uk.ac.liv.auction.zi
Class ZIPStrategy

java.lang.Object
  uk.ac.liv.auction.agent.AbstractStrategy
      uk.ac.liv.auction.agent.FixedQuantityStrategyImpl
          uk.ac.liv.auction.agent.AdaptiveStrategyImpl
              uk.ac.liv.auction.agent.MomentumStrategy
                  uk.ac.liv.auction.zi.ZIPStrategy

All Implemented Interfaces:

AdaptiveStrategy, AuctionEventListener, java.lang.Cloneable, FixedQuantityStrategy, Parameterizable, Prototypeable, Resetable, java.io.Serializable, Strategy

public class ZIPStrategy

extends MomentumStrategy

implements Prototypeable

An implementation of the Zero-Intelligence-Plus (ZIP) strategy. See:

"Minimal Intelligence Agents for Bargaining Behaviours in Market-based Environments" Dave Cliff 1997.

Version:

$Revision: 1.25 $

Author:

Steve Phelps

See Also:

Serialized Form

Field Summary

Fields inherited from class uk.ac.liv.auction.agent.MomentumStrategy

currentPrice, initialMarginDistribution, lastShout, lastShoutAccepted, learner, P_LEARNER, P_SCALING, perterbationDistribution, scaling, trAskPrice, trBidPrice, trPrice

Fields inherited from class uk.ac.liv.auction.agent.AbstractStrategy

agent, auction, currentShout

Constructor Summary

ZIPStrategy()

ZIPStrategy(AbstractTradingAgent agent)

Method Summary

protected void	adjustMargin()
protected void	buyerStrategy()
java.lang.Object	protoClone()
protected void	sellerStrategy()

Methods inherited from class uk.ac.liv.auction.agent.MomentumStrategy

adjustMargin, agentPolled, calculatePrice, endOfRound, eventOccurred, getCurrentPrice, getLastShout, getLearner, getScaling, getTrAskPrice, getTrBidPrice, getTrPrice, initialise, isLastShoutAccepted, modifyShout, perterb, setLearner, setMargin, setup, shoutPlaced, targetMargin, transactionExecuted

Methods inherited from class uk.ac.liv.auction.agent.FixedQuantityStrategyImpl

determineQuantity, getQuantity, setQuantity

Methods inherited from class uk.ac.liv.auction.agent.AbstractStrategy

getAgent, modifyShout, reset, setAgent

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

Methods inherited from interface uk.ac.liv.util.Resetable

reset

Methods inherited from interface uk.ac.liv.auction.agent.Strategy

determineQuantity, modifyShout, setAgent

Constructor Detail

ZIPStrategy

public ZIPStrategy(AbstractTradingAgent agent)

ZIPStrategy

public ZIPStrategy()

Method Detail

protoClone

public java.lang.Object protoClone()

Specified by:

protoClone in interface Prototypeable

Overrides:

protoClone in class AbstractStrategy

adjustMargin

protected void adjustMargin()

Specified by:

adjustMargin in class MomentumStrategy

sellerStrategy

protected void sellerStrategy()

buyerStrategy

protected void buyerStrategy()