Research Article

An Intelligent Model for Pairs Trading Using Genetic Algorithms

Table 4

Comparisons of the annualized returns of the GA-based model and the benchmark for the 10 largest market cap stocks from years 2003 to 2012.

TVTraining periodAnnualized benchmark returnMean of annualized model returnStandard deviationTesting periodAnnualized benchmark returnMean of annualized model returnStandard deviation

12003Q1−9.13%133.86%0.39652003Q2–2012Q433.58%1.03%0.0472
22003Q1–2003Q218.81%109.67%0.10662003Q3–2012Q418.51%−3.06%0.0348
32003Q1–2003Q333.87%86.87%0.16652003Q4–2012Q4−0.69%4.74%0.0571
42003Q1–2003Q426.40%54.91%0.08532004Q1–2012Q46.10%−2.38%0.0344
52003Q1–2004Q131.57%52.05%0.09392004Q2–2012Q4−13.55%−2.43%0.0558
62003Q1–2004Q216.71%60.24%0.12042004Q3–2012Q41.99%−6.57%0.0407
72003Q1–2004Q311.80%62.13%0.09712004Q4–2012Q49.94%−8.50%0.0273
82003Q1–2004Q415.29%55.99%0.10292005Q1–2012Q43.50%−8.68%0.0305
92003Q1–2005Q112.64%49.95%0.08502005Q2–2012Q44.91%−9.07%0.0449
102003Q1–2005Q215.71%40.65%0.06362005Q3–2012Q4−7.39%−9.01%0.0498
112003Q1–2005Q36.79%37.80%0.05962005Q4–2012Q45.58%4.94%0.0401
122003Q1–2005Q412.54%35.57%0.04782006Q1–2012Q49.46%5.46%0.0724
132003Q1–2006Q129.21%30.42%0.05912006Q2–2012Q4−42.67%3.09%0.0614
142003Q1–2006Q232.17%39.09%0.05362006Q3–2012Q4−42.45%0.26%0.0623
152003Q1–2006Q323.30%32.03%0.07242006Q4–2012Q4−39.08%3.91%0.0655
162003Q1–2006Q49.71%28.78%0.02842007Q1–2012Q4−18.77%7.38%0.0341
172003Q1–2007Q110.42%28.97%0.02712007Q2–2012Q4−19.82%7.71%0.0382
182003Q1–2007Q215.69%27.25%0.03572007Q3–2012Q4−33.97%6.24%0.0324
192003Q1–2007Q316.14%29.75%0.03232007Q4–2012Q4−37.09%3.59%0.0397
202003Q1–2007Q411.22%31.29%0.03832008Q1–2012Q4−22.89%−0.22%0.0292
212003Q1–2008Q19.96%33.59%0.04362008Q2–2012Q4−21.45%−1.16%0.0466
222003Q1–2008Q213.56%28.81%0.07562008Q3–2012Q4−31.51%0.29%0.0438
232003Q1–2008Q38.29%27.84%0.05062008Q4–2012Q4−12.44%0.18%0.0357
242003Q1–2008Q41.30%24.99%0.05352009Q1–2012Q426.95%0.81%0.0501
252003Q1–2009Q15.04%23.92%0.05162009Q2–2012Q40.86%1.23%0.0725
262003Q1–2009Q27.37%25.11%0.03952009Q3–2012Q4−12.45%−2.67%0.0802
272003Q1–2009Q36.73%24.79%0.02522009Q4–2012Q4−16.92%5.16%0.0357
282003Q1–2009Q47.63%25.15%0.02152010Q1–2012Q4−24.31%2.24%0.0326
292003Q1–2010Q17.14%25.32%0.02012010Q2–2012Q4−23.97%2.14%0.0378
302003Q1–2010Q27.28%23.47%0.03372010Q3–2012Q4−14.58%0.59%0.0753
312003Q1–2010Q39.81%21.78%0.03732010Q4–2012Q4−31.17%1.08%0.0947
322003Q1–2010Q411.29%20.65%0.03952011Q1–2012Q4−39.94%−0.85%0.0970
332003Q1–2011Q112.29%21.09%0.03432011Q2–2012Q4−45.11%1.84%0.0532
342003Q1–2011Q213.44%20.05%0.03882011Q3–2012Q4−47.78%0.58%0.0600
352003Q1–2011Q37.56%21.41%0.03592011Q4–2012Q4−22.33%0.75%0.1054
362003Q1–2011Q48.08%18.04%0.03892003Q1–2012Q4−13.53%11.13%0.0909
372003Q1–2012Q16.51%19.60%0.03882003Q1–2012Q4−19.06%8.32%0.0801
382003Q1–2012Q24.77%19.41%0.02532003Q1–2012Q4−1.38%6.64%0.1144
392003Q1–2012Q33.43%19.58%0.01712012Q40.91%10.26%0.1145