Essays about: "volatility of stock returns"

Showing result 26 - 30 of 148 essays containing the words volatility of stock returns.

  1. 26. 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

  3. 27. Volatility forecasting on global stock market indices : Evaluation and comparison of GARCH-family models forecasting performance

    University essay from Umeå universitet/Nationalekonomi

    Author : Simon Molin; [2021]
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    Abstract : Volatility is arguably one of the most important measures in financial economics since it is often used as a rough measure of the total risk of financial assets. Many volatility models have been developed to model the process, where the GARCH-family models capture several characteristics that are observed in financial data. READ MORE

  4. 28. The Performance of Stocks Earning Extreme Single-Day Returns: Evidence from Sweden

    University essay from Handelshögskolan i Stockholm/Institutionen för finansiell ekonomi

    Author : Dominik Schleuss; Tavish Gantz; [2021]
    Keywords : MAX Effect; Extreme returns; Cross-section of returns; Lottery-like payoffs; Behavioral Finance;

    Abstract : In 2011, Bali et al. presented evidence that stocks with extreme one and multi day-returns significantly underperform stocks with less extreme returns in the following month. They attributed this to investors exhibiting a preference for stocks with lottery-like payoffs. READ MORE

  5. 29. A heteroscedastic volatility model with Fama and French risk factors for portfolio returns in Japan

    University essay from Stockholms universitet/Statistiska institutionen

    Author : Edvin Wallin; Timothy Chapman; [2021]
    Keywords : Heteroscedasticity; GARCH 1; 1 ; ARMA p; q ; Skewed student s t-distribution; Regression; Fama and French Five-factor model;

    Abstract : This thesis has used the Fama and French five-factor model (FF5M) and proposed an alternative model. The proposed model is named the Fama and French five-factor heteroscedastic student's model (FF5HSM). The model utilises an ARMA model for the returns with the FF5M factors incorporated and a GARCH(1,1) model for the volatility. READ MORE

  6. 30. Political risk and Russian oil stock : A comparison of performance and volatility between leading producers in a global context

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för informatik och media

    Author : Mardin Sheikhani; [2021]
    Keywords : russian studies; finance; oil stock; political risk; oil; stock;

    Abstract : This paper compares Russian and US oil stock performance in terms of risk adjusted returns and volatility with an emphasis on political risk. This is done through using the Sharpe ratio and expanding the notion of risk-free interest rates to capture different levels of political risk in monetary terms. READ MORE