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New framework TradeGrad optimizes trading strategies using LLM textual gradients

Researchers have developed TradeGrad, a new framework designed to enhance the optimization of trading strategies using LLM-based textual gradients. This approach addresses limitations in existing methods by incorporating accumulated optimization experience and emphasizing temporal robustness through a Cross-Period Robust Objective (CPRO). Experiments conducted on Chinese A-share and U.S. equity markets demonstrated that TradeGrad significantly outperforms benchmarks, achieving a 27.99% annualized return for a Chinese cross-sectional strategy. AI

IMPACT This research could lead to more sophisticated and robust automated trading systems by leveraging LLMs for strategy refinement.

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New framework TradeGrad optimizes trading strategies using LLM textual gradients

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  1. arXiv cs.AI TIER_1 English(EN) · Chaoqun Yang, Qian Wang, Fengbin Zhu, Xinyu Lin, Bingsheng He, Roger Zimmermann, Tat-Seng Chua ·

    Trading Strategy Optimization via Textual Gradient

    arXiv:2610.03128v1 Announce Type: new Abstract: Quantitative trading strategy design aims to discover trading programs from historical data that remain effective in future markets, which can be viewed as a black-box program optimization problem. LLM-based textual gradients offer …