Essays about: "Arbitrage Pricing"

Showing result 16 - 20 of 39 essays containing the words Arbitrage Pricing.

  1. 16. Battery energy storage for intermittent renewable electricity production : A review and demonstration of energy storage applications permitting higher penetration of renewables

    University essay from Umeå universitet/Institutionen för tillämpad fysik och elektronik

    Author : Steffen Görtz; [2015]
    Keywords : Energy storage; Renewable electricity;

    Abstract : Driven by resource politics and climate change, the transition from conventional fossil fuel based and centralized energy generation to distributed renewables is increasing rapidly. Wind and solar power generation offer carbon dioxide neutral electricity but also present some integration difficulties for energy system operators and planners due to intermittent power output. READ MORE

  3. 17. An Introduction to Modern Pricing of Interest Rate Derivatives

    University essay from Mälardalens högskola/Akademin för utbildning, kultur och kommunikation

    Author : Hossein Nohrouzian; [2015]
    Keywords : Interest Rates; Negative Interest Rates; Market Model; Martingale; Security Market Model; Term Structure Model; Risk-Neutral Measure; Forward-Neutral Measure; LIBOR; HJM; Collateral; Swap; Tenor; Interest Rate Derivatives; CSA Agreement; Bachelier.;

    Abstract : This thesis studies interest rates (even negative), interest rate derivatives and term structure of interest rates. We review the different types of interest rates and go through the evaluation of a derivative using risk-neutral and forward-neutral methods. READ MORE

  4. 18. Winning with IVOL

    University essay from Handelshögskolan i Stockholm/Institutionen för finansiell ekonomi

    Author : Anton Kristiansson; Sebastian Vogel; [2015]
    Keywords : idiosyncratic risk; asset pricing; stochastic discount factor; limits to arbitrage; IVOL;

    Abstract : Idiosyncratic volatility has an increasing effect on returns. This increasing effect is strongest for small stocks, which can be explained by investors' underdiversification. Previous studies that found a decreasing effect did not control for the low-beta anomaly. READ MORE

  5. 19. Local Volatility Calibration on the Foreign Currency Option Market

    University essay from Linköpings universitet/Beräkningsmatematik; Linköpings universitet/Tekniska högskolan

    Author : Markus Falck; [2014]
    Keywords : FX-options; local volatility calibration; local variance gamma; votality interpolation extrapolation; variance swaps; option pricing;

    Abstract : In this thesis we develop and test a new method for interpolating and extrapolating prices of European options. The theoretical base originates from the local variance gamma model developed by Carr (2008), in which the local volatility model by Dupire (1994) is combined with the variance gamma model by Madan and Seneta (1990). READ MORE

  6. 20. Examining exchange rate return factors before and after the Lehman bankruptcy

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Institutionen för nationalekonomi med statistik

    Author : Roderick Nilsson; Philip Thureborn; [2013-06-14]
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    Abstract : This thesis examines exchange rate return factors of holding USD before and after Lehman Brothers Bankruptcy on September 15th 2008, by analysing the relationship with multiple regressions and correlation to trace any significant influence by applying the framework provided by the Arbitrage Pricing Theory, spearheaded by Chen, Roll and Ross, 1986. Thus, regressions on the exchange rate return were computed on the historical macroeconomic data. READ MORE