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In this paper we develop a new form of agent-based model for limit order books based on heterogeneous trading agents, whose motivations are liquidity driven. These agents are abstractions of real market participants, expressed in a…

Statistical Finance · Quantitative Finance 2015-01-20 Efstathios Panayi , Gareth Peters

In a financial exchange, market impact is a measure of the price change of an asset following a transaction. This is an important element of market microstructure, which determines the behaviour of the market following a trade. In this…

Trading and Market Microstructure · Quantitative Finance 2023-05-15 Christopher J. Cho , Timothy J. Norman , Manuel Nunes

We present an agent behavior based microscopic model that induces jumps, spikes and high volatility phases in the price process of a traded asset. We transfer dynamics of thermally activated jumps of an unexcited/ excited two state system…

Trading and Market Microstructure · Quantitative Finance 2017-02-01 Christof Henkel

This paper describes simulations and analysis of flash crash scenarios in an agent-based modelling framework. We design, implement, and assess a novel high-frequency agent-based financial market simulator that generates realistic…

Trading and Market Microstructure · Quantitative Finance 2024-04-23 Kang Gao , Perukrishnen Vytelingum , Stephen Weston , Wayne Luk , Ce Guo

We study the collective behavior of interacting agents in a simple model of market economics originally introduced by N{\o}rrelykke and Bak. A general theoretical framework for interacting traders on an arbitrary network is presented, with…

General Finance · Quantitative Finance 2017-05-24 Avinash Chand Yadav , Kaustubh Manchanda , Ramakrishna Ramaswamy

Modern evolvements of the technologies have been leading to a profound influence on the financial market. The introduction of constituents like Exchange-Traded Funds, and the wide-use of advanced technologies such as algorithmic trading,…

Statistical Finance · Quantitative Finance 2021-08-20 Liao Zhu

As LLM agents evolve, tokens have emerged as the core economic primitives of Agentic AI. However, their exponential consumption introduces severe computational, collaborative, and security bottlenecks. Current surveys remain fragmented…

Artificial Intelligence · Computer Science 2026-05-12 Yuxi Chen , Junming Chen , Chenyu He , Yiwei Li , Yicheng Ji , Yifan Wu , Dingyu Yang , Lansong Diao , Lidan Shou , Hongliang Zhang , Huan Li , Gang Chen

Pertaining to Agent-based Computational Economics (ACE), this work presents two models for the rise and downfall of speculative bubbles through an exchange price fixing based on double auction mechanisms. The first model is based on a…

Computer Science and Game Theory · Computer Science 2016-08-16 Yann Semet , Sylvain Gelly , Marc Schoenauer , Michèle Sebag

Multi-agent systems offer a new and exciting way of understanding the world of work. We apply agent-based modeling and simulation to investigate a set of problems in a retail context. Specifically, we are working to understand the…

Artificial Intelligence · Computer Science 2013-05-30 Peer-Olaf Siebers , Uwe Aickelin , Helen Celia , Chris Clegg

Within the domain of Massively Multiplayer Online (MMO) economy research, Agent-Based Modeling (ABM) has emerged as a robust tool for analyzing game economics, evolving from rule-based agents to decision-making agents enhanced by…

Artificial Intelligence · Computer Science 2025-06-06 Bihan Xu , Shiwei Zhao , Runze Wu , Zhenya Huang , Jiawei Wang , Zhipeng Hu , Kai Wang , Haoyu Liu , Tangjie Lv , Le Li , Changjie Fan , Xin Tong , Jiangze Han

As Large Language Models (LLMs) become increasingly integrated into financial systems, understanding their behavioural properties is crucial. Do LLMs conform to the rational expectations paradigm, do they exhibit human-like "animal…

Trading and Market Microstructure · Quantitative Finance 2026-04-30 Maxime Saxena , Marco Pangallo , Cars Hommes , Fabio Caccioli , R. Maria del Rio-Chanona

We review existing approaches to mathematical modeling and analysis of multi-agent systems in which complex collective behavior arises out of local interactions between many simple agents. Though the behavior of an individual agent can be…

Robotics · Computer Science 2007-05-23 Kristina Lerman , Aram Galstyan , Tad Hogg

This paper pioneers a novel approach to economic and public policy analysis by leveraging multiple Large Language Models (LLMs) as heterogeneous artificial economic agents. We first evaluate five LLMs' economic decision-making capabilities…

Artificial Intelligence · Computer Science 2025-02-25 Yuzhi Hao , Danyang Xie

We introduce a new software toolbox for agent-based simulation. Facilitating rapid prototyping by offering a user-friendly Python API, its core rests on an efficient C++ implementation to support simulation of large-scale multi-agent…

Computational Finance · Quantitative Finance 2022-09-22 Peter Belcak , Jan-Peter Calliess , Stefan Zohren

Some of the most relevant future applications of multi-agent systems like autonomous driving or factories as a service display mixed-motive scenarios, where agents might have conflicting goals. In these settings agents are likely to learn…

Multiagent Systems · Computer Science 2022-07-20 Kyrill Schmid , Lenz Belzner , Robert Müller , Johannes Tochtermann , Claudia Linnhoff-Popien

The paper provides an introduction to agent-based modelling and simulation of social processes. Reader is introduced to the worldview underlying agent-based models, some basic terminology, basic properties of agent-based models, as well as…

Other Condensed Matter · Physics 2007-05-23 Armano Srbljinovic , Ognjen Skunca

We study how AI agents form expectations and trade in experimental asset markets. Using a simulated open-call auction populated by autonomous Large Language Model (LLM) agents, we document three main findings. First, AI agents exhibit…

General Economics · Economics 2026-04-21 Shumiao Ouyang , Pengfei Sui

Can AI Agents simulate real-world trading environments to investigate the impact of external factors on stock trading activities (e.g., macroeconomics, policy changes, company fundamentals, and global events)? These factors, which…

Trading and Market Microstructure · Quantitative Finance 2024-09-24 Chong Zhang , Xinyi Liu , Zhongmou Zhang , Mingyu Jin , Lingyao Li , Zhenting Wang , Wenyue Hua , Dong Shu , Suiyuan Zhu , Xiaobo Jin , Sujian Li , Mengnan Du , Yongfeng Zhang

An agent-based model of the economy is generalized to incorporate investment and guaranteed income mechanisms in addition to the exchange and distribution mechanisms considered in earlier models. We find realistic wealth distributions and…

Statistical Mechanics · Physics 2026-01-23 Jan Tobochnik , Harvey Gould , William Klein

In real-world stock markets, certain chart patterns -- such as price declines near historical highs -- cannot be fully explained by fundamentals alone. These phenomena suggest the presence of path dependence in price formation, where…

Computational Engineering, Finance, and Science · Computer Science 2025-10-15 Ryuji Hashimoto , Takehiro Takayanagi , Masahiro Suzuki , Kiyoshi Izumi