longbridge-factor-research

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Factor research framework for evaluating single-factor effectiveness across A-shares, HK, and US stocks — information coefficient (IC), information ratio (IR), decile portfolio backtests, and IC decay (serial autocorrelation). Triggers: "因子研究", "IC分析", "信息比率", "分层回测", "因子有效性", "单因子测试", "因子衰减", "因子评估", "IC分析", "信息比率", "分層回測", "因子有效性", "單因子測試", "factor research", "information coefficient", "IC", "IR information ratio", "factor backtest", "decile portfolio", "factor decay", "factor effectiveness".

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Added on2026-05-13

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longbridge-factor-research

A systematic framework for testing whether a quantitative factor adds predictive value for future returns — covering IC analysis, information ratio, decile portfolio construction, and factor decay.

Response language: match the user's input language — Simplified Chinese / Traditional Chinese / English.

When to use

"帮我分析 PE 因子的 IC", "test IC for the PE factor on A-shares"
"动量因子有效吗", "is momentum factor effective on HK stocks"
"做个分层回测", "run a decile portfolio backtest"
"这个因子多少期后失效", "how many periods until this factor decays"
"IC 序列自相关怎么算", "calculate IC serial autocorrelation"

For multi-factor screening (not research), use

longbridge-factor-screen

. For ML-based strategies, use

longbridge-ml-strategy

.

Workflow

Step 1 — Define the factor

Clarify with the user:

Factor name and calculation (e.g. trailing-12M PE, 1M price momentum, ROE YoY change).
Universe: index constituent (e.g. CSI 300, HSI, S&P 500) or custom list.
Test period (e.g. 2020-01-01 to 2024-12-31).
Holding period (e.g. monthly rebalance).

Step 2 — Fetch universe constituents

bash

longbridge constituent --help
longbridge constituent <INDEX> --format json

Extract the

stocks

array. Common indices:

000300.SH

(CSI 300),

HSI.HK

,

SPX.US

.

Step 3 — Fetch factor values and returns

For each symbol in the universe:

bash

longbridge calc-index <SYMBOL> --format json   # valuation, growth metrics
longbridge kline <SYMBOL> --period day --count 252 --format json   # price history for returns

Run

--help

on each command to verify available fields before parsing.

Step 4 — Compute IC at each rebalance date

IC_t = rank_correlation(factor_value_t, forward_return_t+h)

Where

= holding period. Use Spearman rank correlation (robust to outliers). Winsorize factor values at 1%/99% before ranking.

Step 5 — Summary statistics

Metric	Formula	Good signal threshold
Mean IC	Average of IC time series	> 0.03 (positive)
IC Std Dev	Standard deviation of IC	Lower is better
IR (Information Ratio)	Mean IC / Std Dev IC	> 0.5 is promising
IC > 0 hit rate	% of periods IC > 0	> 55%
ICIR (annualised)	IR × √(periods per year)	> 1.0 strong

Step 6 — Decile portfolio backtest

At each rebalance date, sort universe into 10 deciles by factor value.
Track equal-weighted returns for each decile over the holding period.
Key output: decile 1 vs decile 10 spread (long-short portfolio return).
Compute cumulative return, Sharpe ratio, and max drawdown for the long-short portfolio.

Step 7 — IC decay analysis

Compute IC for multiple forward horizons (1M, 2M, 3M, 6M, 12M). Plot IC vs horizon. Fast decay = short-term factor; slow decay = longer-term signal.

Serial autocorrelation of IC series:

autocorr(IC, lag=1)

. High autocorrelation → smoother signal, lower trading cost.

CLI

bash

longbridge constituent --help
longbridge calc-index --help
longbridge kline --help

longbridge constituent <INDEX> --format json
longbridge calc-index <SYMBOL> --format json
longbridge kline <SYMBOL> --period day --count 252 --format json

Output

Present:

Factor definition and universe summary.
IC time series chart (describe in text if no chart tool).
Summary statistics table (Mean IC, IC Std Dev, IR, hit rate).
Decile return bar chart description (decile 1 to 10 cumulative return).
IC decay table across horizons.
Interpretation: is the factor effective? Recommended holding period?

Error handling

Situation	简体回复	繁體回覆	English reply
`command not found: longbridge`	请安装 longbridge-terminal 或检查 MCP 配置。	請安裝 longbridge-terminal 或檢查 MCP 配置。	Install longbridge-terminal or check MCP config.
stderr: `not logged in`	请运行 `longbridge auth login` 。	請執行 `longbridge auth login` 。	Run `longbridge auth login` .
Index not found	请检查指数代码格式，如 000300.SH / HSI.HK / SPX.US。	請確認指數代碼，如 000300.SH / HSI.HK / SPX.US。	Check index ticker format, e.g. 000300.SH / HSI.HK / SPX.US.
Insufficient history	该标的历史数据不足以进行回测，请缩短测试期或更换标的。	歷史數據不足，請縮短測試期或更換標的。	Insufficient price history; shorten the test period or change the symbol.

Related skills

```
longbridge-factor-screen
```
— screen stocks by factor values today
```
longbridge-multifactor
```
— combine multiple factors into a composite score
```
longbridge-quant-stats
```
— statistical tests (IC significance, t-test)
```
longbridge-ml-strategy
```
— machine-learning based strategy research

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skills/longbridge-factor-research/
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When to use

Workflow

Step 1 — Define the factor

Step 2 — Fetch universe constituents

Step 3 — Fetch factor values and returns

Step 4 — Compute IC at each rebalance date

Step 5 — Summary statistics

Step 6 — Decile portfolio backtest

Step 7 — IC decay analysis

CLI

Output

Error handling

Related skills

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