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Anomalous waiting times in high-frequency financial data

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  • Enrico Scalas
  • Rudolf Gorenflo
  • Hugh Luckock
  • Francesco Mainardi
  • Maurizio Mantelli
  • Marco Raberto

Abstract

In high-frequency financial data not only returns, but also waiting times between consecutive trades are random variables. Therefore, it is possible to apply continuous-time random walks (CTRWs) as phenomenological models of the high-frequency price dynamics. An empirical analysis performed on the 30 DJIA stocks shows that the waiting-time survival probability for high-frequency data is non-exponential. This fact imposes constraints on agent-based models of financial markets.

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  • Enrico Scalas & Rudolf Gorenflo & Hugh Luckock & Francesco Mainardi & Maurizio Mantelli & Marco Raberto, 2004. "Anomalous waiting times in high-frequency financial data," Quantitative Finance, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 4(6), pages 695-702.
    • Handle: RePEc:taf:quantf:v:4:y:2004:i:6:p:695-702
    DOI: 10.1080/14697680500040413
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