Optimal execution with nonlinear transient market impact

Gianbiagio Curato, Jim Gatheral and Fabrizio Lillo

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Abstract: We study the problem of the optimal execution of a large trade in the presence of nonlinear transient impact. We propose an approach based on homotopy analysis, whereby a well behaved initial strategy is continuously deformed to lower the expected execution cost. We find that the optimal solution is front loaded for concave impact and that its expected cost is significantly lower than that of conventional strategies. We then consider brute force numerical optimization of the cost functional; we find that the optimal solution for a buy program typically features a few short intense buying periods separated by long periods of weak selling. Indeed, in some cases we find negative expected cost. We show that this undesirable characteristic of the nonlinear transient impact model may be mitigated either by introducing a bid-ask spread cost or by imposing convexity of the instantaneous market impact function for large trading rates.

Date: 2014-12
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