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1. 1. The Predictive Power of Implied Volatility in Option Pricing

   University essay from KTH/Matematisk statistik

   Author : Lovisa Berglund; [2023]
   Keywords : Option Pricing; Black-Scholes; Finance; Implied Volatility; Applied Mathematics; Machine Learning; Optionsprissättning; Black-Scholes; Finans; Implicit Volatilitet; Tillämpad Matematik; Maskininlärning;

   Abstract : During the last few years, financial derivatives have been growing in trading volume. There seem to be a high demand and supply of derivatives on the market and one common derivative is the option contract. The option contract is frequently the subject of studies and many different pricing models have been created for options. READ MORE

3. 2. ABB Chasing Higher Margins - Focuses on Core Business

   University essay from Handelshögskolan i Stockholm/Institutionen för finansiell ekonomi

   Author : Lovisa Berglund; Filip Fröjd; [2023]
   Keywords : Mergers and Acquisitions; Divestment; Conglomerate;

   Abstract : In this paper the divestment of a business unit made by the Swedish-Swiss company ABB to the Japanese company Hitachi will be studied. The paper follows a case study methodology and aims to answer why ABB made this divestment as well as if the transaction was successful and at a fair price. READ MORE

4. 3. Ideologies and Imaginaries in Blockchain Communities : a case study on Bitcoin & Ethereum

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

   Author : Lovisa Berglund Wiklund; [2022]
   Keywords : Blockchain; Political imaginaries; Bitcoin; Ethereum; Ideologies; Science and Technology Studies; Law and Political Science;

   Abstract : Blockchain technologies with its promise of transparency and security have during the last decade created quite the political stir. There exists an abundance of information, hype and research regarding blockchains 'disruptive and ‘transformative’ potential concerning every industry from finance to food production. READ MORE

5. 4. Injustice and mobilization against the state

   University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för freds- och konfliktforskning

   Author : Lovisa Berglund; [2021]
   Keywords : ;

   Abstract : This study aims to investigate if and how land dispossession facilitates collective action and leads to mobilization against the state. Land can be a natural, material and spiritual commodity thus land dispossession can be perceived unjust in several ways. This leads to anger that can be utilized to form a collective group. READ MORE

6. 5. Momentum in Financial Crises: An Evaluation of the Momentum Investing Strategy During Different Time Periods

   University essay from Handelshögskolan i Stockholm/Institutionen för finansiell ekonomi

   Author : Lovisa Berglund; Filip Fröjd; [2021]
   Keywords : Big Data; Momentum; Finance; Financial Crises; Investment Strategy;

   Abstract : This thesis investigates the momentum investing strategy during the years 1927 to 2020. The research focuses on both longer time periods and smaller periods of time, more specifically financial crises. This thesis has obtained inspiration from previous research in the area by Jegadeesh and Titman (1993) as well as Daniel and Moskowitz (2016). READ MORE