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How to compute interest rate futures spread ratio?
I am confused on how to compute the spread ratio.
For example, this is example I came across with my broker -
Consider 2 contracts Bobl and Euribor.
The DV01 of Bobl i 44.8 and Euribor is 25. To ...
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How does the CME set margin requirements on commodity Futures
I am trying to model margin requirements on various commodity futures, however it doesn't seem that the CME has released the formula they use to set these performance bonds. I am sure that they use ...
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Yield on Fixed income futures
I am trying to get a simplified model of the DV01 for the US 10YR Note futures but I cant figure out what the current yield is. When I back out the implied interest rate on the current TYM3 futures ...
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Resources to read more about/learn how implied pricing works
I was looking at this video today:
http://www.cmegroup.com/education/interactive/webinars-archived/implied-price-functionality.html
on implied pricing. And am aware that implied orders/pricing ...
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Estimating two normal random numbers with one equation
Subtitle: Estimating the correlation of the shocks driving two commodities in
two multi-factor models
I am fitting two 2-factor models to electricity and gas futures, respectively.
In order to ...
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What is the highest frequency greek for options on futures on bonds?
I'm considering exchange traded options of futures on bonds. Options on bond futures are usually American, thus the Black model is out of question. Which is the most imporatant Greek with respect to ...
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Market Exposure and Hedging
Normally the Market exposure associated with your stock/portfolio is your delta for that stock/ portfolio. Basic idea of hedging involved here is buying/selling respective futures depending upon ...
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Is there a general format for various sources of futures market-data?
I am developing a market-data engine that receives market-data from different futures exchanges. So I need a general format to deal with sources from different exchanges. Protocols like FIX only ...
