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title: Quant Letter No. 117: October 2025, Week 4
url: https://www.ml-quant.com/issues/2025-10-27/
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issue_date: 2025-10-27
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# Quant Letter No. 117: October 2025, Week 4

Sent 2025-10-27. 133 items.

## arXiv

### Finance

- __[GIT Pricing of American Options with Hybrid Dividends](http://arxiv.org/abs/2510.18159v1)__: Fast math method that computes prices and exercise rules for American options with discrete dividends. (2025-10-21, shares: 13) · https://www.ml-quant.com/papers/arxiv/2510.18159/
- __[Cross-Lingual News for Stock Return Prediction](http://arxiv.org/abs/2510.19203v1)__: Uses optimal-transport to align English–Japanese stock news, producing clearer signals that better predict returns. (2025-10-22, shares: 8) · https://www.ml-quant.com/papers/arxiv/2510.19203/
- __[Mutual Fund Style Shifts & Performance — India](http://arxiv.org/abs/2510.19619v1)__: Finds Indian mutual funds often change investment styles, which can materially alter their risk‑adjusted returns. (2025-10-22, shares: 7) · https://www.ml-quant.com/papers/arxiv/2510.19619/
- __[FinCARE: KG+LLM for Financial Causal Discovery](http://arxiv.org/abs/2510.20221v1)__: KG+LLM for Financial Causal Discovery: Combines SEC knowledge graphs, LLM reasoning, and causal discovery to build more accurate finance‑grounded causal models. (2025-10-23, shares: 7) · https://www.ml-quant.com/papers/arxiv/2510.20221/
- __[Fast Calibration of Fourier Stochastic Volatility Models](http://arxiv.org/abs/2510.19126v1)__: Fast GPU-enabled calibration that precomputes integrals and uses a small neural net to quickly fit VIX models. (2025-10-22, shares: 6) · https://www.ml-quant.com/papers/arxiv/2510.19126/
- __[Fair Compensation in Risk Sharing](http://arxiv.org/abs/2510.19511v1)__: Shows how to set fair payouts from an endowment contingency fund, comparing active vs passive managers and giving conditions for actuarial fairness under general loss patterns. (2025-10-22, shares: 5) · https://www.ml-quant.com/papers/arxiv/2510.19511/
- __[RMTResNet Crypto Covariance Denoising](http://arxiv.org/abs/2510.19130v1)__: Builds a robust crypto covariance model using power laws and Random Matrix Theory with ResNet corrections to create stable, profitable portfolios across market regimes. (2025-10-22, shares: 5) · https://www.ml-quant.com/papers/arxiv/2510.19130/
- __[Antithetic MLMC for Risk Measures](http://arxiv.org/abs/2510.18995v1)__: Proposes an improved multilevel Monte Carlo with antithetic sampling to estimate loss probabilities and Value‑at‑Risk more efficiently for irregular payoffs, illustrated in life insurance. (2025-10-21, shares: 5) · https://www.ml-quant.com/papers/arxiv/2510.18995/
- __[Quantile-Targeted Portfolio Optimization](http://arxiv.org/abs/2510.19271v1)__: Finds that investors targeting specific outcome quantiles change volatility exposure (cutting risk to protect downside or seeking dispersion for upside) and introduces a distributional actor‑critic to learn such strategies. (2025-10-22, shares: 4) · https://www.ml-quant.com/papers/arxiv/2510.19271/
- __[Determinant-Based Multivariate Variance Swaps](http://arxiv.org/abs/2510.20047v1)__: Models multi‑asset variance swaps via generalized variance (determinant of the covariance), derives closed‑form formulas under Heston and BNS volatility models, and validates them by simulation. (2025-10-22, shares: 4) · https://www.ml-quant.com/papers/arxiv/2510.20047/

### Economics

- __[Risk Sharing with Distortion Measures](http://arxiv.org/abs/2510.18236v1)__: Groups people with similar risk attitudes, reducing the n‑agent risk‑sharing problem to a two‑agent (risk‑averse vs risk‑seeking) model with clear existence conditions. (2025-10-21, shares: 8) · https://www.ml-quant.com/papers/arxiv/2510.18236/
- __[RL Model of Consumption and MPCs](http://arxiv.org/abs/2510.20748v1)__: Qlearning with neural nets shows low‑asset unemployed spend stimulus more and that past unemployment leads to persistently lower consumption. (2025-10-23, shares: 6) · https://www.ml-quant.com/papers/arxiv/2510.20748/
- __[Parental Environment and the Matthew Effect in Achievement](http://arxiv.org/abs/2510.18481v1)__: Using Madrid data, parents' education and effort boost kids' grades, with the parental advantage shrinking in math, peaking then falling in literature, and steadily rising in English. (2025-10-21, shares: 6) · https://www.ml-quant.com/papers/arxiv/2510.18481/
- __[DFIs De‑Risking Angolan Investment](http://arxiv.org/abs/2510.18906v1)__: DFIs attract and reduce risk for foreign investors in Angola, but lasting gains need stronger local governance and policy reforms. (2025-10-21, shares: 4) · https://www.ml-quant.com/papers/arxiv/2510.18906/
- __[Policy Effects in Centralized Markets](http://arxiv.org/abs/2510.20032v1)__: A method to measure a policy’s true impact in centralized markets by adjusting baseline results for market-wide changes. (2025-10-22, shares: 4) · https://www.ml-quant.com/papers/arxiv/2510.20032/
- __[Transparency and Wireless Innovation](http://arxiv.org/abs/2510.19377v1)__: Publishing a detailed product database nearly doubled follow-up innovation—mainly by foreign firms—though the boost weakened over time. (2025-10-22, shares: 3) · https://www.ml-quant.com/papers/arxiv/2510.19377/

### Miscellaneous

- __[LLMs Adopting User Innovations](http://arxiv.org/abs/2510.20612v1)__: LLM platforms can quietly absorb users’ ideas, creating power imbalances; the paper proposes governance and technical fixes to protect creators. (2025-10-23, shares: 20) · https://www.ml-quant.com/papers/arxiv/2510.20612/
- __[Decision Trees + LLMs for Case Decisions](http://arxiv.org/abs/2510.19799v1)__: Combining transparent decision trees, LLMs, and practitioner input yields accurate, explainable case-level predictions for public and nonprofit programs. (2025-10-22, shares: 12) · https://www.ml-quant.com/papers/arxiv/2510.19799/
- __[Seasonal River Flow Modeling](http://arxiv.org/abs/2510.18639v1)__: A model estimates daily environmental variable distributions across seasons and trends to better understand river flows and floods (tested on the 2021 Fraser River). (2025-10-21, shares: 9) · https://www.ml-quant.com/papers/arxiv/2510.18639/
- __[Topological FX Co-movement Analysis](http://arxiv.org/abs/2510.19306v1)__: Topological Data Analysis finds clearer, more separated currency clusters than traditional methods, revealing co-movement patterns useful for risk management. (2025-10-22, shares: 9) · https://www.ml-quant.com/papers/arxiv/2510.19306/
- __[Feminist Framework for Platform Work](http://arxiv.org/abs/2510.19450v1)__: A feminist analysis shows platform work causes precarity, surveillance, blurred work–life boundaries, and colonial legacies, and calls for participatory governance and structural reform. (2025-10-22, shares: 5) · https://www.ml-quant.com/papers/arxiv/2510.19450/

### Crypto & Blockchain

- __[Here are some shorter title options (no numbering): - News-RL Trading - News-Driven Trading - News-Based RL - RL for News Trading - News-Powered RL If you want the shortest single choice: News-RL Trading.](http://arxiv.org/abs/2510.19173v1)__: - News-RL Trading - News-Driven Trading - News-Based RL - RL for News Trading - News-Powered RL If you want the shortest single choice: News-RL Trading.: Short summary: Feeding news sentiment extracted by large language models together with raw price and volume into a sequence-model reinforcement learning system boosts cryptocurrency trading performance, removing the need for handcrafted trading rules. (2025-10-22, shares: 8) · https://www.ml-quant.com/papers/arxiv/2510.19173/

### Historical Trending

- __[GCausal Flows for Robust Optimization](http://arxiv.org/abs/2510.15458v1)__: We show interventionally robust optimization is continuous under a G‑causal Wasserstein distance and introduce a causal normalizing flow that respects this, improving data augmentation for causal prediction and portfolio optimization. (2025-10-17, shares: 17) · https://www.ml-quant.com/papers/arxiv/2510.15458/
- __[Unpredictable Penalty Shootouts](http://arxiv.org/abs/2510.17641v1)__: Using UEFA penalty shootout data (2000–2025) we find outcomes are essentially random—no measurable advantage from kicking order, venue, momentum, or team strength. (2025-10-20, shares: 16) · https://www.ml-quant.com/papers/arxiv/2510.17641/
- __[Insurance Pricing & Liquidity](http://arxiv.org/abs/2510.15709v1)__: Accounting for model uncertainty makes insurers set higher, more conservative prices and liquidity buffers, widens capacity ranges, and produces much longer underwriting cycles with more time in low‑capacity states. (2025-10-17, shares: 12) · https://www.ml-quant.com/papers/arxiv/2510.15709/
- __[Centered-MA DARMA](http://arxiv.org/abs/2510.18903v1)__: We remove bias in Dirichlet compositional time series by centering MA innovations using digamma adjustments, yielding unbiased MA terms, better forecasts, and cleaner MCMC diagnostics. (2025-10-20, shares: 11) · https://www.ml-quant.com/papers/arxiv/2510.18903/

## SSRN

### Financial

- __[Perpetual Crypto Market Making](https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=5066176)__: New Bar Portion signal in a crypto market-making strategy beat the traditional MACD in 24‑hour live tests. (2025-01-30, shares: 7767) · https://www.ml-quant.com/papers/ssrn/5066176/
- __[Hedge Funds in German Bonds](https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=5057388)__: Daily data (2005–2024) show hedge funds became key liquidity providers in German government bonds after 2015 as banks cut back due to higher balance‑sheet costs. (2025-02-05, shares: 191) · https://www.ml-quant.com/papers/ssrn/5057388/
- __[Private Video Game Returns](https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=5047711)__: Analysis of 631 private video‑game deals finds game investments outperform similar private and public deals, making game-focused funds attractive. (2024-12-09, shares: 105) · https://www.ml-quant.com/papers/ssrn/5047711/
- __[ESG Alpha in Corporate Bonds](https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=5051908)__: Firms' environmental traits create a distinct bond-market anomaly that improves portfolios beyond standard factors, and a simple model explains it. (2025-01-16, shares: 106) · https://www.ml-quant.com/papers/ssrn/5051908/
- __[Crypto Perpetual Market Making](https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=5066176)__: They built an automated crypto market‑making bot using a simple Bar Portion signal that outperformed a MACD baseline in live trading while keeping risk controlled. (2025-01-30, shares: 7767) · https://www.ml-quant.com/papers/ssrn/5066176/
- __[Hedge Funds Market-Making in German Bonds](https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=5057388)__: Since 2015 hedge funds have acted as quasi‑market‑makers in German government bonds, absorbing new issues as banks pulled back under tighter regulation. (2025-02-05, shares: 191) · https://www.ml-quant.com/papers/ssrn/5057388/
- __[Private Gaming Equity Performance](https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=5047711)__: A study of 631 private videogame investments finds game companies outperform comparable private and public deals, implying dedicated videogame funds may be attractive. (2024-12-09, shares: 105) · https://www.ml-quant.com/papers/ssrn/5047711/
- __[Environmental Anomalies in Corporate Bonds](https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=5051908)__: Environmental characteristics in corporate bonds form a distinct, profitable anomaly separate from traditional factors, improving portfolio choices and backed by a simple theoretical model. (2025-01-16, shares: 106) · https://www.ml-quant.com/papers/ssrn/5051908/

## RePEc

### Finance

- __[Volatile KSE-30 Stock Detection](https://econpapers.repec.org/scripts/redir.pf?u=http%3A%2F%2Flink.springer.com%2F10.1007%2Fs43069-025-00421-4%3Bh%3Drepec%3Aspr%3Asnopef%3Av%3A6%3Ay%3A2025%3Ai%3A1%3Ad%3A10.1007_s43069-025-00421-4)__: Uses machine learning and copula regression to measure KSE‑30 stock dependence on Pakistan’s market and offers a fast optimizer favoring low/moderate‑volatility assets. (2025-10-27, shares: 10) · https://www.ml-quant.com/papers/repec/spr-snopef-v-6-y-2025-i-1-d-10-1007-s43069-025-00421-4/
- __[Adaptive Trading for Emerging Markets](https://econpapers.repec.org/scripts/redir.pf?u=http%3A%2F%2Flink.springer.com%2F10.1186%2Fs40854-025-00754-3%3Bh%3Drepec%3Aspr%3Afininn%3Av%3A11%3Ay%3A2025%3Ai%3A1%3Ad%3A10.1186_s40854-025-00754-3)__: Builds and back‑tests an automated ARMA‑GARCH trading system that adapts to crises to limit losses and preserve capital in emerging markets. (2025-10-27, shares: 9) · https://www.ml-quant.com/papers/repec/spr-fininn-v-11-y-2025-i-1-d-10-1186-s40854-025-00754-3/
- __[Risk Parity: Heavy Tails & Dynamic Correlations](https://econpapers.repec.org/scripts/redir.pf?u=https%3A%2F%2Fdoi.org%2F10.1111%2Fjtsa.12792%3Bh%3Drepec%3Abla%3Ajtsera%3Av%3A46%3Ay%3A2025%3Ai%3A2%3Ap%3A353-377)__: Heavy Tails & Dynamic Correlations: Proposes a non‑Gaussian risk‑parity using expected shortfall with a generalized hyperbolic model to better handle fat tails, reducing turnover and drawdowns in stress. (2025-10-27, shares: 9) · https://www.ml-quant.com/papers/repec/bla-jtsera-v-46-y-2025-i-2-p-353-377/
- __[Testing AMH with Sharpe-Ratio Strategies](https://econpapers.repec.org/scripts/redir.pf?u=https%3A%2F%2Farchive.conscientiabeam.com%2Findex.php%2F29%2Farticle%2Fview%2F4102%2F8464%3Bh%3Drepec%3Apkp%3Ateafle%3Av%3A12%3Ay%3A2025%3Ai%3A1%3Ap%3A120-142%3Aid%3A4102)__: Shows simple Sharpe‑ratio minima/maxima trading rules outperform buy‑and‑hold across six global indices (1998–2023), supporting the Adaptive Market Hypothesis. (2025-10-27, shares: 8) · https://www.ml-quant.com/papers/repec/pkp-teafle-v-12-y-2025-i-1-p-120-142-id-4102/
- __[Forecast Disagreement & Risk Premia](https://econpapers.repec.org/scripts/redir.pf?u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.sciencedirect.com%2Fscience%2Farticle%2Fpii%2FS0165176524006037%3Bh%3Drepec%3Aeee%3Aecolet%3Av%3A247%3Ay%3A2025%3Ai%3Ac%3As0165176524006037)__: Disagreement in macro forecasts raises risk premia: consumption disagreement hurts overall stock returns, while productivity disagreement particularly damages small, low-profit firms. (2025-10-27, shares: 5) · https://www.ml-quant.com/papers/repec/eee-ecolet-v-247-y-2025-i-c-s0165176524006037/
- __[Target-Benefit Pension Optimization with Jumps](https://econpapers.repec.org/scripts/redir.pf?u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.sciencedirect.com%2Fscience%2Farticle%2Fpii%2FS0167668725000137%3Bh%3Drepec%3Aeee%3Ainsuma%3Av%3A121%3Ay%3A2025%3Ai%3Ac%3Ap%3A100-110)__: Provides closed-form rules for the best benefit payouts and investment choices for a target‑benefit pension fund facing continuous and jump risks to maximize expected utility. (2025-10-27, shares: 5) · https://www.ml-quant.com/papers/repec/eee-insuma-v-121-y-2025-i-c-p-100-110/
- __[Linked-Window DEA for Trading Evaluation](https://econpapers.repec.org/scripts/redir.pf?u=http%3A%2F%2Flink.springer.com%2F10.1007%2Fs10614-023-10528-7%3Bh%3Drepec%3Akap%3Acompec%3Av%3A65%3Ay%3A2025%3Ai%3A2%3Ad%3A10.1007_s10614-023-10528-7)__: Presents a linked-window DEA with “linked DMUs” plus whale optimization to find firms and trading strategies that remain effective and stable over time. (2025-10-27, shares: 5) · https://www.ml-quant.com/papers/repec/kap-compec-v-65-y-2025-i-2-d-10-1007-s10614-023-10528-7/
- __[Early Exercise and Put Risk Premia](https://econpapers.repec.org/scripts/redir.pf?u=http%3A%2F%2Fdx.doi.org%2F10.1287%2Fmnsc.2023.00440%3Bh%3Drepec%3Ainm%3Aormnsc%3Av%3A71%3Ay%3A2025%3Ai%3A2%3Ap%3A1824-1845)__: Accounting for optimal early exercise, American puts show less negative raw returns but more negative delta‑hedged returns than European puts, changing which option anomalies look profitable. (2025-10-27, shares: 4) · https://www.ml-quant.com/papers/repec/inm-ormnsc-v-71-y-2025-i-2-p-1824-1845/
- __[Sustainable Returns and Long-Horizon Metrics](https://econpapers.repec.org/scripts/redir.pf?u=http%3A%2F%2Fhdl.handle.net%2F10.1080%2F0015198X.2024.2401765%3Bh%3Drepec%3Ataf%3Aufajxx%3Av%3A81%3Ay%3A2025%3Ai%3A1%3Ap%3A33-62)__: Defines a “sustainable return” (a withdrawal rate that preserves real capital) and shows that return-sequence risk and reinvesting interim cashflows are key for long-term outcomes beyond simple short-period averages. (2025-10-27, shares: 4) · https://www.ml-quant.com/papers/repec/taf-ufajxx-v-81-y-2025-i-1-p-33-62/

### Statistical

- __[GPT News Sentiment](https://econpapers.repec.org/scripts/redir.pf?u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.sciencedirect.com%2Fscience%2Farticle%2Fpii%2FS0165176524006086%3Bh%3Drepec%3Aeee%3Aecolet%3Av%3A247%3Ay%3A2025%3Ai%3Ac%3As0165176524006086)__: GPT’s news-sentiment scores predict and explain intraday stock volatility better than older classifiers. (2025-10-27, shares: 6) · https://www.ml-quant.com/papers/repec/eee-ecolet-v-247-y-2025-i-c-s0165176524006086/
- __[Gamified Emotion Crowdsourcing](https://econpapers.repec.org/scripts/redir.pf?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.mdpi.com%2F2075-4698%2F15%2F3%2F54%2Fpdf%3Bh%3Drepec%3Agam%3Ajsoctx%3Av%3A15%3Ay%3A2025%3Ai%3A3%3Ap%3A54-%3Ad%3A1597256)__: The J-Plus gamified app collects emotional speech to train better emotion-recognition systems while teaching and motivating users. (2025-10-27, shares: 4) · https://www.ml-quant.com/papers/repec/gam-jsoctx-v-15-y-2025-i-3-p-54-d-1597256/
- __[Competition & Earnings Volatility](https://econpapers.repec.org/scripts/redir.pf?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.mdpi.com%2F1911-8074%2F18%2F2%2F73%2Fpdf%3Bh%3Drepec%3Agam%3Ajjrfmx%3Av%3A18%3Ay%3A2025%3Ai%3A2%3Ap%3A73-%3Ad%3A1582023)__: Firms facing tougher product-market competition are more likely to use zero-debt policies, especially when earnings are volatile. (2025-10-27, shares: 4) · https://www.ml-quant.com/papers/repec/gam-jjrfmx-v-18-y-2025-i-2-p-73-d-1582023/

### Machine Learning

- __[Mixture AR Models for Chinese Finance](https://econpapers.repec.org/scripts/redir.pf?u=http%3A%2F%2Fhdl.handle.net%2F10.1080%2F01605682.2024.2329156%3Bh%3Drepec%3Ataf%3Atjorxx%3Av%3A76%3Ay%3A2025%3Ai%3A1%3Ap%3A97-110)__: Introduces a mixture-based autoregressive method to split and model complex time series, showing strong results on COVID-19 financial data. (2025-10-27, shares: 6) · https://www.ml-quant.com/papers/repec/taf-tjorxx-v-76-y-2025-i-1-p-97-110/
- __[Deep Learning for VaR/ES](https://econpapers.repec.org/scripts/redir.pf?u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.sciencedirect.com%2Fscience%2Farticle%2Fpii%2FS0305048324002135%3Bh%3Drepec%3Aeee%3Ajomega%3Av%3A133%3Ay%3A2025%3Ai%3Ac%3As0305048324002135)__: Proposes two deep-learning frameworks plus a model-combination approach that improve Value at Risk and Expected Shortfall estimates versus existing models. (2025-10-27, shares: 6) · https://www.ml-quant.com/papers/repec/eee-jomega-v-133-y-2025-i-c-s0305048324002135/
- __[Housing Market Quantile Connectedness](https://econpapers.repec.org/scripts/redir.pf?u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.sciencedirect.com%2Fscience%2Farticle%2Fpii%2FS0261560625000014%3Bh%3Drepec%3Aeee%3Ajimfin%3Av%3A152%3Ay%3A2025%3Ai%3Ac%3As0261560625000014)__: Finds extreme house-price shocks spread farther than median shocks, with the US acting as the main transmitter and US interest rates predicting spillovers. (2025-10-27, shares: 5) · https://www.ml-quant.com/papers/repec/eee-jimfin-v-152-y-2025-i-c-s0261560625000014/
- __[Bond Volatility Predicts Chinese Stock Volatility](https://econpapers.repec.org/scripts/redir.pf?u=https%3A%2F%2Fdoi.org%2F10.1002%2Ffor.3215%3Bh%3Drepec%3Awly%3Ajforec%3Av%3A44%3Ay%3A2025%3Ai%3A2%3Ap%3A547-555)__: Shows 10-year Treasury futures volatility best predicts Chinese stock volatility; SPCA and lasso beat HAR and help improve investor returns. (2025-10-27, shares: 5) · https://www.ml-quant.com/papers/repec/wly-jforec-v-44-y-2025-i-2-p-547-555/
- __[Abstract Classification: SVM vs BERT vs GPT-3.5](https://econpapers.repec.org/scripts/redir.pf?u=http%3A%2F%2Flink.springer.com%2F10.1007%2Fs11192-024-05217-7%3Bh%3Drepec%3Aspr%3Ascient%3Av%3A130%3Ay%3A2025%3Ai%3A1%3Ad%3A10.1007_s11192-024-05217-7)__: SVM vs BERT vs GPT-3.5: Compares SVM, SPECTER, BERT, and GPT-3.5 for classifying abstracts: BERT performs best, while GPT-3.5 is inconsistent with limited training data. (2025-10-27, shares: 4) · https://www.ml-quant.com/papers/repec/spr-scient-v-130-y-2025-i-1-d-10-1007-s11192-024-05217-7/

### Deep Learning

- __[Spanish Anti-Abortion Networks on Twitter](https://econpapers.repec.org/scripts/redir.pf?u=http%3A%2F%2Flink.springer.com%2F10.1057%2Fs41599-025-04568-7%3Bh%3Drepec%3Apal%3Apalcom%3Av%3A12%3Ay%3A2025%3Ai%3A1%3Ad%3A10.1057_s41599-025-04568-7)__: Spanish anti-abortion Twitter groups are male-led, show hateful content, and coordinate around religion and right-wing politics. (2025-10-27, shares: 4) · https://www.ml-quant.com/papers/repec/pal-palcom-v-12-y-2025-i-1-d-10-1057-s41599-025-04568-7/
- __[Demand Forecasting for New Fashion](https://econpapers.repec.org/scripts/redir.pf?u=https%3A%2F%2Fdoi.org%2F10.1002%2Ffor.3192%3Bh%3Drepec%3Awly%3Ajforec%3Av%3A44%3Ay%3A2025%3Ai%3A2%3Ap%3A270-280)__: Fashion product demand is hard to predict, but machine learning—especially deep learning and ensembles—can make forecasts more accurate. (2025-10-27, shares: 4) · https://www.ml-quant.com/papers/repec/wly-jforec-v-44-y-2025-i-2-p-270-280/
- __[Oil Price Forecasting in Crises: ML vs DL](https://econpapers.repec.org/scripts/redir.pf?u=http%3A%2F%2Flink.springer.com%2F10.1007%2Fs10479-023-05400-8%3Bh%3Drepec%3Aspr%3Aannopr%3Av%3A345%3Ay%3A2025%3Ai%3A2%3Ad%3A10.1007_s10479-023-05400-8)__: ML vs DL: During crises, LSTM neural networks predict oil prices better than SVMs, particularly for mid- to long-term forecasts. (2025-10-27, shares: 4) · https://www.ml-quant.com/papers/repec/spr-annopr-v-345-y-2025-i-2-d-10-1007-s10479-023-05400-8/

### Historical Trending

- __[Adaptive VIX Forecasting](https://econpapers.repec.org/scripts/redir.pf?u=http%3A%2F%2Fhdl.handle.net%2F10.1080%2F14697688.2024.2439458%3Bh%3Drepec%3Ataf%3Aquantf%3Av%3A24%3Ay%3A2024%3Ai%3A12%3Ap%3A1857-1873)__: Machine learning predicts daily VIX more accurately; weekly jobless claims are a key predictor, helping trading and risk management. (2024-02-19, shares: 12) · https://www.ml-quant.com/papers/repec/taf-quantf-v-24-y-2024-i-12-p-1857-1873/
- __[Eurozone Bank Stock Direction](https://econpapers.repec.org/scripts/redir.pf?u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.icfm.ro%2FRePEc%2Fvls%2Fvls_pdf%2Fvol28i4p29-42.pdf%3Bh%3Drepec%3Avls%3Afinstu%3Av%3A28%3Ay%3A2024%3Ai%3A4%3Ap%3A29-42)__: XGBoost and logistic regression beat LSTM/BiLSTM at forecasting daily stock direction for big Eurozone banks, likely because deep learning needs more data. (2024-04-04, shares: 7) · https://www.ml-quant.com/papers/repec/vls-finstu-v-28-y-2024-i-4-p-29-42/
- __[Need Satisfaction in Online Gigs](https://econpapers.repec.org/scripts/redir.pf?u=https%3A%2F%2Fjppc.ro%2Findex.php%2Fjppc%2Farticle%2Fdownload%2F868%2F470%3Bh%3Drepec%3Acta%3Ajcppxx%3A4241)__: The Work Need Satisfaction Scale fits EU online gig workers poorly; a shorter 12‑item, 3‑factor version captures their needs better. (2024-09-19, shares: 2) · https://www.ml-quant.com/papers/repec/cta-jcppxx-4241/
- __[AI Cloud Resource Management for DevOps](https://econpapers.repec.org/scripts/redir.pf?u=https%3A%2F%2Fnewjaigs.com%2Findex.php%2FJAIGS%2Farticle%2Fview%2F262%3Bh%3Drepec%3Adas%3Anjaigs%3Av%3A6%3Ay%3A2024%3Ai%3A1%3Ap%3A397-408%3Aid%3A262)__: AI predictive analytics, reinforcement learning) can optimize cloud resource allocation to make DevOps more efficient and resilient. (2024-08-05, shares: 2) · https://www.ml-quant.com/papers/repec/das-njaigs-v-6-y-2024-i-1-p-397-408-id-262/
- __[PrePandemic Profile: Young Informal EU Workers](https://econpapers.repec.org/scripts/redir.pf?u=https%3A%2F%2Fdoi.org%2F10.2478%2Fjses-2024-0010%3Bh%3Drepec%3Avrs%3Ajsesro%3Av%3A13%3Ay%3A2024%3Ai%3A2%3Ap%3A82-97%3An%3A1005)__: Young Informal EU Workers: Eurobarometer data profiles young informal workers across the EU27, providing a pre‑pandemic baseline of their activities and reasons for undeclared work. (2024-11-12, shares: 2) · https://www.ml-quant.com/papers/repec/vrs-jsesro-v-13-y-2024-i-2-p-82-97-n-1005/
- __[EGovernance & Citizen Participation](https://econpapers.repec.org/scripts/redir.pf?u=https%3A%2F%2Fpublishing.globalcsrc.org%2Fojs%2Findex.php%2Fsbsee%2Farticle%2Fview%2F3089%2F1770%3Bh%3Drepec%3Asrc%3Asbseec%3Av%3A6%3Ay%3A2024%3Ai%3A3%3Ap%3A317-336)__: Egovernance now boosts citizen participation with advanced digital systems but depends on technology, trust, and law. (2024-07-18, shares: 2) · https://www.ml-quant.com/papers/repec/src-sbseec-v-6-y-2024-i-3-p-317-336/
- __[Shielding Retail Investors from Dark Patterns](https://econpapers.repec.org/scripts/redir.pf?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.rivisteweb.it%2Fdownload%2Farticle%2F10.1435%2F115112%3Bh%3Drepec%3Amul%3Ajqmthn%3Adoi%3A10.1435%2F115112%3Ay%3A2024%3Ai%3A3%3Ap%3A499-531)__: Manipulative designs on investment platforms hurt retail investors; use behavioral science and AI to improve regulation. (2024-08-15, shares: 1) · https://www.ml-quant.com/papers/repec/mul-jqmthn-doi-10-1435-115112-y-2024-i-3-p-499-531/
- __[Bank Performance: Drivers & Future Directions](https://econpapers.repec.org/scripts/redir.pf?u=https%3A%2F%2Fapi.eurokd.com%2FUploads%2FArticle%2F704%2FNCAF.2023.09.03.pdf%3Bh%3Drepec%3Abco%3Ancafaa%3A%3Av%3A9%3Ay%3A2023%3Ap%3A26-41)__: Drivers & Future Directions: Review summarizes factors affecting bank performance and calls for more research on COVID‑19, digital transformation, and FinTech. (2023-03-18, shares: 1) · https://www.ml-quant.com/papers/repec/bco-ncafaa-v-9-y-2023-p-26-41/
- __[AI Data Culture & Firm Performance](https://econpapers.repec.org/scripts/redir.pf?u=http%3A%2F%2Flink.springer.com%2F10.1007%2Fs10796-023-10460-z%3Bh%3Drepec%3Aspr%3Ainfosf%3Av%3A26%3Ay%3A2024%3Ai%3A6%3Ad%3A10.1007_s10796-023-10460-z)__: AI capability raises firm performance, helped by a data-driven culture and supported by AI infrastructure. (2024-01-03, shares: 1) · https://www.ml-quant.com/papers/repec/spr-infosf-v-26-y-2024-i-6-d-10-1007-s10796-023-10460-z/
- __[Social Media Climate Talks: Policy Lessons](https://econpapers.repec.org/scripts/redir.pf?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.cambridge.org%2Fcore%2Fproduct%2Fidentifier%2FS0027950124000073%2Ftype%2Fjournal_article%3Bh%3Drepec%3Acup%3Anierev%3Av%3A266%3Ay%3A2023%3Ai%3A%3Ap%3A22-29_3)__: Policy Lessons: Machine learning on social media identifies key climate topics and urges coordinated policies to reach net‑zero. (2023-01-13, shares: 1) · https://www.ml-quant.com/papers/repec/cup-nierev-v-266-y-2023-i-p-22-29-3/

## Machine learning

### Historical Trending

- __[QGuided Search for Language Agents](http://arxiv.org/abs/2502.02584v1)__: QLASS: creates step-by-step Q-value labels to guide language agents, improving their decisions even with little data. (2025-02-04, shares: 202) · https://www.ml-quant.com/papers/arxiv/2502.02584/
- __[Benchmarking LLMs](https://arxiv.org/abs/2502.03461)__: Platinum-benchmarks: fixes mislabeled test data to better measure model reliability and shows top LLMs still fail simple tasks. (2025-02-05, shares: 73) · https://www.ml-quant.com/papers/arxiv/2502.03461/
- __[ToddlerBot: Low-Cost Humanoid](https://arxiv.org/abs/2502.00893)__: Low-Cost Humanoid: ToddlerBot: an open-source humanoid robot you can build for under $6,000 to collect data and learn policies that transfer from sim to real. (2025-02-02, shares: 48) · https://www.ml-quant.com/papers/arxiv/2502.00893/
- __[MAE Tokenizers for Diffusion](https://arxiv.org/abs/2502.03444)__: MAETok: uses masked autoencoding to clean up diffusion latents, making high-resolution image generation faster and sharper. (2025-02-05, shares: 38) · https://www.ml-quant.com/papers/arxiv/2502.03444/
- __[Unanswerability in RAG](https://arxiv.org/abs/2412.12300)__: UAEval4RAG: generates tricky unanswerable queries to test whether RAG systems correctly refuse to answer, revealing key trade-offs. (2024-12-16, shares: 30) · https://www.ml-quant.com/papers/arxiv/2412.12300/
- __[NutWorld: 3D Gaussian](https://arxiv.org/abs/2502.03465)__: 3D Gaussian: NutWorld: Converts single-camera videos into compact, time-consistent 3D Gaussian scenes for high-quality, real-time reconstruction. (2025-02-05, shares: 30) · https://www.ml-quant.com/papers/arxiv/2502.03465/
- __[NNetNav: Unsupervised Agents](https://arxiv.org/abs/2410.02907)__: Unsupervised Agents: NNetNav: Auto-generates labeled browser interaction demos by breaking down instructions, letting unsupervised agents far outperform zero-shot baselines. (2024-10-03, shares: 29) · https://www.ml-quant.com/papers/arxiv/2410.02907/
- __[BFSProver: Best-First LLM Prover](https://arxiv.org/abs/2502.03438)__: Best-First LLM Prover: BFSProver: Makes best-first search effective for theorem proving using expert filtering, learned preferences, and length normalization to reach state-of-the-art results. (2025-02-05, shares: 28) · https://www.ml-quant.com/papers/arxiv/2502.03438/
- __[DeepSeekR1: Analysis & Implications](https://arxiv.org/abs/2502.02523)__: Analysis & Implications: DeepSeekR1 report: Describes a low-cost Chinese reasoning model competitive with OpenAI’s, built with MoE, reinforcement learning, and engineering tricks, and discusses their implications. (2025-02-04, shares: 26) · https://www.ml-quant.com/papers/arxiv/2502.02523/
- __[Deep Linear Networks: Dynamics & Hyperparameter Transfer](https://arxiv.org/abs/2502.02531)__: Dynamics & Hyperparameter Transfer: Theory paper: Explains gradient descent in wide deep linear networks—why wider models train better, how hyperparameters transfer with width, and how residual scaling yields infinite-depth limits. (2025-02-04, shares: 24) · https://www.ml-quant.com/papers/arxiv/2502.02531/

## Papers with code

### Trending

- __[DeepAgent — Autonomous Tool Agent](https://github.com/RUC-NLPIR/DeepAgent)__: DeepAgent — an end-to-end agent that finds and uses tools on its own and compresses long interaction histories so it solves complex, long-horizon tasks better. (2025-10-27, shares: 77)
- __[LightMem — Efficient Memory for LLMs](https://github.com/zjunlp/LightMem)__: LightMem — a lightweight three-stage memory that filters, groups, and consolidates past interactions to improve LLM accuracy while greatly cutting token, API, and runtime costs. (2025-10-22, shares: 66)

### Rising

- __[DeepAnalyze — Auto Data-Science LLM](https://github.com/ruc-datalab/DeepAnalyze)__: DeepAnalyze8B: an 8B-parameter model trained progressively to run full data-science pipelines and produce analyst-quality research reports. (2025-10-21, shares: 58)
- __[PBSAttn — Block-Sparse Attention](https://github.com/xinghaow99/pbs-attn)__: PBSAttn: rearranges attention into block-sparse patterns to speed long-context LLM processing while keeping accuracy close to full attention. (2025-10-27, shares: 16)
- __[EDR Steerable Multi-Agent Analytics](https://github.com/SalesforceAIResearch/enterprise-deep-research)__: EnterpriseDeepResearch (EDR): a multiagent system that plans, searches, uses tools, visualizes results, and reflects to automatically produce high-quality enterprise research reports. (2025-10-21, shares: 11)

## GitHub

### Finance

- __[sstmodels.dev — Model Database](https://github.com/sst/models.dev)__: An open, free database that lists and describes AI models. (2025-06-04, shares: 1274)
- __[detasurf — AI Notebooks](https://github.com/deta/surf)__: Personal AI Notebooks organize your files and web pages and auto-generate notes, with local/open-source options. (2025-10-20, shares: 1679)
- __[Pringledpyversity — Search Diversification](https://github.com/Pringled/pyversity)__: A fast technique to make search results more diverse so they cover more topics. (2025-10-08, shares: 350)
- __[DeepAnalyze (rucdatalab) — Autonomous DS LLM](https://github.com/ruc-datalab/DeepAnalyze)__: DeepAnalyze is an autonomous AI that runs data‑science tasks by itself. (2025-10-11, shares: 701)

### Trending

- __[ValueCell — Finance Agent](https://github.com/ValueCell-ai/valuecell)__: ValueCell — a community-built multiagent platform for running financial applications and automated trading agents. (2025-09-01, shares: 1478)
- __[scmd — S3 CLI](https://github.com/s3tools/s3cmd)__: Scmd — a command-line tool to manage S3-compatible storage (like Amazon S3) and CloudFront. (2011-06-07, shares: 4800)
- __[Blind Watermark](https://github.com/guofei9987/blind_watermark)__: BlindInvisible Watermark — an image watermarking tool that can extract watermarks without needing the original image. (2019-07-16, shares: 10187)
- __[Anthropic](https://github.com/anthropics/skills)__: Public Skills repository — a shared collection of reusable “Skills” (ready-to-use components) for developers to use and contribute. (2025-09-22, shares: 9121)
- __[Claude Skills](https://github.com/BehiSecc/awesome-claude-skills)__: Curated Claude Skills — a handpicked list of prebuilt Skills you can add to the Claude AI assistant to extend its abilities. (2025-10-17, shares: 1570)

## News

### Quantitative

- __[Funds Wary of Crypto](https://www.hedgeweek.com/crypto-still-a-step-too-far-for-most-hedge-fund-investors-say-man-group-and-lgt-capital/)__: Big institutions are wary of crypto hedge funds, saying the operational risks outweigh the rewards. (2025-10-23, shares: 4)
- __[Balyasny Expands Asia Team](https://www.hedgeweek.com/balyasny-expands-asia-macro-team/)__: Balyasny added four traders to its Asia macro team under Ron Choy, who joined this year with a reported pay package up to $30M. (2025-10-24, shares: 3)
- __[Nickel Digital Boosts Allocations](https://www.hedgeweek.com/nickel-digital-ups-pod-shop-allocations/)__: Nickel Digital is shifting to allocate more to global trading teams to try to lift investor returns. (2025-10-22, shares: 3)
- __[Palliser Pushes LG Chem on Battery Value](https://www.hedgeweek.com/palliser-urges-lg-chem-to-unlock-value-in-battery-unit/)__: London activist Palliser Capital bought a stake in LG Chem and is pushing the company to correct what it calls heavy undervaluation. (2025-10-22, shares: 3)
- __[Citadel hires Goldman quant for power](https://www.efinancialcareers.com/news/hedge-fund-citadel-hired-goldman-sachs-code-cracking-quant-md-for-its-power-trading-team)__: An MD was promoted and then left to join a hedge fund within two years. (2025-10-27, shares: 3)
- __[Reversals hit quant funds](https://www.hedgeweek.com/market-reversals-hit-quant-hedge-funds/)__: Quant-driven hedge funds hit their worst month since July after crowded trades suddenly reversed. (2025-10-27, shares: 2)
- __[Top listed hedge fund seeks rebound](https://www.ft.com/content/1a99c53b-df0c-434f-b5f9-988c71789992)__: Man Group must decide whether to stick with its quantitative focus or diversify into other strategies. (2025-10-22, shares: 2)
- __[Dubai regulator clears Magellan](https://www.hedgeweek.com/dubai-regulator-clears-hedge-fund-magellan-after-probe/)__: Dubai regulator cleared Magellan Capital after a months-long investigation, the firm said. (2025-10-22, shares: 2)
- __[RTX hires ex-swaps trader as Asia CPO](https://www.hedgeweek.com/rtx-fintech-taps-ex-interest-rate-swaps-trader-as-asis-chief-product-officer/)__: RTX Fintech & Research appointed André Léger as Chief Product Officer and Head of Markets for Asia. (2025-10-24, shares: 2)

### Miscellaneous

- __[Ace Bitcoin Hedge Fund](https://www.hedgeweek.com/ace-digital-to-launch-bitcoin-focused-hedge-fund-following-ace-funds-acquisition/)__: Ace Digital will launch a NOK5m Bitcoin fund for professional investors by end-2025 after buying Ace Funds AS. (2025-10-27, shares: 2)
- __[Citadel CTO Prefers Top Engineers](https://www.efinancialcareers.com/news/umesh-subramanian)__: Citadel wants tech hires with strong coding, problem-solving, quick learning, teamwork, and high drive. (2025-10-21, shares: 1)
- __[Qubes Futuristic Pay](https://www.efinancialcareers.com/news/qrt-hedge-fund)__: An article proposes a new payroll method—real-time/on-demand pay—that could one day become the norm. (2025-10-23, shares: 1)
- __[BOE Fast-Tracks Hedge Fund Minutes](https://www.hedgeweek.com/boe-to-fast-track-publication-of-hedge-fund-meeting-minutes-amid-transparency-concerns/)__: The Bank of England will speed up publishing its quarterly meeting minutes to avoid insiders getting a policy advantage. (2025-10-27, shares: 1)
- __[Hedge fund redemptions ease](https://www.hedgeweek.com/hedge-fund-redemptions-ease-in-october-says-ssc-globeop/)__: Investors planned slightly fewer hedge-fund withdrawals in October as the redemption indicator dropped from 2.21 to 1.86. (2025-10-23, shares: 1)
- __[ExUBS/JPM quant builds London team](https://www.efinancialcareers.com/news/ex-ubs-jp-morgan-quant-is-building-a-team-at-a-crypto-prime-broking-firm-in-london)__: Hidden Road is quietly expanding and hiring new employees. (2025-10-21, shares: 1)
- __[Goldman hires MS ED after team sold](https://www.efinancialcareers.com/news/morgan-stanley-market-making-citadel-securities-goldman-sachs)__: Market-making roles are moving away from traditional banks to other types of firms. (2025-10-21, shares: 1)
- __[ExCitadel, Millennium researchers join crypto fund](https://www.efinancialcareers.com/news/nikita-fadeev)__: A young London crypto hedge-fund manager is recruiting more talent to grow the team. (2025-10-21, shares: 1)
- __[AI replaces menial bank jobs](https://www.efinancialcareers.com/news/ai-banking-jobs)__: A senior technologist outlines why hiring is currently paused at the moment. (2025-10-27, shares: 0)

## Podcasts

### Quantitative

- __[Weather-Driven Systematic Futures](https://shows.acast.com/the-alternative-data-podcast/episodes/the-vlad-johnson-episode)__: Vlad Johnson: systematic futures trading uses data, tech, and AI to find patterns — but only if the data quality is strong. (2025-10-27, shares: 8)
- __[CLIP Covered Calls](https://pdcn.co/e/www.buzzsprout.com/2034153/episodes/18052083-income-without-limits-jonathan-shelon-on-clip-covered-calls-and-monthly-payouts-that-work.mp3)__: KraneShares’ CLIP ETF: sells covered calls on Chinese tech to generate monthly income and add portfolio diversification. (2025-10-21, shares: 6)
- __[Commodity Risk & Volatility](http://macroriskadvisors.com/#c207800452c32d26554d2194482142c2)__: Ben Hoff: commodities combine physical supply chains and finance — storage/transport buffer prices until disruptions cause sudden volatility. (2025-10-22, shares: 6)
- __[TaxEfficient Equal-Weight ETF](https://pdcn.co/e/www.buzzsprout.com/2034153/episodes/18055185-webinar-exploring-the-cambria-us-equal-weight-etf-usew-diversifying-beyond-market-cap.mp3)__: ETF exchange: lets investors swap large appreciated stock positions into a new ETF at launch to defer immediate capital gains taxes. (2025-10-22, shares: 6)
- __[Culture, Flexibility & Alpha](https://chrt.fm/track/F81DEC/traffic.megaphone.fm/GLD2232177216.mp3)__: Alan Waxman: staying flexible and adapting strategies helps uncover opportunities in alternative investments. (2025-10-24, shares: 4)

### Related

- __[Physics to Quant & AI](https://www.buzzsprout.com/803279/episodes/18019990-physicist-to-quant-and-ai-igor-halperin.mp3)__: Igor Halperin: He describes moving from the Soviet Union to physics and quant finance, why physicists become quants, LLM impacts, and offers career tips. (2025-10-21, shares: 4)
- __[Growth vs Value](https://audioboom.com/posts/8794122)__: Ayah Habboub: She argues that growth strategies designed without assuming value let investors capture each factor’s unique returns. (2025-10-23, shares: 4)
- __[Shapiro: Geopolitics & Markets](https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-jacob-shapiro-podcast/id1618811454)__: Geopolitics & Markets: Jacob Shapiro: He hosts a biweekly long-form podcast on geopolitics and global markets. (2025-10-25, shares: 3)
- __[EM Fixed Income](https://atanyrate.podbean.com/e/at-any-rate-%e2%80%93-em-fixed-income-reviewing-the-global-previewing-the-upcoming-idiosyncratic/)__: JP Morgan experts: They review recent market moves and explain implications for emerging-market fixed income. (2025-10-23, shares: 3)
- __[Oil Glut & Sanctions](https://atanyrate.podbean.com/e/global-commodities-oil-glut-paves-way-for-stronger-sanctions-if-enforced/)__: Russian crude sanctions: Restrictions on about 70% of Russian oil have raised costs, pushed discounted rerouting to other buyers, and exports should stabilize within a quarter. (2025-10-24, shares: 3)

## Blogs

### Quantitative

- __[Naked CDS](https://quantnet.com/threads/naked-cds-and-buying-fire-insurance-on-your-neighbors-house.9966/)__: Using a Hamlet analogy, warns that buying naked CDS on Danish government bonds could push up Denmark’s borrowing costs. (2025-10-26, shares: 3)
- __[Junior Buyside Quant](https://quantnet.com/threads/im-a-junior-quant-researcher-working-in-a-buyside-hedge-fund-ama.62812/)__: A junior quant researcher describes their role on a central team at a New York multimanager hedge fund that builds and trades the firm’s own strategies. (2025-10-21, shares: 3)
- __[x Leveraged ETF Strategy](https://www.quantifiedstrategies.com/triple-leveraged-etf-trading-strategy/)__: Argues that, despite daily rebalancing concerns, holding triple‑leveraged ETFs can sometimes be a viable long‑term strategy. (2025-10-21, shares: 3)

### Related

- __[QuantNet 2026 Preview](https://quantnet.com/threads/countdown-to-the-2026-quantnet-rankings.62830/)__: A pre-2026 thread collecting speculative ranking discussion that will be turned into the official commentary after results. (2025-10-24, shares: 1)
- __[MAR Ratio Primer](https://www.quantifiedstrategies.com/mar-ratio/)__: Explains the MAR Ratio (return ÷ max drawdown) as a simple way to see how well an investment balances return and risk. (2025-10-24, shares: 0)
- __[Why Day Traders Fail](https://www.quantifiedstrategies.com/why-day-traders-fail/)__: Short YouTube video that visually shows the MAR Ratio and why it matters for evaluating investments. (2025-10-22, shares: 0)

## X / Twitter

### Quantitative

- __[Here are shorter title options (no numbering): - Highlights - Key Findings - Findings - Key Insights - Takeaways - Insights - Research Briefs - Quick Finds](https://x.com/quantseeker/status/1980726865624199327)__: - Highlights - Key Findings - Findings - Key Insights - Takeaways - Insights - Research Briefs - Quick Finds: This week's recap highlights research showing stronger crypto–stock links, ideas for adding portable alpha, the risks and returns of same‑day (0DTE) NDX straddle trades, evidence many stocks are mispriced, and a short list of top industry blogs and podcasts. (2025-10-21, shares: 4)

### Miscellaneous

- __[Here are some shorter title options: - Stop Losses, Not Returns - Cut Drawdowns, Keep Returns - Stops Cut Drawdowns - Protect Returns, Cut Drawdowns - Stops Preserve Returns - Lower Drawdowns, Keep Returns](https://x.com/quantseeker/status/1981295794901647868)__: - Stop Losses, Not Returns - Cut Drawdowns, Keep Returns - Stops Cut Drawdowns - Protect Returns, Cut Drawdowns - Stops Preserve Returns - Lower Drawdowns, Keep Returns: Stoplosses usually don't increase average or risk-adjusted returns, but they do cut big losses and make returns more stable by reducing extreme downside outcomes. (2025-10-23, shares: 1)

## Reddit

### Quantitative

- __[Math Degree Outside Quant Roles](https://www.reddit.com/r/quantfinance/comments/1obmqn5/use_of_mathematics_degree_outside_of_quantitative/)__:  (2025-10-20, shares: 1)
- __[Ross vs Pavliotis — Stochastic Processes](https://www.reddit.com/r/quantfinance/comments/1oc2lxi/stochastic_processes_by_ross_or_pavliotis/)__:  (2025-10-21, shares: 2)
- __[Value of Quant Interview Patterns](https://www.reddit.com/r/quantfinance/comments/1obsol4/how_helpful_is_learning_quant_interview_patterns/)__:  (2025-10-20, shares: 2)
- __[FRM CQF: Worth It?](https://www.reddit.com/r/quantfinance/comments/1obprmx/frm_and_cqf_worth_it_entry_in_quant_side/)__:  (2025-10-20, shares: 2)

### Rising

- __[Early-Career & Interviews](https://www.reddit.com/r/quant/comments/1obc7ir/weekly_megathread_education_early_career_and/)__:  (2025-10-20, shares: 2)
- __[HK Quant Shops](https://www.reddit.com/r/quant/comments/1obkbio/quant_shops_in_hk/)__:  (2025-10-20, shares: 1)
- __[Thesis](https://www.reddit.com/r/quant/comments/1obfrl6/thesis_idea/)__:  (2025-10-20, shares: 2)
- __[IMC Quant Intern](https://www.reddit.com/r/quantfinance/comments/1obyjv6/imc_qt_intern_recruiter_phone_call_soon_what_to/)__:  (2025-10-21, shares: 1)
- __[Overnight Mean-Reversion — 3M](https://www.reddit.com/r/algotrading/comments/1ob5xao/built_a_regimebased_overnight_mean_reversion/)__:  (2025-10-20, shares: 126)