Essays about: "Asset classes"

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  1. 16. Enhanced Risk-Adjusted Returns Through Momentum Adaptations - Analysis on Momentum Strategies in the Nordic Stock Market

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Graduate School

    Author : Felix Nilsson; Bastiaan Picone; [2021-06-30]
    Keywords : Momentum Strategies; Momentum; Price Momentum; Idiosyncratic Momentum; Alpha Momentum; Momentum Adaptations; Constant-Volatility Scaling; Momentum Crash; Nordic Momentum; Volatility; Anomaly; Stock Returns;

    Abstract : Momentum strategies where one buys past winners and sells past losers are one of the most persistent stock market anomalies, showcasing abnormal returns across different markets, asset classes and time periods. Nevertheless, price momentum has been shown by the financial literature to possess considerable hazards, such as high volatility and crash risks. READ MORE

  2. 17. Hierarchical Clustering To Improve Portfolio Tail Risk Characteristics

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Matematisk statistik

    Author : Adam Eidenvall; [2021]
    Keywords : Hierarchical Clustering; Asset Allocation; Portfolio Construction; Graph Theory; Machine Learning; Risk Parity; Regime Shift; Bootstrapping; Walk Forward; Mathematics and Statistics;

    Abstract : Many agree that estimating portfolio risks has better estimation possibilities, than estimations on returns. Therefore investors attempts to construct better, more efficient riskmanaged portfolios by diversifying portfolios through factors rather than traditional asset classes. READ MORE

  3. 18. Green Finance and its Relation to Asset Classes : Analyzing the dependency structure with a DCC-GARCH and a cross-quantilogram approach

    University essay from Linköpings universitet/Nationalekonomi; Linköpings universitet/Filosofiska fakulteten

    Author : Mona Ebadian; Linda Ivarsson; [2021]
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    Abstract : In this master thesis, we present the first empirical study that investigates the correlation- and dependence structure of green finance with major asset classes such as cryptocurrency, commodities, equity and currency on a global level. Over the years, green finance and sustainability questions have become more and more central in the literature. READ MORE

  4. 19. Implied volatility with HJM–type Stochastic Volatility model

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

    Author : Thi Diu Cap; [2021]
    Keywords : Implied volatility surface; stochastic volatility model; HJM framework;

    Abstract : In this thesis, we propose a new and simple approach of extending the single-factor Heston stochastic volatility model to a more flexible one in solving option pricing problems.  In this approach, the volatility process for the underlying asset dynamics depends on the time to maturity of the option. READ MORE

  5. 20. The Impact of Inflation on Capital Rotation in Inflationary Inflection Points : An Investigation on How Inflation Affects Capital Rotation Between Major Market Sectors as Economies Shift from Disinflation to Reflation

    University essay from Jönköping University/IHH, Nationalekonomi; Jönköping University/IHH, Nationalekonomi, Finansiering och Statistik

    Author : Lars Lucas Philip Hansson; Lukas Berzups; [2021]
    Keywords : Inflation; Inflation Cycles; Reflation; Rising Inflation; Decreasing Inflation; Disinflation; Capital Rotation; Capital Cycles; Inflection points; Interest Rates;

    Abstract : There has been a multi-decade disinflationary period that, with the conjunction of recent pandemic-related events, led to extremes in various economic metrics: record lowest interest rates and inflation, increasingly loose monetary and fiscal policies leading to severe debt levels and money supply - all resulting in a multi-front pressure on inflation to start increasing, and after 30 years, for economic environments to reach an inflection point from disinflation to reflation. How would various market sectors perform if suddenly inflation starts to surge? Previous research of similar events, such as in the 1970s, as well as theory, points towards certain market sectors and asset classes, such as commodities, to outperform their peers. READ MORE