Essays about: "Christian Williams"

Found 5 essays containing the words Christian Williams.

  1. 1. Quantitative tactical asset allocation: Using the VIX to exploit bull and bear market movements in a Mean-Variance portfolio

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Graduate School

    Author : Christian Persson; Robin Williams; [2020-07-08]
    Keywords : VIX; strategy; mean-variance; simple moving average; volatility; transaction costs; bull market; bear market;

    Abstract : The Chicago Board Options Exchange (CBOE) Volatility Index (VIX) is known as being an indicator of fear, often referred to as the fear index. Low volatility indicates tranquility in the market, whereas high volatility indicates distress. READ MORE

  3. 2. The Downfall and Rebirth of Nash Williams

    University essay from Högskolan i Gävle/Avdelningen för humaniora

    Author : Max Sjölander; [2020]
    Keywords : displacement; identity; diaspora; psychoanalysis; postcolonialism;

    Abstract : This essay will analyze the character Nash Williams from Caryl Phillips’s Crossing the River from a postcolonial and psychoanalytical perspective. The purpose is to understand how the horrors of slavery and abuse affected the psyche of Nash Williams. READ MORE

  4. 3. Kalkningens effekter på fosformineralisering : organisk fosfor i det permanenta fältförsöket i Röbäcksdalen (R3-1002)

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Soil and Environment

    Author : Christian Sigtryggsson; [2015]
    Keywords : organisk fosfor; kalkning; pH; mineralisering; fosfatas;

    Abstract : The use of phosphorus within today´s intensive farming, represents a future chal-lenge that grows as the world's stores of easily accessible phosphate minerals are being depleted. At the same time, large amounts of organic matter is annually re-turned to the world´s arable land, organic matter whose mineralization contributes to the plant nutrition supply of the subsequent crop. READ MORE

  5. 4. Stereotypical Gender Roles and their Patriarchal Effects in A Streetcar Named Desire

    University essay from Sektionen för humaniora (HUM)

    Author : Christian Bauer; [2012]
    Keywords : Gender rules; A Streetcar Named Desire;

    Abstract : Stereotypical gender roles have probably existed as long as human culture and are such a natural part if our lives that we barely take notice of them. Nevertheless, images of what we perceive as typically masculine and feminine in appearance and behavior depend on the individual’s perception. Within each gender one can find different stereotypes. READ MORE

  6. 5. The Future of Work - Investigating the Case for Intervention in Working Time Policy in New Zealand

    University essay from Institutionen för geovetenskaper

    Author : Christian Williams; [2011]
    Keywords : Working time policy; shorter working week; sustainable development;

    Abstract : Despite rapidly rising productivity, the amount of time spent in formal work across most of the developed world remains fairly constant. Employment is maintained through a continual increase in consumption. As global limits are approached or surpassed, growth in consumption in the first world is no longer sustainable, putting future jobs at risk. READ MORE