Multifractal fluctuations in finance

dc.creatorSchmitt, F.
dc.creatorSchertzer, D.
dc.creatorLovejoy, S.
dc.date2001-02-21
dc.date.accessioned2026-07-07T12:06:32Z
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dc.descriptionWe consider the structure functions S^(q)(T), i.e. the moments of order q of the increments X(t+T)-X(t) of the Foreign Exchange rate X(t) which give clear evidence of scaling (S^(q)(T)~T^z(q)). We demonstrate that the nonlinearity of the observed scaling exponent z(q) is incompatible with monofractal additive stochastic models usually introduced in finance: Brownian motion, Levy processes and their truncated versions. This nonlinearity corresponds to multifractal intermittency yielded by multiplicative processes. The non-analycity of z(q) corresponds to universal multifractals, which are furthermore able to produce ``hyperbolic'' pdf tails with an exponent q_D >2. We argue that it is necessary to introduce stochastic evolution equations which are compatible with this multifractal behaviour.
dc.description4 pages, 2 figures
dc.identifierhttps://arxiv.org/abs/cond-mat/0102369
dc.identifierhttp://arxiv.org/abs/cond-mat/0102369
dc.identifierInt. J. Theor. Appl. Fin., 3, 3 (2000), 361-364
dc.identifier.urihttp://salesiana.dossiersoluciones.com/handle/123456789/208682
dc.subjectStatistical Mechanics
dc.subjectDisordered Systems and Neural Networks
dc.subjectStatistical Finance
dc.titleMultifractal fluctuations in finance
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