# All Questions

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### How would you try to predict the future behaviour of a stock price?

How does one answer this potential interview question? It's not a very clear question since there are clearly many factors. My first guess would be to talk about looking at the expected (mean) return ...
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### Fourth moment of ARCH(2)

I am studying the ARCH(2) process given by $$X_t = \sqrt{h_t} \varepsilon_t$$ where $$h_t = \alpha_0 + \alpha_1 X_{t-1} ^2 + \alpha_2 X_{t-2} ^2$$ and $\varepsilon_t$ follows $N(0,1)$. ...
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### ruGarch - Interpret test results

I'm working on a R project, trying to calibrate a GARCH (so far, (1,1) ) model to the yields of the STOXX50 index over the last 2 years. I've tried the garch function of the tseries package, but it ...
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### Conversion factor and CTD Bond

I'm reading the book 'Options, Futures and Other derivatives' an having a hard time to understand Conversion factor and CTD bond. Conversion factor I understand this as a factor to adjust the ...
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### How to calculate cumulative returns with one lag in R

I have a huge data frame with over 1000 column, which are companies(column headers) and in each column I have their estimated return(monthly). The sample period of the data frame in 11 years. I want ...
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### Stock valuation/stock pitch and CAPM

If you were valuing a stock (say to pitch a stock for the buy side), you are looking for stocks that the market has mispriced. Your aim is to have a profitable long or short strategy. Can you use the ...
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### VECM model with GARCH (1,1) error in R

I should create a VECM model with 8 lags and with Garch (1,1) error in R but i don't know how to do it and which package to use. The VECM should also have covariates in it. Then I should perform a ...
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### Evaluation of portfolio other than Sharpe Ratio

Is Sharpe ratio always the best way to evaluate a portfolio? I'm not really sure what this potential interview question wants me to answer. I have read that Sharpe ratio essentially explains how ...
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### CCC-Garch predict

So I'm trying to measure the VaR of 2 stock with a multivariate GARCH model, so im using the CCC model. I need to predict the standard-diviation and the mean but the ...
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### Quantlib binomial tree

I was trying to price options with the extendedBinomialTree class of quantlib. I actually tried at some point to modify this class in order to optimize it. Normally the drift and diffusion of the ...
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### $E[F_T] = F_0 \ \rightarrow \ \text{or} \ \leftarrow \ p = \frac{1-d}{u-d}$?

From Ch 12 in Hull's OFOD, we compute the risk-neutral probabilities for a futures contract: Later in Ch 17, futures options are valued, and we have the same result: In relation to ...
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### Considerations when programming back testing engine

I am at the beginning of writing a back testing engine and wanted to get some Feed back on considerations I should take into account , design ideas etc.
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### Credit Valuation adjustment (CVA) Hedges

I need to understand once CVA Desk has CVA number(Bilateral or Unilateral) for a Counterparty, how does it take hedge position. for Eg: if CVA charge for my bank to JPM is 100K Dollars. What does ...
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### Latency Arbitrage in forex [closed]

(I've been downgraded on this question, and it's because most people don't understand what I mean. If you ever did hft arb, you will understand what I mean. If not, please do not answer) Everybody ...
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### Why is a risk-free portfolio desirable?

I am in the process of creating a program that generates status-quo variance-free portfolio (at least theoretically), and my question is pretty fundamental, which may just mean dumb. I am sorry if ...
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### Density plot of the skew-t distribution

I am using the sgt package in R to recreate the plot from Hansen's paper ( available here http://www.ssc.wisc.edu/~bhansen/papers/ier_94.pdf on page 8) using random ...
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### What is the cheapest way to connect to Nasdaq for market data and trading *electronically*?

I would like to connect to Nasdaq to execute some simple automated strategies. I am NOT a big bank or hedge fund, so paying a high monthly fee is impractical. Is there a way for a small startup or ...
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### Reset Date standard for ICP (Indice Camara Promedio) trade

What is the Reset Date standard for ICP (Indice Camara Promedio) trade? Trade Currencies are USD v/s CLP. Please provide the ISDA link if there are any amendments to ISDA standards.