Essays about: "VOLATILITY 2011"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 93 essays containing the words VOLATILITY 2011.

  1. 1. CROSS-SECTIONAL AND TIME SERIES MOMENTUM RETURNS EVIDENCE FROM THE SWEDISH STOCK MARKET

    University essay from KTH/Matematisk statistik

    Author : Mahsa Badakhsh; [2023]
    Keywords : cross-sectional momentum; time-series momentum; market efficiency; random walk; ex-ante volatility; cross-sectional momentum; time-series momentum; marknadseffektivitet; random walk; ex-ante volatilitet;

    Abstract : The study investigates the presence of the momentum effect in the Swedish stock market by utilizing both cross-sectional introduced by Jegadeesh and Titman (1993) and time-series momentum introduced by Moskowtozt et al. (2011). The period of analysis is between 1998 to 2022. READ MORE

  3. 2. Capturing time variation within systemic risk estimation

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Nationalekonomiska institutionen

    Author : Christian Hovstadius; Baltsar Lindgren; [2023]
    Keywords : Systemic risk; CoVaR; State variables; Lasso; PCA; Business and Economics;

    Abstract : Systemic risk can be defined as the risk to the whole financial system. Financial institutions may contribute more or less to this risk, and measuring the systemic risk contributions of institutions is of central importance for regulators. READ MORE

  4. 3. Revisiting the Idiosyncratic Volatility Puzzle and MAX Effect in European Equity Markets

    University essay from Handelshögskolan i Stockholm/Institutionen för finansiell ekonomi

    Author : David Böckling; Jurgis Druktenis; [2023]
    Keywords : Idiosyncratic volatility; Fama-French three-factor model; MAX effect; European equity markets; Asset pricing anomalies;

    Abstract : In light of traditional financial theory's argument that firm-specific risk should not impact future returns, the findings of the Idiosyncratic Volatility (IVOL) puzzle, as well as the Maximum Daily Returns (MAX) effect, have sparked a vibrant academic debate. Using data from January, 1993, to December, 2022, this paper presents European aggregate and country-level evidence at the intersection between the two asset pricing anomalies. READ MORE

  5. 4. Financing the Nordic Energy Transition: An Empirical Analysis of Leverage, Pricing and Return Expectations in Renewable Energy Transactions

    University essay from Handelshögskolan i Stockholm/Institutionen för finansiell ekonomi

    Author : Franziska Grünthaner; [2023]
    Keywords : Buyouts; Leverage; Valuation; Renewable Energy; Infrastructure Investment;

    Abstract : This study examines whether leverage and pricing in transactions of renewable energy infrastructure assets are impacted by the same factors that have been found to determine financial structures in buyout transactions. It primarily draws on a proprietary data set of 261 wind and solar photovoltaic (PV) transactions in the Nordics between 2011 and 2023 and explores the effect of acquirer-, asset-, and industry-specific characteristics as well as time-varying variables on leverage, pricing and return expectations. READ MORE

  6. 5. Symmetry or Asymmetry: A model comparison between different ARCH-class volatility models using Bitcoin returns

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Nationalekonomiska institutionen

    Author : Hannes Wiklund; [2022]
    Keywords : GARCH; Model Confidence Set; Bitcoin; Volatility Forecasting; Business and Economics;

    Abstract : This thesis will in turn evaluate the forecast performance of different ARCH-type models' forecast ability using Bitcoin returns from 01-04-2015 to 01-04-2022. More specifically, it is of interest to see if a simple GARCH(1,1) model can outperform more sophisticated models that incorporate the asymmetry in volatility. READ MORE