The value of information in financial markets: An agent-based simulation

dc.creatorToth, Bence
dc.creatorScalas, Enrico
dc.date2007-12-17
dc.date.accessioned2026-07-07T12:05:35Z
dc.date.available2026-07-07T12:05:35Z
dc.descriptionWe present results on simulations of a stock market with heterogeneous, cumulative information setup. We find a non-monotonic behaviour of traders' returns as a function of their information level. Particularly, the average informed agents underperform random traders; only the most informed agents are able to beat the market. We also study the effect of a strategy updating mechanism, when traders have the possibility of using other pieces of information than the fundamental value. These results corroborate the latter ones: it is only for the most informed player that it is rewarding to stay fundamentalist. The simulations reproduce some stylized facts of tick-by-tick stock-exchange data and globally show informational efficiency.
dc.description25 pages, 7 figures invited paper to "Information, Interaction, and (In)Efficiency in Financial Markets" edited by Juergen Huber and Michael Hanke
dc.identifierhttps://arxiv.org/abs/0712.2687
dc.identifierhttp://arxiv.org/abs/0712.2687
dc.identifier.urihttp://salesiana.dossiersoluciones.com/handle/123456789/208415
dc.subjectTrading and Market Microstructure
dc.subjectPhysics and Society
dc.titleThe value of information in financial markets: An agent-based simulation
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