An agent-based model of the flash crash of may 6, 2010, with policy implications

TA Vuorenmaa, L Wang - Available at SSRN 2336772, 2014 - papers.ssrn.com
We describe an agent-based framework that successfully simulates the key aspects of the
most famous flash crash in history: the Flash Crash of May 6, 2010. In our model, market …

A wavelet analysis of scaling laws and long-memory in stock market volatility

TA Vuorenmaa - Noise and Fluctuations in Econophysics and …, 2005 - spiedigitallibrary.org
… Tommi VuorenmaaVuorenmaa, "A wavelet analysis of scaling laws and long-memory in
stock market volatility," Proc. SPIE 5848, Noise and Fluctuations in Econophysics and Finance, (…

[PDF][PDF] The good, the bad, and the ugly of automated high-frequency trading

TA Vuorenmaa - The Journal of Trading, 2013 - c.mql5.com
This article discusses the pros and cons of automated high-frequency trading (HFT). There
appears to be much confusion of whether HFT is “good, bad, or ugly.” In the terminology of …

[PDF][PDF] A multiresolution analysis of stock market volatility using wavelet methodology

TA Vuorenmaa - Licentiate Thesis, University of Helsinki, 2004 - c.mql5.com
The non-stationary character of stock market returns manifests itself through the volatility
clustering effect and large jumps. An efficient way of representing a time series with such …

Decimalization, realized volatility, and market microstructure noise

TA Vuorenmaa - Available at SSRN 1131265, 2010 - papers.ssrn.com
This paper carefully examines the effect of decimalization on volatility and market microstructure
noise. We apply several nonparametric estimators in order to accurately measure …

A q-Weibull Autoregressive Conditional Duration Model with an application to NYSE and HSE Data

TA Vuorenmaa - Available at SSRN 1952550, 2009 - papers.ssrn.com
This paper generalizes the ACD models of Engle and Russell (1998) using the so-called q-Weibull
distribution as the conditional distribution. The new specification allows the hazard …

Liquidity, activity, and dependence on interlinked trading venues

TA Vuorenmaa - Lit and Dark Liquidity with Lost Time Data …, 2012 - papers.ssrn.com
We study if liquidity on the major US trading venues show significant differences before and
during the financial crisis of 2008. The focus is put on liquidity because of a growing concern …

Predicting Intraday Price Distributions at High Frequencies

M Antola, TA Vuorenmaa - Available at SSRN 2293860, 2013 - papers.ssrn.com
We propose extensions to the continuous-time random walk (CTRW) framework so far mainly
developed within the econophysics community. Using numerical methods, we extend the …

Two Years after “The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly” of Automated High-Frequency Trading

TA Vuorenmaa - The Journal of Trading, 2015 - pm-research.com
The rage over high-frequency trading (HFT) and its role in financial markets has not quieted
down. In some respects, the debate has heated up. This commentary letter gives personal …

Preliminary Analysis

TA Vuorenmaa, TA Vuorenmaa - Lit and Dark Liquidity with Lost Time Data …, 2014 - Springer
Vuorenmaa, Tommi A. Lit and Dark Liquidity with Lost Time Data: Interlinked Trading
Venues around the Global … TA Vuorenmaa, Lit and Dark Liquidity with Lost Time Data …