Fractal dimension of time series as a measure of investment risk

Journal Title: Acta Universitatis Nicolai Copernici, Ekonomia - Year 2010, Vol 41, Issue 1

Abstract

A concept of fractal dimension as a measure of risk in securities trading is presented in this paper. The two methods of calculating fractal dimension of time series – R/S analysis and segment-variation method are described and applied to indices of the Warsaw Stock Exchange.

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Witold Orzeszko

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Witold Orzeszko (2010). Fractal dimension of time series as a measure of investment risk. Acta Universitatis Nicolai Copernici, Ekonomia, 41(1), 57-70. https://europub.co.uk./articles/-A-129811