Adaptive conceding strategies for automated trading agents in dynamic, open markets

Decision Support Systems

Volumn 46, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 704-716

  Ren, Fenghui ^a   Zhang, Minjie ^a   Sim, Kwang Mong ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WOLLONGONG   (Australia)

^b Gwangju Institute of Science and Technology (GIST)   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Automated negotiation; Bargaining; E markets; Multi lateral negotiation; Negotiation agents

Indexed keywords

AUTOMATION; COMMERCE; MARKETING; MULTI AGENT SYSTEMS;

AUTOMATED NEGOTIATION; BARGAINING; E-MARKETS; MULTI-LATERAL NEGOTIATION; NEGOTIATION AGENTS;

AGENTS;

EID: 58749102025     PISSN: 01679236     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.dss.2008.11.005     Document Type: Article

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