Beyond the Bid-Ask: Strategic Insights into Spread Prediction and the Global Mid-Price Phenomenon

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Main Authors: He, Yifan, Shirvani, Abootaleb, Shao, Barret, Rachev, Svetlozar, Fabozzi, Frank
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Published: 2024
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author He, Yifan
Shirvani, Abootaleb
Shao, Barret
Rachev, Svetlozar
Fabozzi, Frank
author_facet He, Yifan
Shirvani, Abootaleb
Shao, Barret
Rachev, Svetlozar
Fabozzi, Frank
contents This research extends the conventional concepts of the bid--ask spread (BAS) and mid-price to include the total market order book bid--ask spread (TMOBBAS) and the global mid-price (GMP). Using high-frequency trading data, we investigate these new constructs, finding that they have heavy tails and significant deviations from normality in the distributions of their log returns, which are confirmed by three different methods. We shift from a static to a dynamic analysis, employing the ARMA(1,1)-GARCH(1,1) model to capture the temporal dependencies in the return time-series, with the normal inverse Gaussian distribution used to capture the heavy tails of the returns. We apply an option pricing model to address the risks associated with the low liquidity indicated by the TMOBBAS and GMP. Additionally, we employ the Rachev ratio to evaluate the risk--return performance at various depths of the limit order book and examine tail risk interdependencies across spread levels. This study provides insights into the dynamics of financial markets, offering tools for trading strategies and systemic risk management.
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spellingShingle Beyond the Bid-Ask: Strategic Insights into Spread Prediction and the Global Mid-Price Phenomenon
He, Yifan
Shirvani, Abootaleb
Shao, Barret
Rachev, Svetlozar
Fabozzi, Frank
Trading and Market Microstructure
Risk Management
This research extends the conventional concepts of the bid--ask spread (BAS) and mid-price to include the total market order book bid--ask spread (TMOBBAS) and the global mid-price (GMP). Using high-frequency trading data, we investigate these new constructs, finding that they have heavy tails and significant deviations from normality in the distributions of their log returns, which are confirmed by three different methods. We shift from a static to a dynamic analysis, employing the ARMA(1,1)-GARCH(1,1) model to capture the temporal dependencies in the return time-series, with the normal inverse Gaussian distribution used to capture the heavy tails of the returns. We apply an option pricing model to address the risks associated with the low liquidity indicated by the TMOBBAS and GMP. Additionally, we employ the Rachev ratio to evaluate the risk--return performance at various depths of the limit order book and examine tail risk interdependencies across spread levels. This study provides insights into the dynamics of financial markets, offering tools for trading strategies and systemic risk management.
title Beyond the Bid-Ask: Strategic Insights into Spread Prediction and the Global Mid-Price Phenomenon
topic Trading and Market Microstructure
Risk Management
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2404.11722