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Moshe Levy – Microscopic Simulation of Financial Markets
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Microscopic Simulation (MS) uses a computer to represent and keep track of individual (“microscopic”) elements in order to investigate complex systems which are analytically intractable.
A methodology that was developed to solve physics problems, MS has been used to study the relation between microscopic behavior and macroscopic phenomena in systems ranging from those of atomic particles, to cars, animals, and even humans. In finance, MS can help explain, among other things, the effects of various elements of investor behavior on market dynamics and asset pricing. It is these issues in particular, and the value of an MS approach to finance in general, that are the subjects of this book. The authors not only put their work in perspective by surveying traditional economic analyses of investor behavior, but they also briefly examine the use of MS in fields other than finance.
Researchers use the book because it models heterogeneous investors, a group that has proven difficult to model. Being able to predict how people will invest and setting asset prices accordingly is inherently appealing, and the combination of computing power and statistical mechanics in this book makes such modeling possible. Because many finance researchers have backgrounds in physics, the material here is accessible.
Key Features
Emphasizes investor behavior in determining asset prices and market dynamics
Introduces Microscopic Simulation within a simplified framework
Offers ways to model deviations from rational decision-making