An agent behavior based model for diffusion price processes with application to phase transition and oscillations

Abstract: We present an agent behavior based microscopic model for diffusion price processes. As such we provide a model not only containing a convenient framework for describing socio-economic behavior, but also a sophisticated link to price dynamics. We furthermore establish the circumstances under which the dynamics converge to diffusion processes in the large market limit. To demonstrate the applicability of a separation of behavior and price process, we show how herding behavior of market participants can lead to equilibria transition and oscillations in diffusion price processes.