# All Questions

39 views

### Simulated bond index returns based on term structure changes

The J.P. Morgan European Monetary Union Index (EMU) 5-7Y (which is rebalanced monthly) currently (1-Jan-16) has the following characteristics: ...
92 views

### Forecasting conditional variance using fGARCH

I am forecasting the conditional standard deviation using ARMA(1,0)-GJRGARCH(1,1) in R using the fGarch package. Here is a sample code: ...
32 views

### Portfolio Analytic Metrics for Portfolios with Serially Correlated Returns

I just read Andrew Lo's paper from 2002 "The Statistics of Sharpe Ratios" and am wondering if anyone knows of any other papers/docs/resources that explore the impact of serially correlated returns on ...
248 views

I saw this question as an interview, and to be honest, I have no idea what it's even asking for: Write a function (in R or Python) that finds the stock drawdown which will trigger a rebalance, ...
268 views

### What are the canonical global-macro investing books?

What is a good reading list for Global Macro investing? What does Bridgewater, Bervan Howard, Soros, AQR etc. use to teach their staff about macroeconomic investing? Let us assume a top-class ...
86 views

### Portfolio of sum of two Bachelier processes

Suppose you construct a portfolio of two stocks, whose values $A$ and $B$ are modelled as a Bachelier process: $$dA = \sigma_A dW_A(t) \text{ and } dB = \sigma_B d W_B(t).$$ Each of the stock prices ...
48 views

41 views

### SAS code for Brownian Motion

I want to simulate call options using monte carlo algorithm. I am a noob SAS user but i know that i need to: -simulate random stock prices with no dividend in respect to different parameters(...
58 views

### Sharpe ratio with leveraged ETFs

There has been a discussion about how leverage affects Sharpe Ratios, but not in the context of leveraged ETFs (such as 2x or 3x). I'm just wondering how leveraged ETFs, if at all, change the ...
560 views

### What time series database can be used with Python and Pandas?

I'm looking for a time series database that can be easily used with Python and Pandas objects such as DataFrame, Panel... But these objects will always contains time series. Ideally I'm looking for ...
61 views

104 views

### How to estimate today's closing price?

I'm working on interday trading algorithm and I have a basic question: How can I estimate today's closing price? I need it to predict tomorrow closing price. Should I use the price few moments before ...
35 views

### Inflow outflow of money into a stock

http://www.barrons.com/mdc/public/page/2_3022-mfsctrscan-moneyflow.html#weekly Interestingly, for the 1-month DJIA total index, the balance is very close to one. Is there a mathematical explanation ...
145 views

### Notional Value in Equity Options

I have calculated the NPV of an Equity option and need to account the notional for it and have issues understanding the NPV <-> notional relation. Example: Strike price 100 Spot rate: 107.41 NPV ...
38 views

### Do I calculate weights of assets correctly?

I solved attached question but I am not sure whether I did part a and c correctly. Is there a way to calculate weights of A and B by just knowing their standard deviation and correlation's value?
41 views