The Geometry of Crashes - A Measure of the Dynamics of Stock Market Crises

Journal article | Zeitschriftenartikel

This paper investigates the dynamics of stocks in the S&P500 index for the last 30 years. Using a stochastic geometry technique, we investigate the evolution of the market space and define a new measure for that purpose, which is a robust index of the dynamics of the market structure and provides information on the intensity and the sectoral impact of the crises. With this measure, we analyze the effects of some extreme phenomena on the geometry of the market. Nine crashes between 1987 and 2001 are compared by looking at the way they modify the shape of the manifold that describes the S&P500 market space.

Object Details

• Extent: Seite(n): 63-74
• Language: Englisch
• Notes: Status: Postprint; begutachtet (peer reviewed)

References and Relationships

• Bibliographic citation: Quantitative Finance, 7(1)

Classification and Topics

• Subject: Wirtschaft ; Wirtschaftsstatistik, Ökonometrie, Wirtschaftsinformatik ; Volkswirtschaftslehre

Contributors, Places and Time

• Event: Geistige Schöpfung
• (who): Araujo, Tanya Vianna ; Lou, Francisco
• Event: Veröffentlichung
• (where): Vereinigtes Königreich
• (when): 2007

Further information

• DOI: https://doi.org/10.1080/14697680601019530
• URN: urn:nbn:de:0168-ssoar-220923
• Rights: GESIS - Leibniz-Institut für Sozialwissenschaften. Bibliothek Köln
• Last update: 21.06.2024, 4:26 PM CEST