Solving the Optimal Trading Trajectory Problem Using a Quantum Annealer

IEEE Journal of Selected Topics in Signal Processing, Forthcoming, 2016

NYU Tandon Research Paper No. 2649376

12 Pages Posted: 24 Aug 2015 Last revised: 26 Jun 2017

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Gili Rosenberg

1QBit

Poya Haghnegahdar

1QBit

Phil Goddard

1QBit

Peter Carr

New York University Finance and Risk Engineering

Kesheng Wu

University of California, Berkeley - Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab)

Marcos Lopez de Prado

Cornell University - Operations Research & Industrial Engineering; Abu Dhabi Investment Authority; True Positive Technologies

Date Written: August 22, 2015

Abstract

We solve a multi-period portfolio optimization problem using D-Wave Systems' quantum annealer. We derive a formulation of the problem, discuss several possible integer encoding schemes, and present numerical examples that show high success rates. The formulation incorporates transaction costs (including permanent and temporary market impact), and, significantly, the solution does not require the inversion of a covariance matrix. The discrete multi-period portfolio optimization problem we solve is significantly harder than the continuous variable problem. We present insight into how results may be improved using suitable software enhancements, and why current quantum annealing technology limits the size of problem that can be successfully solved today. The formulation presented is specifically designed to be scalable, with the expectation that as quantum annealing technology improves, larger problems will be solvable using the same techniques.

Keywords: Qubit, quantum computer, optimal trading trajectory, portfolio optimization, quantum annealing

JEL Classification: G0, G1, G2, G15, G24, E44

Suggested Citation

Rosenberg, Gili and Haghnegahdar, Poya and Goddard, Phil and Carr, Peter P. and Wu, Kesheng and López de Prado, Marcos and López de Prado, Marcos, Solving the Optimal Trading Trajectory Problem Using a Quantum Annealer (August 22, 2015). IEEE Journal of Selected Topics in Signal Processing, Forthcoming, 2016, NYU Tandon Research Paper No. 2649376, Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=2649376 or http://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.2649376

Gili Rosenberg

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Poya Haghnegahdar

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Phil Goddard

1QBit ( email )

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Peter P. Carr

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Kesheng Wu

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Marcos López de Prado (Contact Author)

Cornell University - Operations Research & Industrial Engineering ( email )

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