Essays about: "conditional volatility"

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  1. 11. Investment Decision for a Risk-Averse Investor : A Study of the Nordic Markets

    University essay from Umeå universitet/Nationalekonomi

    Author : Marcus Molitor; [2022]
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    Abstract : This paper investigates the investment decisions for a risk-averse investor. Today’s market offers a variety of different investment options, and it might be hard to filter out the good investments from the bad. This study aims to find the most attractive investments with regards to low volatility. READ MORE

  3. 12. The Sensitivity of Banks' Stock Returns to the interest rate risk and exchange rate risk: A Case Study of Germany and South Africa

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Nationalekonomiska institutionen

    Author : Priscilla Yayra Kpoti-Mayor; Rutendo Yvonne Musimwa; [2022]
    Keywords : Bank s Stock Returns Interest rate Exchange Rate Germany South Africa; Business and Economics;

    Abstract : The purpose of this paper is to interrogate the single and joint effect interest and exchange rate movements have on banks’ stock returns. This study also aims to compare the volatility of the banks’ stock returns for countries in different markets using both the short and long-term interest rate and the respective exchange rates. READ MORE

  4. 13. On the Value at Risk Forecasting of the Market Risk for Large Portfolios based on Dynamic Factor Models with Multivariate GARCH Specifications

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Statistiska institutionen

    Author : Axel Eurenius Larsson; [2022]
    Keywords : Dynamic factor model; Value at Risk; Forecasting; Conditional Correlation GARCH.;

    Abstract : Market risk is the risk of capital loss due to unexpected changes in market prices. One risk measure used to estimate market risk is Value at Risk (VaR). The common historical simulation methodology of VaR forecasting usually does not capture the time-varying volatilities associated with financial data. READ MORE

  5. 14. Forecasting Exchange Rate Value-at-Risk and Expected Shortfall: A GARCH-EVT Approach

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Nationalekonomiska institutionen

    Author : Christoffer Titov; [2022]
    Keywords : GARCH; Extreme Value Theory; Value-at-Risk; Expected Shortfall; Exchange Rate Volatility; Business and Economics;

    Abstract : This thesis aims to investigate the accuracy of Value-at-Risk and Expected Shortfall forecasts of various GARCH-type models based on five currency exchange rate pairs. The GARCH models are employed under different conditional distributional assumptions, and extended using the two-stage Extreme Value Theory (EVT) approach of McNeil and Frey (2000). READ MORE

  6. 15. An examination of the hedging properties of gold and bitcoin using volatility

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Institutionen för nationalekonomi med statistik

    Author : Mohammed Abdulrahman; Karin Carlsson; [2021-06-23]
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    Abstract : Gold has been considered a hedge against inflation for a long time, although researchers have found different results in their examinations. Bitcoin, a relatively new phenomenon in the financial market, is also, for some investors, a monetary protection against central banks' actions resulting in inflation. READ MORE