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We consider two ways to avoid misleading results on the ostensible chaoticity of price series. The first one is represented by the proper mathematical definition of chaos and the related theoretical background, while the latter is represented by the hybrid approach that we propose here\u2014i.e., consisting of considering the dynamical system underlying the price time series as a deterministic system with noise. 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