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title: Elasticity of Machine Learning and Investment Strategies
url: https://www.ml-quant.com/papers/ssrn/4586223/
site: ML-Quant (https://www.ml-quant.com)
updated: 2026-09-26
license: Summaries CC BY 4.0; links go to the original sources
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identifier: SSRN 4586223
source_url: https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=4586223
featured: 2023-10-04
citations: unknown
topic: ML & AI Methods
---


# Elasticity of Machine Learning and Investment Strategies

Modern asset pricing models suggest that statistical arbitrageurs create inelastic market demand for assets, a contrast to classical models where they create elastic demand.

- Source: https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=4586223
- Identifier: SSRN 4586223
- Released: 2022-10-20
- First featured: Quant Letter No. 18 (2023-10-04): https://www.ml-quant.com/issues/2023-10-04/
- Citations (Semantic Scholar): not tracked
- Published in: not yet
- Topic: ML & AI Methods

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