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A Model of Synchronization for Self-Organized Crowding Behavior

General Finance 2016-12-06 v1 Risk Management

Abstract

This paper proposes a general model for synchronized crowding behavior. An order parameter is introduced to quantify the level of synchronization which is shown a function of percentage of agents in reactive state. Further, synchronization is shown to be driven by the most active agents with the highest volatility. A tipping point is identified when crowd becomes self-amplifying and unstable. By applying this model, financial bubbles, market momentum and volatility patterns are simulated.

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@article{arxiv.1612.01132,
  title  = {A Model of Synchronization for Self-Organized Crowding Behavior},
  author = {Jake J. Xia},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1612.01132},
  year   = {2016}
}

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21 pages, 6 figures, revised from 2006 working paper

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