An Application of the Ornstein-Uhlenbeck Process to Pairs Trading

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Main Authors: Suchato, Jirat, Wiryadi, Sean, Chen, Danran, Zhao, Ava, Yue, Michael
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Published: 2024
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author Suchato, Jirat
Wiryadi, Sean
Chen, Danran
Zhao, Ava
Yue, Michael
author_facet Suchato, Jirat
Wiryadi, Sean
Chen, Danran
Zhao, Ava
Yue, Michael
contents We conduct a preliminary analysis of a pairs trading strategy using the Ornstein-Uhlenbeck (OU) process to model stock price spreads. We compare this approach to a naive pairs trading strategy that uses a rolling window to calculate mean and standard deviation parameters. Our findings suggest that the OU model captures signals and trends effectively but underperforms the naive model on a risk-return basis, likely due to non-stationary pairs and parameter tuning limitations.
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spellingShingle An Application of the Ornstein-Uhlenbeck Process to Pairs Trading
Suchato, Jirat
Wiryadi, Sean
Chen, Danran
Zhao, Ava
Yue, Michael
Trading and Market Microstructure
We conduct a preliminary analysis of a pairs trading strategy using the Ornstein-Uhlenbeck (OU) process to model stock price spreads. We compare this approach to a naive pairs trading strategy that uses a rolling window to calculate mean and standard deviation parameters. Our findings suggest that the OU model captures signals and trends effectively but underperforms the naive model on a risk-return basis, likely due to non-stationary pairs and parameter tuning limitations.
title An Application of the Ornstein-Uhlenbeck Process to Pairs Trading
topic Trading and Market Microstructure
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2412.12458