# All Questions

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### R TTR/RSI does not behave like a Bloomberg RSI

The implementation of TTR:RSI differs slightly from the RSI calculated in Bloomberg, see more details here. I use in TTR the SMA, which simply calculates the mean, that is a walking window of: ...
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### Immunising pension liability due in 4y?

Help required please on calculating the amount of Zero Coupon Bonds and annuity bonds that are needed to immunise a portfolio against interest rate risk, for a pension fund that expects to pay £500bn ...
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### Building curves using onshore or offshore JPY overnight rates?

I am trying to build Japanese Yen interest rate curves. When defining the curve instruments for the 'OIS' (discount) curve (aka TONAR), I am uncertain as to which rate to use for the overnight deposit ...
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### Using the R package “ termstrc ”

I am attempting to use the function estim_nss from the termstrc package in R. However, I am experiencing the following error: ...
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### Does anybody know how to use jquantlib with eclipse?

I'm currently beginning to work on my masters project in QF and I wanted to use jquantlib for my work. I've searched the internet quite a bit but couldn't find good understandable info on how to work ...
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### If you knew market’s expected spot rates, could you deduce if there is a forward-risk premium?

Suppose that you were importing small electric transformers, that delivery from all suppliers would take approximately 6 months, and that you faced the situation shown in the table below: The Table ...
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### Portfolio Performance Metrics

In comparing different long portfolios in stocks for 15 quarters, where at each quarter I re-balance the portfolio. So what I have done is made a function that outputs the rand value of the portfolio ...
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### Black-Litterman with simple portfolio

In an attempt to learn Black-Litterman I have come across this "simple" example. Suppose that you analyze market data using CAPM $$r_i-r_f=\beta_i(r_m-r_f)+\epsilon_i$$ Suppose there are 2 assets in ...
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### Are there any software libraries for backtesting FX algorithms against tick data?

I've read question, however it doesn't appear as if any of those libraries work for FX data. A Google search for python forex backtesting turns up this project, ...
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### Forecasting bond yields

Do you know any models which can be used for prediction of corporate bonds yields (or goverment bonds yields) when we know forecasts of macroeconomic fundamentals (gdp, fed funds rate, interbank rate, ...
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### Calculation of physical and risk neutral density using index options

I am asking professionals for a help. There have already been the post Data Selection for Empirical Pricing Kernel Estimation (Stochastic Discount Factor) from Finance_Newbie. But I am wondering ...
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### How to estimate portfolio value in money as function of spread

I'm a beginer in field of quant algos, so sorry for my lame question. I'm trying to calculate portfolio value of 2 currencies in basic stat arb strategy as function of spread change. But my value in ...
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### How to calculate Probability of Default from Survival Probability

I would calculate Probability of Default from Survival Probability. I want to know how they are related. This is how I think they are related: ...
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### Impulse Response Function, VAR

I calculated VAR coefficients and got stability coeficients. But then I calculated Impulse Response function and it turned out to be spike-shaped function (like cos(x)*exp(-x) with acute extremuma ...
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### How do I track implied volatility of specific delta?

I'm a newbie with respects to volatility trading and options. I recently purchased a book on the topic called "Trading Implied Volatility -An introduction" by Simon Gleadall. It's been one of the most ...
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### What is the best real time data feed - IQFeed, kinetick.com, etc?

This is my first post, and I know of quant's vast knowledge base of the users. Thanks in advance for any assistance. Any quantitative testing, benchmarking, expected lag, true numbers comparing all ...
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### discounted price economic meaning

Could you please explain why we discount the prices using bank account or some numeraire, what is its economic meaning. Specifically The movement of the security prices relative to each other ...