Markus Pelger

Stanford University - Department of Management Science & Engineering

Assistant Professor

473 Via Ortega

Stanford, CA 94305-9025

United States

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Deep Learning in Asset Pricing

Number of pages: 75 Posted: 04 Apr 2019 Last Revised: 05 Aug 2021
Luyang Chen, Markus Pelger and Jason Zhu
Stanford University - Institute for Computational and Mathematical Engineering, Stanford University - Department of Management Science & Engineering and Stanford University - Management Science & Engineering
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No-arbitrage, stock returns, conditional asset pricing model, non-linear factor model, machine learning, deep learning, neural networks, big data, hidden states, GMM

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Forest Through the Trees: Building Cross-Sections of Stock Returns

Number of pages: 60 Posted: 19 Dec 2019 Last Revised: 05 Aug 2023
Svetlana Bryzgalova, Markus Pelger and Jason Zhu
London Business School - Department of Finance, Stanford University - Department of Management Science & Engineering and Stanford University - Management Science & Engineering
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Asset Pricing, Sorting, Portfolios, Cross-Section of Expected Returns, Decision Trees, Elastic Net, Stock Characteristics, Machine Learning

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Deep Learning Statistical Arbitrage

Number of pages: 72 Posted: 08 Jun 2021 Last Revised: 27 Aug 2023
Jorge Guijarro-Ordonez, Markus Pelger and Greg Zanotti
BlackRock, Inc, Stanford University - Department of Management Science & Engineering and Stanford University, School of Engineering, Management Science & Engineering
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statistical arbitrage, pairs trading, machine learning, deep learning, big data, stock returns, convolutional neural network, transformer, attention, factor model, market efficiency, investment

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Machine-Learning the Skill of Mutual Fund Managers

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Machine-Learning the Skill of Mutual Fund Managers

Number of pages: 110 Posted: 07 Dec 2021 Last Revised: 07 Aug 2023
Ron Kaniel, Zihan Lin, Markus Pelger and Stijn Van Nieuwerburgh
University of Rochester - Simon Business School, Stanford University, Stanford University - Department of Management Science & Engineering and Columbia University Graduate School of Business
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Mutual fund performance, machine learning, sentiment, big data, neural networks

Machine-Learning the Skill of Mutual Fund Managers

NBER Working Paper No. w29723
Number of pages: 59 Posted: 07 Feb 2022 Last Revised: 09 Jul 2022
Ron Kaniel, Zihan Lin, Markus Pelger and Stijn Van Nieuwerburgh
University of Rochester - Simon Business School, Stanford University, Stanford University - Department of Management Science & Engineering and Columbia University Graduate School of Business
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Factors That Fit the Time Series and Cross-Section of Stock Returns

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Factors That Fit the Time Series and Cross-Section of Stock Returns

Number of pages: 61 Posted: 01 Aug 2018 Last Revised: 30 Jan 2020
Martin Lettau and Markus Pelger
University of California - Haas School of Business and Stanford University - Department of Management Science & Engineering
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Cross Section Of Returns, Anomalies, Expected Returns, High-Dimensional Data, Latent Factors, Weak Factors, PCA

Factors that Fit the Time Series and Cross-Section of Stock Returns

NBER Working Paper No. w24858
Number of pages: 60 Posted: 01 Aug 2018 Last Revised: 04 Jun 2023
Martin Lettau and Markus Pelger
University of California - Haas School of Business and Stanford University - Department of Management Science & Engineering
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Factors that Fit the Time Series and Cross-Section of Stock Returns

CEPR Discussion Paper No. DP13049
Number of pages: 62 Posted: 16 Jul 2018 Last Revised: 30 Jul 2018
Martin Lettau and Markus Pelger
University of California - Haas School of Business and Stanford University - Department of Management Science & Engineering
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Anomalies, Cross Section of Returns, expected returns, high-dimensional data, Latent Factors, PCA, Weak Factors

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Stripping the Discount Curve - a Robust Machine Learning Approach

Swiss Finance Institute Research Paper No. 22-24
Number of pages: 87 Posted: 15 Mar 2022 Last Revised: 14 Mar 2023
Damir Filipović, Markus Pelger and Ye Ye
École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne, Stanford University - Department of Management Science & Engineering and Stanford University
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yield curve estimation, U.S. Treasury securities, term structure of interest rates, non-parametric method, machine learning in finance, reproducing kernel Hilbert space

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Understanding Systematic Risk: A High-Frequency Approach

Journal of Finance, Forthcoming
Number of pages: 55 Posted: 24 Aug 2015 Last Revised: 23 Mar 2020
Markus Pelger
Stanford University - Department of Management Science & Engineering
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Systematic Risk, High-dimensional Data, High-Frequency Data, Latent Factors, PCA, Jumps, Cross-Section of Returns, Time-Varying Risk, Industry Factors

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Estimating Latent Asset-Pricing Factors

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Estimating Latent Asset-Pricing Factors

Number of pages: 45 Posted: 21 May 2018 Last Revised: 13 Jan 2020
Martin Lettau and Markus Pelger
University of California - Haas School of Business and Stanford University - Department of Management Science & Engineering
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Cross Section of Returns, Anomalies, Expected Returns, High-Dimensional Data, Latent Factors, Weak Factors, PCA

Estimating Latent Asset-Pricing Factors

NBER Working Paper No. w24618
Number of pages: 44 Posted: 25 May 2018 Last Revised: 08 Apr 2023
Martin Lettau and Markus Pelger
University of California - Haas School of Business and Stanford University - Department of Management Science & Engineering
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Estimating Latent Asset-Pricing Factors

CEPR Discussion Paper No. DP12926
Number of pages: 46 Posted: 15 May 2018 Last Revised: 11 Jun 2018
Martin Lettau and Markus Pelger
University of California - Haas School of Business and Stanford University - Department of Management Science & Engineering
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Anomalies, Cross Section of Returns, expected returns, high-dimensional data, Latent Factors, PCA, Weak Factors

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Shrinking the Term Structure

Swiss Finance Institute Research Paper No. 61, 2022
Number of pages: 70 Posted: 08 Aug 2022 Last Revised: 12 May 2023
Damir Filipović, Markus Pelger and Ye Ye
École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne, Stanford University - Department of Management Science & Engineering and Stanford University
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Term structure of interest rates, bond returns, factor space, U.S. Treasury securities, non-parametric method, principal components, machine learning in finance, reproducing kernel Hilbert space

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Large Dimensional Latent Factor Modeling with Missing Observations and Applications to Causal Inference

Number of pages: 49 Posted: 28 Oct 2019 Last Revised: 11 Jun 2023
Ruoxuan Xiong and Markus Pelger
Emory University and Stanford University - Department of Management Science & Engineering
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Factor Analysis, Principal Components, Synthetic Control, Causal Inference, Treatment Effect, Missing Entry, Large-Dimensional Panel Data, Large N and T, Matrix Completion

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Internet Appendix for Deep Learning in Asset Pricing

Number of pages: 51 Posted: 11 Jun 2020 Last Revised: 11 Sep 2020
Luyang Chen, Markus Pelger and Jason Zhu
Stanford University - Institute for Computational and Mathematical Engineering, Stanford University - Department of Management Science & Engineering and Stanford University - Management Science & Engineering
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Conditional asset pricing model, no-arbitrage, stock returns, non-linear factor model, cross-section of expected returns, machine learning, deep learning, big data, hidden states, GMM

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Asset-Pricing Factors with Economic Targets

Number of pages: 68 Posted: 01 Feb 2023 Last Revised: 13 Nov 2023
Svetlana Bryzgalova, Victor DeMiguel, Sicong Li and Markus Pelger
London Business School - Department of Finance, London Business School, London Business School and Stanford University - Department of Management Science & Engineering
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Cross-section of asset returns, portfolio sorts, principal component analysis, shape restrictions, factor identification, latent factors

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Target PCA: Transfer Learning Large Dimensional Panel Data

Journal of Econometrics, accepted
Number of pages: 48 Posted: 27 Dec 2022 Last Revised: 30 Aug 2023
Junting Duan, Markus Pelger and Ruoxuan Xiong
Stanford University - Department of Management Science & Engineering, Stanford University - Department of Management Science & Engineering and Emory University
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Factor Analysis, Principal Components, Transfer Learning, Multiple Data Sets, Large-Dimensional Panel Data, Large N and T, Missing Data, Weak Factors, Causal Inference

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CoCos, Bail-In, and Tail Risk

Office of Financial Research Working Paper No. 0004
Number of pages: 57 Posted: 22 Jul 2013
Nan Chen, Paul Glasserman, Behzad Nouri and Markus Pelger
The Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK), Columbia Business School, Columbia University and Stanford University - Department of Management Science & Engineering
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contingent convertibles, bail-in, tail risks, rollover risk

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Large-Dimensional Factor Modeling Based on High-Frequency Observations

Number of pages: 125 Posted: 25 Mar 2015 Last Revised: 12 May 2018
Markus Pelger
Stanford University - Department of Management Science & Engineering
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Systematic risk, High-dimensional data, High-frequency data, Latent factor model, PCA, Jumps, Semimartingales, Approximate factor model, Number of factors

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State-Varying Factor Models of Large Dimensions

Number of pages: 36 Posted: 01 Feb 2018 Last Revised: 15 Oct 2020
Markus Pelger and Ruoxuan Xiong
Stanford University - Department of Management Science & Engineering and Emory University
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Factor Analysis, Principle Components, State-Varying, Nonparametric, Kernel-Regression, Large-Dimensional Panel Data, Large N and T

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Contingent Convertible Bonds: Pricing, Dilution Costs and Efficient Regulation

Number of pages: 89 Posted: 10 May 2012
Markus Pelger
Stanford University - Department of Management Science & Engineering
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Contingent Convertible Bond, Banking Regulation, Subprime Mortgage Crisis, Structural Model, Corporate Finance, Kou Processes, Jump Diffusion Processes

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Interpretable Sparse Proximate Factors for Large Dimensions

Number of pages: 81 Posted: 21 May 2018 Last Revised: 08 Jul 2021
Markus Pelger and Ruoxuan Xiong
Stanford University - Department of Management Science & Engineering and Emory University
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Factor Analysis, Principle Components, Sparse Loading, Interpretability, Large-Dimensional Panel Data, Large N and T

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Contingent Capital, Tail Risk, and Debt-Induced Collapse

Columbia Business School Research Paper No. 13-90
Number of pages: 49 Posted: 29 Nov 2013 Last Revised: 18 Jun 2015
Nan Chen, Paul Glasserman, Behzad Nouri and Markus Pelger
The Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK), Columbia Business School, Columbia University and Stanford University - Department of Management Science & Engineering
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Contingent convertible debt, bail-in debt, capital structure, too big to fail

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Inference for Large Panel Data with Many Covariates

Number of pages: 65 Posted: 31 Dec 2022 Last Revised: 06 Mar 2023
Markus Pelger and Jiacheng Zou
Stanford University - Department of Management Science & Engineering and Stanford University - Department of Management Science & Engineering
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panel data, high-dimensional data, LASSO, number of covariates, post-selection inference, multiple testing, adaptive hypothesis, step-down procedures, factor model

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How Relative Compensation Can Lead to Herding Behavior

Number of pages: 34 Posted: 15 Feb 2013 Last Revised: 22 Dec 2013
An Chen and Markus Pelger
Ulm University - Institute of Insurance Science and Stanford University - Department of Management Science & Engineering
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relative compensation, management compensation, herding, risk-aversion

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New Performance-Vested Stock Option Schemes

Applied Financial Economics, Forthcoming
Number of pages: 41 Posted: 29 May 2010 Last Revised: 12 Nov 2012
An Chen, Markus Pelger and Klaus Sandmann
Ulm University - Institute of Insurance Science, Stanford University - Department of Management Science & Engineering and University of Bonn - The Bonn Graduate School of Economics
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Executive Stock Options, Asian Options, Parisian Options

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Supplemental Appendix - Factors that Fit the Time Series and Cross-Section of Stock Returns

Lettau, Martin and Pelger, Markus, Supplemental Appendix for "Factors that Fit the Time Series and Cross-Section of Stock Returns”, 2019
Number of pages: 98 Posted: 06 Dec 2019 Last Revised: 30 Jan 2020
Martin Lettau and Markus Pelger
University of California - Haas School of Business and Stanford University - Department of Management Science & Engineering
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Cross Section of Returns, Anomalies, Expected Returns, High-Dimensional Data, Latent Factors, Weak Factors, PCA

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Bayesian Imputation with Optimal Look-Ahead-Bias and Variance Tradeoff

Number of pages: 46 Posted: 16 Mar 2022
Jose Blanchet, Fernando Hernandez, Viet-Anh Nguyen, Markus Pelger and Xuhui Zhang
Stanford University - Department of Management Science & Engineering, Stanford University - Department of Management Science & Engineering, Ecole Polytechnique Federale de Lausanne - MTEI, Stanford University - Department of Management Science & Engineering and Stanford University - Department of Management Science & Engineering
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Imputation, missing data, look-ahead-bias, Bayesian consensus posterior, Kullback- Leiber divergence, Wasserstein distance, portfolio optimization

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Optimal Stock Option Schemes for Managers

Forthcoming, Review of Managerial Science
Number of pages: 34 Posted: 18 Jan 2012 Last Revised: 16 Aug 2013
An Chen and Markus Pelger
Ulm University - Institute of Insurance Science and Stanford University - Department of Management Science & Engineering
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Different Executive Stock Options, Asian, American and Parisian Options, Welfare Analysis

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On the Existence of Sure Profits via Flash Strategies

Number of pages: 16 Posted: 08 Aug 2017 Last Revised: 16 Sep 2018
Claudio Fontana, Markus Pelger and Eckhard Platen
University of Padova, Department of Mathematics, Stanford University - Department of Management Science & Engineering and University of Technology, Sydney (UTS) - Finance Discipline Group
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Arbitrage, predictable time, semimartingale; high-frequency trading, right-continuity

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Change-Point Testing for Risk Measures in Time Series

Number of pages: 35 Posted: 21 Aug 2023
Lin Fan, Peter Glynn and Markus Pelger
Stanford University, Stanford University and Stanford University - Department of Management Science & Engineering
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Time Series, Risk Measure, Change-Point Test, Confidence Interval, Self-Normalization, Sectioning, Expected Shortfall, Unsupervised Change Point Detection

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Optimal Payoff Schemes for Managers (Asymmetric Information Case)

Number of pages: 28 Posted: 18 Jan 2012
An Chen and Markus Pelger
Ulm University - Institute of Insurance Science and Stanford University - Department of Management Science & Engineering
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Different Executive Stock Options, Asian, American and Parisian Options, Welfare Analysis

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Internet Appendix for State-Varying Factor Models of Large Dimensions

Number of pages: 84 Posted: 08 Dec 2020
Markus Pelger and Ruoxuan Xiong
Stanford University - Department of Management Science & Engineering and Emory University
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Factor Analysis, Principal Components, State-Varying, Nonparametric, Kernel- Regression, Large-Dimensional Panel Data, Large N and T

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Internet Appendix to Large Dimensional Latent Factor Modeling with Missing Observations and Applications to Causal Inference

Number of pages: 104 Posted: 14 Jan 2021 Last Revised: 14 Apr 2022
Ruoxuan Xiong and Markus Pelger
Emory University and Stanford University - Department of Management Science & Engineering
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Factor Analysis, Principal Components, Synthetic Control, Causal Inference, Treatment Effect, Missing Entry, Large-Dimensional Panel Data, Large N and T , Matrix Completion

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Internet Appendix for Target PCA: Transfer Learning Large Dimensional Panel Data

Number of pages: 51 Posted: 20 Sep 2023
Junting Duan, Markus Pelger and Ruoxuan Xiong
Stanford University - Department of Management Science & Engineering, Stanford University - Department of Management Science & Engineering and Emory University
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Factor Analysis, Principal Components, Transfer Learning, Multiple Data Sets, Large-Dimensional Panel Data, Large N and T , Missing Data, Weak Factors, Causal Inference

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Internet Appendix for Missing Financial Data

Number of pages: 36 Posted: 16 Mar 2023
Svetlana Bryzgalova, Sven Lerner, Martin Lettau and Markus Pelger
London Business School - Department of Finance, Stanford University - Institute for Computational and Mathematical Engineering, University of California - Haas School of Business and Stanford University - Department of Management Science & Engineering
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Missing data, firm characteristics, cross-sectional asset pricing, PCA, factor model, big data, asset pricing

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Missing Financial Data

Number of pages: 129 Posted: 13 May 2022
Svetlana Bryzgalova, Sven Lerner, Martin Lettau and Markus Pelger
London Business School - Department of Finance, Stanford University - Institute for Computational and Mathematical Engineering, University of California - Haas School of Business and Stanford University - Department of Management Science & Engineering
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Missing data, firm characteristics, PCA, factor model, big data, asset pricing

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Internet Appendix for Forest through the Trees: Building Cross-Sections of Stock Returns

Number of pages: 163 Posted: 13 May 2020 Last Revised: 05 Aug 2023
Svetlana Bryzgalova, Markus Pelger and Jason Zhu
London Business School - Department of Finance, Stanford University - Department of Management Science & Engineering and Stanford University - Management Science & Engineering
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Asset Pricing, Sorting, Portfolios, Cross-Section of Expected Returns, Decision Trees, Elastic Net, Stock Characteristics, Machine Learning