Essays about: "Precious Metals"
Showing result 1 - 5 of 19 essays containing the words Precious Metals.
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1. Coins, glass shards and other means of payment - A comparative study of Scandinavian Charon object burials using R. Dawkins’ meme theory
University essay from Lunds universitet/ArkeologiAbstract : The purpose of this thesis’ topic is to investigate the evolutionary dispersal of the Charon’s fee or Obolus rite outside the Roman provinces in Northern Europe, with a specific focus on Roman Iron Age and Migration Period Scandinavia. The aim of this study is therefore to add further understanding to the spread of Roman cultural influences outside the imperial borders and what made Roman material and ideological culture so attractive to the Germanic and Scandinavian Iron Age peoples. READ MORE
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2. Run to the -sustainable- hills? An exploration of ESG fund flows in the US market in response to Flight-To-Safety periods
University essay from Lunds universitet/Nationalekonomiska institutionenAbstract : Funds flowing into Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG), Non-ESG, and Precious Metal funds (as a proxy to a safe haven asset) are analyzed for 440 such funds in the United States during Flight-To-Safety (FTS) episodes to determine if investors perceive safe-haven-like properties in ESG funds by shifting funds into this group. FTS episodes represent brief rotations of funds into safer assets to preserve capital during burst of market volatility. READ MORE
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3. Factor Models for Futures Contracts to Improve Estimation of the Correlation Matrix
University essay from Lunds universitet/Matematisk statistikAbstract : In this paper regularization of the correlation matrix between futures contracts is examined. With starting point in the recently established HPCA framework (Avellaneda, 2019), a couple of different extensions to the one-factor model is suggested. Extensions are made in terms of adjusting the model according to different cluster structures. READ MORE
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4. Optimal Portfolio Allocation of Commodities for the Swedish Investor
University essay fromAbstract : Commodities have historically been seen as great diversifiers to stocks and bonds. Following the financialization in late 1990s and early 2000s this began to be questioned by previous research due to increasing correlations with the stock market, which has created a need for further research with in the field. READ MORE
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5. EXAMINATION OF MICRO-SCALE SULFIDE DISTRIBUTION FOR THE GOLD MINERALIZATION IN THE LAPPBERGET DEPOSIT, GARPENBERG MINE, SWEDEN: TOWARDS A GEOMETALLURGICAL APPROACH
University essay from Luleå tekniska universitet/Institutionen för samhällsbyggnad och naturresurserAbstract : Ore characterization studies are of great importance to the mining industry, especially when dealing with precious metals by-products. It is a way towards increasing mining efficiency. READ MORE