Essays about: "Commodity Derivatives"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 9 essays containing the words Commodity Derivatives.

  1. 1. Does hedging with derivatives create firm value?

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Nationalekonomiska institutionen

    Author : Albin Nilsson; August Beckman; [2023]
    Keywords : Corporate Risk Management; Hedging; Cash Holdings; Derivatives; Firm Value; Business and Economics;

    Abstract : This paper studies the impact derivative hedging has on firm value and whether the relationship is affected by differences in cash holdings. We use hand-collected data for 171 Swedish firms from various industries during the period 2016-2021 to examine the relationship. READ MORE

  3. 2. Hedging the Term Structure Risk of Carbon Allowance Derivatives : An Application of Stochastic Optimisation to EUA Market Making

    University essay from Linköpings universitet/Produktionsekonomi

    Author : Nikolas Tsigkas; [2022]
    Keywords : Commodity Derivatives; Emissions Trading; Term Structure; Nonparametric Curve Estimation; Hedging; Stochastic Optimisation; Monte Carlosimulation; Market Microstructre; Systematic Risk Factors;

    Abstract : The initiative by the EU to combat global warming through the introduction of a cap-and-trade system for greenhouse gas emissions in 2005, known as the EU Emissions Trading System (ETS), resulted in the inception of a new financial market. The right to emit one tonne of CO2-equivalents, as well as derivatives on this right, have become commodities, traded both through exchanges and over the counter. READ MORE

  4. 3. Advanced methods for pricing financial derivatives in a market modelwith two stochastic volatilities

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

    Author : Victor Folajin; [2021]
    Keywords : Financial derivative; market model; cubature method; stochastic Taylor expansion; Stratonovich integral;

    Abstract : This thesis is on an advanced method for pricing financial derivatives in a market model,which comprises two stochastic volatilities. Financial derivatives are instruments whosethat is related to any financial asset. Underlying assets in derivatives are mostly financialinstruments; such as security, currency or a commodity. READ MORE

  5. 4. Commodity Futures Investing from a Swedish Pension Fund Perspective

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Graduate School

    Author : Linn Nilsson; Tilda Wikström; [2016-10-07]
    Keywords : commodity futures; pension funds; AP-funds; portfolio efficiency; intersection-test; mean-variance spanning test; DCC GARCH;

    Abstract : Our study examines if the Swedish General Pension funds (AP-funds) could benefit from investing in commodity futures derivatives, which they are currently prohibited from. The effect of adding commodity futures to the holdings of the AP-funds is examined during the period 2001 to 2015, with extended analyses on accumulated bull and bear periods. READ MORE

  6. 5. Commodity Risk Management in The Airline Industry : A study from Europe

    University essay from Högskolan i Jönköping/IHH, Företagsekonomi

    Author : Jonathan Havik; Emil Stendahl; Andreas Soteriou; [2016]
    Keywords : Airlines; Europe; Systematic risk; Hedging; Oil prices; Oil price volatility; Jet fuel hedging;

    Abstract : The airline industry is a major user of jet fuel and this constitutes a large component of the operating costs and is a risk coefficient for airlines. Several studies have been conducted on how oil price volatility affect stock prices and cash flows as well as how, in general, firms that uses derivatives experience lower stock returns volatility and stock s . READ MORE