Essays about: "Traders"

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  1. 6. Mandating transparency on deforestation and ecosystem conversion

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Internationella miljöinstitutet

    Author : Moritz Driescher; [2023]
    Keywords : sustainability reporting; mandatory disclosure; deforestation; ecosystem conversion; Earth and Environmental Sciences;

    Abstract : The production of eggs, meat, and dairy products in the EU indirectly contributes to deforestation and ecosystem conversion (DEC) in Latin America due to extensive imports of soy for animal feed. This thesis explores under which preconditions the mandatory European Sustainability Reporting Standards for the agriculture and farming sector can increase transparency in the opaque soy supply chains and incentivize reductions of imported DEC. READ MORE

  3. 7. Fractional Cointegration and Price Discovery in FX Markets

    University essay from Handelshögskolan i Stockholm/Institutionen för nationalekonomi

    Author : Johan Faxner; [2023]
    Keywords : exchange rates; price discovery; fractional cointegration; market microstructure; covered interest rate parity;

    Abstract : I employ bivariate fractionally cointegrated vector autoregressive models to analyze price discovery on the EUR/GBP market. Using daily spot rates between 2010 and 2022 along with corresponding one-month and three-month forward rates, I extract parameter estimates for pairwise long-run relationships, each pair containing a spot and a forward. READ MORE

  4. 8. A Mixed Time-Series & Machine Learning Approach for Price Forecasting in the Swedish Ancillary Market

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Nationalekonomiska institutionen; Lunds universitet/Statistiska institutionen

    Author : Daniel Arredondo; [2023]
    Keywords : Hybrid model; Volatility model; Machine learning model; Price spike prediction; Energy trading; Time series forecasting; Ancillary service market; Business and Economics;

    Abstract : This study aims to forecast the Swedish FCR-D Down A2 market prices through a hybrid model combining a volatility model and a machine learning approach, and compares its performance with a standalone machine learning model. We further examine the impact of different lag orders (1-Hr vs. 24-Hr) on volatility estimates and forecast performance. READ MORE

  5. 9. Farmers Coping with Market Shock : a multiple case study of Agricultural SMEs

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Economics

    Author : Jesse Harder; [2023]
    Keywords : agriculture; market shock; crop farms; risk management; resilience; decision-making; adaptation; price volatility; coping strategies; market uncertainty; Ukraine war;

    Abstract : This research explores how agricultural SMEs are coping with the agricultural market shock mainly caused by Russian-Ukraine war outbreak in February 2022. The research paper is guided by three research questions investigating 1) the impacts of the current market shock on farms, 2) the coping strategies and decisional motivation of farmers, and 3) the planned adaptations and learnings of the farmers. READ MORE

  6. 10. The Practices of Food Financialisation : How abstract becomes concrete in the food system

    University essay from Stockholms universitet/Institutionen för ekonomisk historia och internationella relationer

    Author : Sofia Savonen; [2023]
    Keywords : financialisation; food systems; soybeans; commodity chains; world systems theory;

    Abstract : The 21st century has witnessed a significant growth of financial activity in the food system. Although these developments have been mirrored with a rise in interest towards studying financialisation, there is still much to uncover of its complex workings in an equally complex system. READ MORE