Essays about: "Volatility Management"

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1. 1. Beyond the Crisis: A Safe Haven Analysis : Empirical Insights into the Divergence of Gold and Bonds for Portfolio Hedging

   University essay from Umeå universitet/Företagsekonomi

   Author : Anthony Baugi; Eugene Zhang; [2024]
   Keywords : Gold; Bonds; Safe Haven; Hedging; US Treasury; Volatility; Covid; Portfolio Theory; Asset Dynamics; Fiscal Policy; Monetary Policy; Financial Crisis; Asset Management; Risk Management; Portfolio Risk;

   Abstract : Purpose: This thesis investigates the relationship concerning traditional safe haven assets, gold and US 10-year treasury bonds during periods of market instability, specifically during the economic concerns raised by the COVID-19 pandemic. It assesses the hedging and safe haven properties of these assets and their dynamic nature throughout two periods of unconventional monetary and fiscal policy measures by the Federal Reserve & US Congress respectively. READ MORE

3. 2. Do two heads think better than one? Risk Differences in Gender and Team vs. Single Managed Mutual Equity Funds in Sweden

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   Author : Zelda Harbecke; Hanna Kyséla; [2023-06-29]
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   Abstract : This empirical study examines whether team or single-managed mutual equity funds in the Swedish fund market are more risk-prone conditionally on the management structure during the last five years (2018-2022). Additionally, the gender of each fund manager is analyzed in order to find answers regarding gender's risk approach in investment decisions. READ MORE

4. 3. Comply or Die: A Study of ESG Factor Returns and Volatility in the Nordic Countries from 2016 to 2022

   University essay from Handelshögskolan i Stockholm/Institutionen för finansiell ekonomi

   Author : Jean-Philippe Chakbazof; Amitesh Raghav; [2023]
   Keywords : ESG Factor; Nordic Compass; Fama Macbeth; Volatility Management; ESG Portfolio;

   Abstract : Using corporate environmental, social and governance (ESG) reporting data from 611 publicly traded firms in the Swedish House of Finance's Nordic Compass database, we estimate stock return and volatility exposures to an ESG factor during the period 2016-2022 in the Nordics. Using a Fama-Macbeth methodology, we find that during this time in the Nordic Countries exposure to an ESG factor is compensated with a risk premium and a volatility reduction in a Fama French 4 Factor model. READ MORE

5. 4. Volatility Modelling in the Swedish and US Fixed Income Market : A comparative study of GARCH, ARCH, E-GARCH and GJR-GARCH Models on Government Bonds

   University essay from Linköpings universitet/Nationalekonomi; Linköpings universitet/Filosofiska fakulteten

   Author : Sebastian Mortimore; William Sturehed; [2023]
   Keywords : GARCH; ARCH; GJR-GARCH; E-GARCH; ARMA; Government Bonds; Volatility; Loss functions; Fixed Income Market and realized volatility.; ARCH; GARCH; GJR-GARCH; E-GARCH; Statsobligationer och Volatilitet;

   Abstract : Volatility is an important variable in financial markets, risk management and making investment decisions. Different volatility models are beneficial tools to use when predicting future volatility. The purpose of this study is to compare the accuracy of various volatility models, including ARCH, GARCH and extensions of the GARCH framework. READ MORE

6. 5. Assessing Electricity Prices and Their Driving Mechanisms in Brazil with Neural Networks

   University essay from KTH/Skolan för industriell teknik och management (ITM)

   Author : Henrique Costabile; [2023]
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   Abstract : In general, electricity prices are very volatile and derive from many external variables. In Brazil, this price is determined by computer models developed and operated by government organizations. The supply and demand relationships are not enough to determine prices in Brazilian submarkets. READ MORE