Let Ex be a collection of i.i.d. exponential random
variables. Symmetric Bouchaud’s model on Z2 is a Markov chain
X(t) whose transition rates are given by wxy = ν exp(−βEx ) if x,
y are neighbours in Z2 . We study the behaviour of two correlation functions: P[X(tw + t) = X(tw )] and P X(t ) = X(tw )∀t ∈
[tw , tw + t] . We prove the (sub)aging behaviour of these functions
when β > 1.
We propose a class of Markovian agent based models for the time evolution of a share price in an interactive market. The models rely on a microscopic description of a market of buyers and sellers who change their opinion about the stock value in a stochastic way. The actual price is determined in realistic way by matching (clearing) offers until no further transactions can be performed. Some analytic results for a non-interacting model are presented. We also propose basic interaction mechanisms and show in simulations that these already reproduce certain particular features of prices in real stock markets.