Essays about: "Skewness"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 84 essays containing the word Skewness.

  1. 1. Robust Portfolio Optimization with Correlation Penalties

    University essay from KTH/Matematisk statistik

    Author : Pelle Nydahl; [2023]
    Keywords : Portfolio Optimization; Portfolio Allocation; Robust Optimization; Correlation; Risk Factor Model; EMA Filtering; Weighted Linear Regression; Portföljoptimering; Portföljallokering; Robust optimering; Korrelation; Riskfaktor-modell; EMA-filtrering; Viktad linjär regression;

    Abstract : Robust portfolio optimization models attempt to address the standard optimization method's high sensitivity to noise in the parameter estimates, by taking an investor's uncertainty about the estimates into account when finding an optimal portfolio. In this thesis, we study robust variations of an extension of the mean-variance problem, where an additional term penalizing the portfolio's correlation with an exogenous return sequence is included in the objective. READ MORE

  3. 2. Socially Responsible and Financially Rewarding: The Relationship Between ESG and Stock Market Returns

    University essay from Handelshögskolan i Stockholm/Institutionen för finansiell ekonomi

    Author : Kristian Eklund; Felix Freiherr von Uslar-Gleichen; [2023]
    Keywords : ESG Performance; ESG Index; Index Returns; Sustainable Finance; Systematic Risk;

    Abstract : We study the link between the ESG-performance of 20 OECD countries and the excess returns of their major stock indices between 2005 and 2015. Our research shows a significant positive relationship between the two metrics. READ MORE

  4. 3. Do Stocks Outperform Treasury Bills? Evidence From a Swedish Setting

    University essay from Handelshögskolan i Stockholm/Institutionen för finansiell ekonomi

    Author : Anton Li; Ricky Yu; [2023]
    Keywords : Individual stocks; Treasury bills; Skewness; Buy-and-hold returns; Diversification;

    Abstract : Most Swedish stocks listed since 1983 post lifetime buy-and-hold returns that are less than one-month Swedish Treasury bills. In terms of risk-adjusted returns for the same time horizon, individual Swedish stocks vastly underperform value-weighted benchmarks when measured with a Sharpe ratio. READ MORE

  5. 4. Womens's Opportunities within the Audit Industry in San José, Costa Rica : an interview study of Costa Rican women's experiences

    University essay from Högskolan i Borås/Akademin för textil, teknik och ekonomi

    Author : Stina Ytterberg; Anna Grimsdal; [2023]
    Keywords : Audit industry; Female career opportunities; Gender discrimination; Glass ceiling; Costa Rica;

    Abstract : The purpose of this study is to fill the gap identified in how women perceive their opportunities to advance in their careers as auditors in San José, Costa Rica. This study also seeks to get answers to what it is like to work as a woman in a male-dominated industry in the chosen country. READ MORE

  6. 5. Texture Analysis and Ultra high-frequency ultrasound in use for diagnosing Hirschsprung's disease

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Avdelningen för Biomedicinsk teknik

    Author : Sophia Klarén; Jonathan Jedhammar; [2023]
    Keywords : Hirschsprung s disease; Aganglionosis; UHF ultrasound; Texture analysis; Nakagami; Skewness; Kurtosis; Technology and Engineering;

    Abstract : An investigation into the use of statistical texture analysis in combination with ultra high-frequency ultrasound for diagnosing Hirschsprung’s disease (HD); An illness that manifests itself through the absence of ganglia cells in lower parts of the intestine. Current diagnostic techniques carry a higher risk of long-term consequences in newborns and children which enables a new avenue of research into new methods. READ MORE