Piecewise-linear maps and their application to financial markets

The goal of this paper is to review some work on agent-based financial market models in which the dynamics is driven by piecewise-linear maps. As we will see, such models allow deep analytical insights into the functioning of financial markets, may give rise to unexpected dynamics effects, allow exp...

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Main Authors: Fabio Tramontana, Frank Westerhoff
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2016-08-01
Series:Frontiers in Applied Mathematics and Statistics
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Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fams.2016.00010/full