Essays about: "Financial Derivatives"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 111 essays containing the words Financial Derivatives.

  1. 1. The use of derivatives in corporate risk management - A value adding strategy?

    University essay from Handelshögskolan i Stockholm/Institutionen för finansiell ekonomi

    Author : Agnes Strignert; [2024]
    Keywords : Risk Management; Derivatives; Hedging; Modigliani-Miller; Porsche;

    Abstract : Part I:This study highlights the role of active risk management of currency risk exposure within large listed non-financial European firms. In the aftermath of the global pandemic and invasion of Ukraine, many firm across the global has experienced challenges in terms of sustaining stable cash flows. READ MORE

  3. 2. Modelling Proxy Credit Cruves Using Recurrent Neural Networks

    University essay from KTH/Matematisk statistik

    Author : Lucas Fageräng; Hugo Thoursie; [2023]
    Keywords : Deep Neural Networks; Credit Risk; Financial Modelling; LSTM; Credit Default Swaps; Credit Valuation Adjustment; Djupa Neurala Nätverk; Kreditrisk; Finansiell Modellering; LSTM; Kreditswappar; Kreditvärderingsjustering;

    Abstract : Since the global financial crisis of 2008, regulatory bodies worldwide have implementedincreasingly stringent requirements for measuring and pricing default risk in financialderivatives. Counterparty Credit Risk (CCR) serves as the measure for default risk infinancial derivatives, and Credit Valuation Adjustment (CVA) is the pricing method used toincorporate this default risk into derivatives prices. READ MORE

  4. 3. Extracting Growth Expectations from Financial Markets: An Investigation into the Dividend Market Dynamics

    University essay from Handelshögskolan i Stockholm/Institutionen för nationalekonomi

    Author : Gösta Lycke; [2023]
    Keywords : Dividend futures; GDP growth forecasting; Economic shocks; Market expectations; Financial market derivatives;

    Abstract : Dividend futures, reflecting the economic surplus, can be used as a forecasting tool for dividend and GDP growth. Building on prior research, I broaden the scope of analysis by encompassing a range of countries and evaluate the impact of shocks such as a military conflict on dividend and GDP growth expectations. READ MORE

  5. 4. Foreign Exchange Rate Derivatives and Firm Value

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Företagsekonomiska institutionen

    Author : Love Kalms; Maja Sterner; Lisa Sterner; [2023]
    Keywords : derivative; hedging; exchange rate exposure; firm value; Tobin’s Q; Business and Economics;

    Abstract : Using Tobin’s Q as an approximation of firm value, this paper aims to examine the effect of foreign exchange rate derivatives on firm value. Risk management is viewed by many as one of the most vital aspects of corporate- and business strategy. READ MORE

  6. 5. Dispersion Trading: A Way to Hedge Vega Risk in Index Options

    University essay from KTH/Matematik (Avd.)

    Author : Albin Irell Fridlund; Johanna Heberlein; [2023]
    Keywords : Dispersion Trading; Volatility Trading; Volatility Hedging; Vega Hedging; Option Trading; Back-testing; Liquidity provider; OMXS30 options; Index options; Spridningshandel; Volitilitetshandel; Volitilitetssäkring; Vega säkring; Optionshandel; Back-testing; Likviditetgivare; OMXS30 optioner; Index optioner;

    Abstract : Since the introduction of derivatives to the financial markets, volatility trading has emerged as a method for investors to make money in every market condition. In parallel with introducing derivatives to the financial markets, hedging methods have emerged and are today essential instruments for the liquidity providers active in the markets. READ MORE