Statistical Arbitrage Pairs Trading with High-frequency Data

In recent years, more sophisticated techniques for analyzing data and exponential increase in computing power allow high-frequency trading. This paper provides a detailed overview on pairs trading in the context of intraday data and applies different strategies to minute-by-minute prices of the S&am...

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Main Authors: Johannes Stübinger, Jens Bredthauer
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: EconJournals 2017-12-01
Series:International Journal of Economics and Financial Issues
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Online Access:https://dergipark.org.tr/tr/pub/ijefi/issue/32006/353612?publisher=http-www-cag-edu-tr-ilhan-ozturk
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description In recent years, more sophisticated techniques for analyzing data and exponential increase in computing power allow high-frequency trading. This paper provides a detailed overview on pairs trading in the context of intraday data and applies different strategies to minute-by-minute prices of the S&P 500 constituents from 1998 to 2015. In the back-testing study, the best performing pairs trading approach produces statistically and economically significant returns of 50.50 percent p.a. and an annualized Sharpe ratio of 8.14 after transaction costs. Although most algorithms show declining returns over time, there still exist pairs trading strategies with favorable results in the recent past.
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spelling doaj.art-bf2d3e7edadf491baf0ddeeef04460522023-02-15T16:20:45ZengEconJournalsInternational Journal of Economics and Financial Issues2146-41382017-12-01746506621032Statistical Arbitrage Pairs Trading with High-frequency DataJohannes StübingerJens BredthauerIn recent years, more sophisticated techniques for analyzing data and exponential increase in computing power allow high-frequency trading. This paper provides a detailed overview on pairs trading in the context of intraday data and applies different strategies to minute-by-minute prices of the S&P 500 constituents from 1998 to 2015. In the back-testing study, the best performing pairs trading approach produces statistically and economically significant returns of 50.50 percent p.a. and an annualized Sharpe ratio of 8.14 after transaction costs. Although most algorithms show declining returns over time, there still exist pairs trading strategies with favorable results in the recent past.https://dergipark.org.tr/tr/pub/ijefi/issue/32006/353612?publisher=http-www-cag-edu-tr-ilhan-ozturkfinance pairs trading high-frequency data.
spellingShingle Johannes Stübinger
Jens Bredthauer
Statistical Arbitrage Pairs Trading with High-frequency Data
International Journal of Economics and Financial Issues
finance
pairs trading
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title Statistical Arbitrage Pairs Trading with High-frequency Data
title_full Statistical Arbitrage Pairs Trading with High-frequency Data
title_fullStr Statistical Arbitrage Pairs Trading with High-frequency Data
title_full_unstemmed Statistical Arbitrage Pairs Trading with High-frequency Data
title_short Statistical Arbitrage Pairs Trading with High-frequency Data
title_sort statistical arbitrage pairs trading with high frequency data
topic finance
pairs trading
high-frequency data.
url https://dergipark.org.tr/tr/pub/ijefi/issue/32006/353612?publisher=http-www-cag-edu-tr-ilhan-ozturk
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