A Comparative Study on the Use of Classification Algorithms in Financial Forecasting

Financial forecasting is a vital area in computational finance, where several studies have taken place over the years. One way of viewing financial forecasting is as a classification problem, where the goal is to find a model that represents the predictive relationships between predictor attribute values and class attribute values. In this paper we present a comparative study between two bio-inspired classification algorithms, a genetic programming algorithm especially designed for financial forecasting, and an ant colony optimization one, which is designed for classification problems. In addition, we compare the above algorithms with two other state-of-the-art classification algorithms, namely C4.5 and RIPPER. Results show that the ant colony optimization classification algorithm is very successful, significantly outperforming all other algorithms in the given classification problems, which provides insights for improving the design of specific financial forecasting algorithms

Cryptophagids from the Maltese Islands with description of a new species of Micrambe THOMSON (Coleoptera: Cryptophagidae)

The Cryptophagidae (Coleoptera) of the Maltese Islands are reviewed based on material of earlier records and recent collections. A total of twelve species are reported, of which Micrambe mediterranica OTERO & JOHNSON sp.n. is described from material collected in Malta, Greece and Jordan.peer-reviewe

Comment on "Nature of the high-pressure tricritical point in MnSi"

It is argued that M. Otero-Leal et al. [PRB 79, 060401 (2009) [1] wrongly identified the second order term of the Arrott equation with the coefficient at the quartic term of the Landau expansion, therefore deriving absolutely unsupported conclusions on the phase diagram of MnSi

Migration of dendritic cells across blood and lymphatic endothelial barriers.

7openopenDel Prete A; Locati M; Otero K; Riboldi E; Mantovani A; Vecchi A; Sozzani S.DEL PRETE, Annalisa; Locati, M; Otero, K; Riboldi, E; Mantovani, A; Vecchi, A; Sozzani, Silvan

Regional Traffic Assignment by ACO

none6siLecture Notes in Computer Science, Vol. 5217openV. Maniezzo ; M. Roffilli ; R. Gabrielli ; A. Guidazzi ; M. Otero ; R. TrujilloV. Maniezzo ; M. Roffilli ; R. Gabrielli ; A. Guidazzi ; M. Otero ; R. Trujill

On the extension of 2- polynomials

Let $X$ be a three dimensional real Banach space. Ben\'itez and Otero \cite {BeO} showed that if the unit ball of $X$ is is an intersection of two ellipsoids, then every 2-polynomial defined in a linear subspace of $X$ can be extended to $X$ preserving the norm. In this article, we extend this result to any finite dimensional Banach space

USA v. Otero

USDC for the Middle District of Pennsylvani

Using the Tenth Amendment to Prevent Forest Fires: An Analysis of the PropertyClause and Tenth Amendment in United States v. Board of County Commissionersof County of Otero

In July 2016, residents of Timberon, a small town located on the edge of Lincoln National Forest in Otero County, New Mexico, returned home to find their houses reduced to ashes. They were victims of a forest fire that had quickly spread due to the dry, arid conditions in Otero County. Unfortunately, such scenes are all too common. Wildfires burning throughout the country have become a growing national concern. Time and time again people are forced to evacuate their homes because forest fires, fueled by dry undergrowth, have burned their communities. When a community is faced with such dangers it must protect itself. This same rationale motivated the Board of County Commissioners of the County of Otero to take preemptive measures to thin and clear dangerous dry undergrowth that posed a serious conflagratory threat of causing the same destruction residents of Timberon experienced. Otero County’s protective measures, however, were halted by the Federal Government, who used authority granted to it by the Property Clause of the Federal Constitution to assert complete authority over National Forest land in Otero County

USA v. Otero

USDC for the Middle District of Pennsylvani

USA v. Otero

USDC for the Middle District of Pennsylvani