Research on Problems and Solutions of Quantitative Investment in the Chinese Market

Quantitative investment has gradually become increasingly important in the Chinese finance market in recent decades. It improves the efficiency of investment, reduces the risk of investment, enhances the liquidity of some market assets and provides new opportunities to accumulate wealth for investors. As a new investment method, it raises some problems which lead to the turmoil of the market when it keeps developing and gaining traction. This paper will review the current situation of quantitative investment in the Chinese market from its development history and the sizes of funds. This study shows that there are mainly four problems existing in the application of quantitative investment in China. Listed below are problems. The evident government intervention in the market has a negative impact on the fitting effectiveness of quantitative models. Some kinds of assets and commodities face poor liquidity and for them, quantitative investment strategies can hardly be conducted accurately. The accuracy of quantitative analysis can be unreliable for the financial data is sometimes incomplete and unreliable in the Chinese market. The high-frequency trading affects the stability of the whole market because of lack of market supervision. This paper also puts forward relevant countermeasures and suggestions according to these problems. This study has great significance to the healthy development of quantitative investment in the Chinese market.