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1. Distributional Dynamics of Fama-French Factors in European Markets
University essay from KTH/Matematisk statistikAbstract : The three-factor model of Fama and French has proved to be a seminal contribution to asset pricing theory, and was recently extended to include two more factors, yielding the Fama-French five-factor model. Other proposed augmentations of the three-factor model includes the introduction of a momentum factor by Carthart. READ MORE
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2. Scenario Creation for Stress Testing Using Copula Transformation
University essay from Umeå universitet/Institutionen för fysikAbstract : Due to turbulence in the financial market throughout history, stress testing has become a growing part of the risk analysis performed by clearing houses. Events connected to previous crises have increased the demand for prudent risk exposure, and in this thesis we investigate regulators view on how CCPs should construct risk scenarios to meet best practice for stress testing their members’ composite portfolios. READ MORE
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3. Copula selection and parameter estimation in market risk models
University essay from KTH/Matematisk statistikAbstract : In this thesis, literature is reviewed for theory regarding elliptical copulas (Gaussian, Student’s t, and Grouped t) and methods for calibrating parametric copulas to sets of observations. Theory regarding model diagnostics is also summarized in the thesis. READ MORE
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4. Applying Multivariate Expected Shortfall on High Frequency Foreign Exchange Data
University essay from KTH/Matematisk statistikAbstract : This thesis aims at implementing and evaluating the performance of multivariate Expected Shortfall models on high frequency foreign exchange data. The implementation is conducted with a unique portfolio consisting of five foreign exchange rates; EUR/SEK, EUR/NOK, EUR/USD, USD/SEK and USD/NOK. READ MORE
