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Proxy Tuning for Financial Sentiment Analysis: Overcoming Data Scarcity and Computational Barriers

Proceedings of the Joint Workshop of the 9th FinNLP, the 6th FNP, and the 1st LLMFinLegal2025-01-29Paper
Executive summary

The paper proposes proxy tuning with large language models to enhance financial sentiment analysis, addressing data scarcity and computation barriers.

What it examines

This study addresses the challenge of Financial Sentiment Analysis by leveraging large language models and proxy tuning. It transfers knowledge from a fine-tuned expert model to a base model without extensive training. The approach handles complex sentiment expressions and data scarcity, offering a resource-efficient solution for financial insights.

What it concludes

The study shows a resource-efficient method that nearly matches fine-tuned performance using proxy tuning for financial sentiment analysis. This approach can support algorithmic trading, risk assessment, and market monitoring while reducing training costs. It paves the way for broader applications in finance and encourages further research on proxy-based model tuning.

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Evidence objects

Evidence 660878% extraction confidence
Wang and Bao unveil a proxy tuning method for financial sentiment analysis, solving scarcity and cost issues by adjusting a base model with logit differences from fine-tuned model via LoRA.

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Evidence 660978% extraction confidence
Boosting accuracy by $36.67%$ and reducing gap by $93%$, the proxy tuning method shows robust performance on benchmarks including Financial Phrasebank, FiQA-SA, Twitter Financial Sentiment, and News With GPT Instructions.

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Evidence 661078% extraction confidence
Beyond impressive accuracy, the study reveals proxy tuning captures subtle financial sentiment, offering practical advantages for resource-limited institutions while highlighting potential challenges in dynamic real-world environments and long-term model stability.

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Evidence 661178% extraction confidence
A novel study tackles key challenges in financial sentiment analysis using training-free proxy tuning. Overcoming data scarcity and high computational cost via a plug-and-play method, this work reveals significant performance gains for financial large language models. Its unique approach offers a truly compelling perspective that distinguishes it from conventional techniques.

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Raw abstract and provenance

- … its of adapting proxy tuning for financial sentiment analysis as follows: (1) Training-free: This approach significantly reduces computational resource requirements, while …

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