Essays about: "thesis in risk and return in hedge funds"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 15 essays containing the words thesis in risk and return in hedge funds.

  1. 1. A valuation of Swedish hedge fund performance

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Institutionen för nationalekonomi med statistik

    Author : Elis Grönqvist; Johan Wennerström; [2023-02-09]
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    Abstract : In this thesis we present annual returns of Swedish hedge funds sorted by investment strategies and investigate which strategy performs best and how the Fama-French factors: market premium, value premium and growth premium affect these returns. The Fama-French three-factor model is built on the Capital Asset Pricing Model which tries to describe the relationship between the expected return of an asset and the risk of the asset compared to the market. READ MORE

  3. 2. Predictive Modeling and Statistical Inference for CTA returns : A Hidden Markov Approach with Sparse Logistic Regression

    University essay from Umeå universitet/Institutionen för matematik och matematisk statistik

    Author : Oskar Fransson; [2023]
    Keywords : Probability theory; Statistical inference; finance; CTA; managed futures; machine learning; statistical learning; stochastic process; sparse logistic regression; Markov Chain Monte Carlo; Hidden Markov model;

    Abstract : This thesis focuses on predicting trends in Commodity Trading Advisors (CTAs), also known as trend-following hedge funds. The paper applies a Hidden Markov Model (HMM) for classifying trends. Additionally, by incorporating additional features, a regularized logistic regression model is used to enhance prediction capability. READ MORE

  4. 3. Hedging Foreign Exchange Exposure in Private Equity Using Financial Derivatives

    University essay from KTH/Matematisk statistik

    Author : Filip Kwetczer; Carl Åkerlind; [2018]
    Keywords : Private Equity; Foreign Exchange Exposure; Hedging; Black-Scholes Model; Financial Derivatives; Private Equity; Valutaexponering; Hedging; Black-Scholes Modell; Finansiella Derivat;

    Abstract : This thesis sets out to examine if and how private equity funds should hedge foreign exchange exposure. To our knowledge the field of foreign exchange hedging within private equity, from the private equity firms’ point of view, is vastly unexplored scientifically. READ MORE

  5. 4. HEDGE FUND PERFORMANCE IN SWEDEN - A Comparative Study Between Swedish and European Hedge Funds.

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Institutionen för nationalekonomi med statistik

    Author : Agnes Malmcrona; Julia Pohjanen; [2016-01-22]
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    Abstract : The purpose of this thesis is to investigate the performance of Swedish hedge funds in relation to European hedge funds. Different strategies and characteristics will be analysed in order to enable the comparison. Quantitative data has been extracted to calculate risk and return measurements as well as to conduct multiple regressions. READ MORE

  6. 5. Asset allocation under Solvency II : Adjusting investments for capital efficiency

    University essay from KTH/Entreprenörskap och Innovation

    Author : ERIK HELLGREN; FREDRIK UGGLA; [2015]
    Keywords : Solvency II; capital requirements; life insurance; market risk; portfolio; Solvens II; kapitalkrav; livförsäkring; marknadsrisk; portföljoptimering;

    Abstract : Solvens II är ett nytt regelverk för försäkringsbolag inom EU som ska träda i kraft 2016. Tidigare forskning har diskuterat effekterna av det nya regelverket och förutspår att det kommer att påverka försäkringsbolagens tillgångsallokering. READ MORE