Markets: A Rigorous Course

M03 · Problem 9 ★★★ Check

Gaps change everything

Modify the swing system of 3.1 so that 3% of trades gap through the stop and lose 4R4R: R-multiples +2.5+2.5 w.p. 0.40, −1-1 w.p. 0.57, −4-4 w.p. 0.03. (a) Compute the expectancy and the Kelly fraction (numerically). Compare with the no-gap system (f∗=0.16f^* = 0.16). (b) For risk fractions 1%, 2% and 5%, compute the Lundberg exponent and the bounds on PP(ever lose 20%) and PP(ever halve). Compare with the no-gap table in 3.7. (c) Verify that θ=1\theta = 1 at the new Kelly fraction (Proposition 3.14). (d) What does this imply for a trader who estimates the R distribution from a few dozen trades, none of which gapped?

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