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16. Battery energy storage for intermittent renewable electricity production : A review and demonstration of energy storage applications permitting higher penetration of renewables
University essay from Umeå universitet/Institutionen för tillämpad fysik och elektronikAbstract : Driven by resource politics and climate change, the transition from conventional fossil fuel based and centralized energy generation to distributed renewables is increasing rapidly. Wind and solar power generation offer carbon dioxide neutral electricity but also present some integration difficulties for energy system operators and planners due to intermittent power output. READ MORE
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17. An Introduction to Modern Pricing of Interest Rate Derivatives
University essay from Mälardalens högskola/Akademin för utbildning, kultur och kommunikationAbstract : This thesis studies interest rates (even negative), interest rate derivatives and term structure of interest rates. We review the different types of interest rates and go through the evaluation of a derivative using risk-neutral and forward-neutral methods. READ MORE
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18. Winning with IVOL
University essay from Handelshögskolan i Stockholm/Institutionen för finansiell ekonomiAbstract : Idiosyncratic volatility has an increasing effect on returns. This increasing effect is strongest for small stocks, which can be explained by investors' underdiversification. Previous studies that found a decreasing effect did not control for the low-beta anomaly. READ MORE
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19. Local Volatility Calibration on the Foreign Currency Option Market
University essay from Linköpings universitet/Beräkningsmatematik; Linköpings universitet/Tekniska högskolanAbstract : In this thesis we develop and test a new method for interpolating and extrapolating prices of European options. The theoretical base originates from the local variance gamma model developed by Carr (2008), in which the local volatility model by Dupire (1994) is combined with the variance gamma model by Madan and Seneta (1990). READ MORE
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20. Examining exchange rate return factors before and after the Lehman bankruptcy
University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Institutionen för nationalekonomi med statistikAbstract : This thesis examines exchange rate return factors of holding USD before and after Lehman Brothers Bankruptcy on September 15th 2008, by analysing the relationship with multiple regressions and correlation to trace any significant influence by applying the framework provided by the Arbitrage Pricing Theory, spearheaded by Chen, Roll and Ross, 1986. Thus, regressions on the exchange rate return were computed on the historical macroeconomic data. READ MORE