Optimal and equilibrium execution strategies with generalized price impact |
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Authors: | Masamitsu Ohnishi |
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Institution: | 1. Graduate School of Economics, Osaka University, Osaka 560-0043, Japan;2. Center for Mathematical Modeling and Data Science, Osaka University, Osaka 560-8531, Japan |
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Abstract: | This paper examines the execution problems of large traders with a generalized price impact. Constructing two related models in a discrete-time setting, we solve these problems by applying the backward induction method of dynamic programming. In the first problem, we formulate the expected utility maximization problem of a single large trader as a Markov decision process and derive an optimal execution strategy. Then, in the second model, we formulate the expected utility maximization problem of two large traders as a Markov game and derive an equilibrium execution strategy at a Markov perfect equilibrium. Both of these two models enable us to investigate how the execution strategies and trade performances of a large trader are affected by the existence of other traders. Moreover, we find that these optimal and equilibrium execution strategies become deterministic when the total execution volumes of non-large traders are deterministic. We also show, by some numerical examples, the comparative statics results with respect to several problem parameters. |
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Keywords: | Large trader Market impact Dynamic programming Backward induction Optimal execution Markov perfect equilibrium |
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