou Zeid, T Draaisma… - The Journal of …, 2022 - jpm.pm-research.com
The authors provide practical insights for investors seeking exposure to the growing
cryptocurrency space. Today, crypto is much more than just bitcoin, which historically …

Slow momentum with fast reversion: A trading strategy using deep learning and changepoint detection

K Wood, S Roberts, S Zohren - arXiv preprint arXiv:2105.13727, 2021 - arxiv.org
Momentum strategies are an important part of alternative investments and are at the heart of
commodity trading advisors (CTAs). These strategies have, however, been found to have …

Spatio-temporal momentum: Jointly learning time-series and cross-sectional strategies

WL Tan, S Roberts, S Zohren - arXiv preprint arXiv:2302.10175, 2023 - arxiv.org
We introduce Spatio-Temporal Momentum strategies, a class of models that unify both time-
series and cross-sectional momentum strategies by trading assets based on their cross …

Interpretable machine learning for diversified portfolio construction

M Jaeger, S Krügel, D Marinelli… - The Journal of …, 2021 - pm-research.com
In this article, the authors construct a pipeline to benchmark hierarchical risk parity (HRP)
relative to equal risk contribution (ERC) as examples of diversification strategies allocating …

Trading with the momentum transformer: An intelligent and interpretable architecture

K Wood, S Giegerich, S Roberts, S Zohren - arXiv preprint arXiv …, 2021 - arxiv.org
We introduce the Momentum Transformer, an attention-based deep-learning architecture,
which outperforms benchmark time-series momentum and mean-reversion trading …

Deep Inception Networks: A General End-to-End Framework for Multi-asset Quantitative Strategies

T Liu, S Roberts, S Zohren - arXiv preprint arXiv:2307.05522, 2023 - arxiv.org
We introduce Deep Inception Networks (DINs), a family of Deep Learning models that
provide a general framework for end-to-end systematic trading strategies. DINs extract time …

Enhanced momentum strategies

MX Hanauer, S Windmüller - Journal of Banking & Finance, 2023 - Elsevier
This paper compares the performance of three enhanced momentum strategies proposed in
the literature: constant volatility-scaled momentum, constant semi-volatility-scaled …