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Altcoin-Bitcoin Arbitrage

Portfolio Management 2019-04-04 v2 Risk Management

Abstract

We give an algorithm and source code for a cryptoasset statistical arbitrage alpha based on a mean-reversion effect driven by the leading momentum factor in cryptoasset returns discussed in https://ssrn.com/abstract=3245641. Using empirical data, we identify the cross-section of cryptoassets for which this altcoin-Bitcoin arbitrage alpha is significant and discuss it in the context of liquidity considerations as well as its implications for cryptoasset trading.

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@article{arxiv.1903.06033,
  title  = {Altcoin-Bitcoin Arbitrage},
  author = {Zura Kakushadze and Willie Yu},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1903.06033},
  year   = {2019}
}

Comments

26 pages; a few trivial typos corrected. arXiv admin note: substantial text overlap with arXiv:1811.07860

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