Implementation of Pairs Trading Strategies

Abstract:     
In this paper we outline two previously suggested methods for quantitative motivated trading in pairs. We focus on the method of cointegration and an unobserved mean reversion model called the stochastic spread model. The methods are used to implement a search procedure that aims to reveal profitable pairs among all possible pairs available on the German, French and Dutch stock exchanges. The intended user of this application is the trading desk at Amsterdams Effektenkantoor for which this investigation has been done. Implementation details are found at http://files.meetup.com/1704326/PairsTrading.ppt.

Number of Pages in PDF File: 39

Keywords: pairs trading, mean reversion, implementation, kalman filter, VAR

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