Characterizing asymmetric and bimodal long-term financial return distributions through quantum walks

• URL: http://arxiv.org/abs/2505.13019v1
• Date: Mon, 19 May 2025 12:04:10 GMT
• Title: Characterizing asymmetric and bimodal long-term financial return distributions through quantum walks
• Authors: Stijn De Backer, Luis E. C. Rocha, Jan Ryckebusch, Koen Schoors,
• Abstract summary: We use a model based on the discrete-time quantum walk to characterize the observed asymmetry and bimodality.<n>By capturing the broader trends and patterns that emerge over extended periods, this analysis complements traditional short-term models.
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• Abstract: The analysis of logarithmic return distributions defined over large time scales is crucial for understanding the long-term dynamics of asset price movements. For large time scales of the order of two trading years, the anticipated Gaussian behavior of the returns often does not emerge, and their distributions often exhibit a high level of asymmetry and bimodality. These features are inadequately captured by the majority of classical models to address financial time series and return distributions. In the presented analysis, we use a model based on the discrete-time quantum walk to characterize the observed asymmetry and bimodality. The quantum walk distinguishes itself from a classical diffusion process by the occurrence of interference effects, which allows for the generation of bimodal and asymmetric probability distributions. By capturing the broader trends and patterns that emerge over extended periods, this analysis complements traditional short-term models and offers opportunities to more accurately describe the probabilistic structure underlying long-term financial decisions.

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