Essays about: "oil and gold"

Showing result 21 - 25 of 32 essays containing the words oil and gold.

  1. 21. Black Gold and Political Ideals : A study of the relation between geopolitical discourse and trade

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Kulturgeografiska institutionen

    Author : Christoffer Håål; [2016]
    Keywords : critical geopolitics; discourse; Saudi Arabia; foreign relations; oil; Venezuela;

    Abstract : The aim of this thesis is the study of the relations between foreign relations and trade. By employing the methodical approach of the theoretical school of critical geopolitics, the thesis aims to study the U. S. READ MORE

  3. 22. Who’s in charge? Electro-responsive QCM Studies of Ionic Liquid as an Additive in Lubricant Oils

    University essay from KTH/Skolan för kemivetenskap (CHE)

    Author : Bergendal Erik; [2016]
    Keywords : Quartz crystal microbalance; QCM; EQCM; Ionic Liquid; Lubricant additive;

    Abstract : Electrochemical quartz crystal microbalance has been employed to investigate electro-responsiveness of an ionic liquid as an additive in lubricant oils on a gold surface. Polarisation of the surface reveals changes in frequency where an increase in magnitude amplified the observed response, corresponding to a controllable alternation of the ionic liquid configuration on the surface as a function of applied potential. READ MORE

  4. 23. The Volatility spillover effect between gold-oil ratio and S&P 500 index

    University essay from Umeå universitet/Handelshögskolan vid Umeå universitet (USBE)

    Author : Muzi Li; Luo Man; [2015]
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  5. 24. Forecasting commodity futures using Principal Component Analysis and Copula

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Matematisk statistik

    Author : Martin Jacobsson; [2015]
    Keywords : PCA; Copula; Mean-reversion; Momentum; Elliptical copulas; Maximum Likelihood; Cramer-von Mises; Sharpe Ratio.; Mathematics and Statistics;

    Abstract : The ever ongoing battle to beat the market is in this thesis fought with the help of mathematics with a way to reduce the information to its core. It is called PCA, Principal Component Analysis. This is used to build a model of future commodity prices. READ MORE

  6. 25. Examining exchange rate return factors before and after the Lehman bankruptcy

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Institutionen för nationalekonomi med statistik

    Author : Roderick Nilsson; Philip Thureborn; [2013-06-14]
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    Abstract : 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