Essays about: "constant volatility"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 55 essays containing the words constant volatility.

  1. 1. An Attempt at Pricing Zero-Coupon Bonds under the Vasicek Model with a Mean Reverting Stochastic Volatility Factor

    University essay from KTH/Matematik (Avd.)

    Author : Benjamin Neander; Victor Mattson; [2023]
    Keywords : Zero-coupon bond; Vasicek model; Two-factor interest rate model; Stochastic volatility.; Nollkupongobligation; Vasicek model; Räntemodell med två faktorer; Stokastisk volatilitet.;

    Abstract : Empirical evidence indicates that the volatility in asset prices is not constant, but varies over time. However, many simple models for asset pricing rest on an assumption of constancy. READ MORE

  3. 2. The Predictive Power of Implied Volatility in Option Pricing

    University essay from KTH/Matematisk statistik

    Author : Lovisa Berglund; [2023]
    Keywords : Option Pricing; Black-Scholes; Finance; Implied Volatility; Applied Mathematics; Machine Learning; Optionsprissättning; Black-Scholes; Finans; Implicit Volatilitet; Tillämpad Matematik; Maskininlärning;

    Abstract : During the last few years, financial derivatives have been growing in trading volume. There seem to be a high demand and supply of derivatives on the market and one common derivative is the option contract. The option contract is frequently the subject of studies and many different pricing models have been created for options. READ MORE

  4. 3. Development of an investment model for pumped storage hydropower

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Elektricitetslära

    Author : Pontus Gustavsson; Eric Swanmark; [2023]
    Keywords : pumped storage hydropower; investment models; energy storage; grid balancing;

    Abstract : The energy market is evolving, with a prediction of heavily increased consumption and, consequently, increased production. In parallel, EU directives with targets prioritising fossil-free electricity production, reduction of greenhouse gas emissions and becoming climate neutral by 2050, poses a challenge for the current state of electricity production in the Nordics. READ MORE

  5. 4. Merton's Portfolio Problem under Grezelak-Oosterlee-Van Veeren Model

    University essay from Mälardalens universitet/Akademin för utbildning, kultur och kommunikation

    Author : Tara Romsäter; [2023]
    Keywords : Merton s Optimal Investment-Consumption Problem; Dynamic Programming; Hamilton-Jacobi-Bellman equation; Stochastic Volatility Model.;

    Abstract : Merton’s Optimal Investment-Consumption Problem is a classic optimization problem in finance. It aims to find the optimal controls for a portfolio with both risky and risk-less assets, inorder to maximize an investor’s utility function. READ MORE

  6. 5. Modelling Risk in Real-Life Multi-Asset Portfolios

    University essay from KTH/Matematik (Avd.)

    Author : Karin Hahn; Axel Backlund; [2023]
    Keywords : Risk modelling; multi-asset portfolios; risk factor models; time series analysis; regression; Riskmodellering; finansiella portföljer; riskfaktormodeller; tidsserieanalys; regression;

    Abstract : We develop a risk factor model based on data from a large number of portfolios spanning multiple asset classes. The risk factors are selected based on economic theory through an analysis of the asset holdings, as well as statistical tests. READ MORE