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### Technical Analysis - OBV indicator calculation in R

Here is a few references about OBV calculations: http://ta.mql4.com/indicators/volumes/on_balance_volume ...
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### Value-at-Risk - Currency Swap

Can someone explain to me how to calculate the VaR (delta-normal-method) for a Currency Swap? Thanks in advance. Regards Alexander
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### Distribution of running maximums of a log normal process

I've been searching for quite some time and would appreciate any guidance! What I'm looking for is the distribution of running maximums for a log-normal process. If anyone is familiar with any ...
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### Complete Multiperiod Binomial model

I have the following deifnition of a Complete multiperiod binomial model: A multi period binomial model can be called complete if every derivative security can be replicated by trading in the ...
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### Difference between Risk avoidance and Risk transfer

I was hoping some could explain the two terms namely, risk avoidance and risk transfer. Also, can a risk be avoided by transferring it?
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### Is it possible to offer promoters of a public company to acquire only their stake?

I am preparing a project report and I am interested in suggesting to buy the promoter stake (34%) in a public company. Will I get into trouble with the Securities Board (like SEC) if I do that instead ...
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### Implied volatility from American options using python

I am currently trying to construct volatility surface from american option prices (using Cox-Ross-Rubinstein tree) in Python 2.7. Below you can find the code I came up with. Any corrections would be ...
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### Calculating Asset Returns

The question pertains to a simple phenomenon. There is gold futures listed on Exchange A and Exchange B. Exchange A and Exchange B overlap times with A and B starting 8 hours later and A and B ...
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### Why does SOR post the order to the primary market if it cannot find best price to execute?

If a Smart Order Router cannot find the best price for an order to execute, it would post this order to the primary market. I think this is because the primary market has more liquid and more active ...
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### Compute the (Net) Present Value

Let's have a project where we invest 1000 at the beginning of year 1 and 1000 at the beginning of year 2. At the end of year 2 the income is 2200 and the project is closed. Person A discounted with ...
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### How to understand the upward trend of currency hedged euro/japan equity ETF

The quantitative easing implemented in Euro zone & in Japan has resulted in two outcomes Massive inflow of money into market that raised the stock index, and The weakening of euro/yen compared ...
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### bond price formula in excel

I inherited a excel spreadsheet that has the following code to price a bond given coupon and current yield ...
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### Daily PnL Calculation with currency conversion and multiple trades at the same day

In my project I increase and decrease my position many times during the day and leave a part of the position open. Through these many trades the position can flip from long to short. At the end of the ...
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### How to compute the Coskewness Matrix in excel?

I'm triyng to compare two portfolio based on same sample of equities returns. And i want to know how to compute the coskewness matrix without using VBA, only in excel. Even a simple example with three ...
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### scale alpha forecasts to align with covariance matrix

I have a set of monthly alpha forecasts and my covariance matrix has been annualized. I would like to do a mean variance optimization with a linear tcost penalty term. How do I rescale my alpha ...
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### Which bond corresponds to which curve?

Bond X has a coupon Bond Y is a zero-coupon bond (Maturity 2 years) Bond Z is a zero-coupon bond (Maturity 10 years) The following graph is given: X-axis: yield curve, Y-axis: price Question: ...
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### Invoice Discount pricing model

I was wondering whether there exist pricing models in particular for Invoice Discounting contracts and short-term financing solution where credit risk plays a major role. Specifically, assuming that ...
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### Raising money in IPOs

When a company goes into an IPO wouldn't they try to make as much money as they can? Then how come the Greenshoe option says that some would try to not issue additional shares just so their share ...
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### How to compute short interest real-time?

Is there a way to compute real-time short interest (at least daily) using Bloomberg for a given stock?
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### Source for Normalized File of ETF Holdings [duplicate]

Does anyone know of a source for a data feed containing ETF Holdings for most ETF firms such as Ishares, Proshares, State Street? I know Bloomberg has this info, but I'm looking for a vendor that can ...
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### Finding the price of an option that will be exercised [duplicate]

I am reposting this question because it was originally unclear, and I didn't get the answers I was hoping for. In my finance book I have the following question T-bills currently yield 5.5 percent. ...
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### what data to use to compare the interest rate among different currencies?

Very new to fixed income signals. I am a little confused about which data to use to compare interest rate among different currencies. For example, I am interested in compare interest rate in the ...
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### Interpreting Johansen co integration test

I am a little new to econometrics. Please pardon me for this silly question. I was running a Johansen cointegration test on two time series using the econometrics toolbox provided by James LeSage for ...
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### Seeking Advice for Exam FM regarding Derivatives Markets

I am taking Exam FM in a week and I was wondering if I could get any advice from people who have recently passed this exam. How much of the derivatives markets question did show up? I am using the ...
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### How to use the asset covariance matrix for risk analysis in excess returns equation

New here and I have a question that may be very basic but despite my research I cannot connect the dots. I would like to know how to connect the nxn asset covariance matrix for an efficient tangency ...
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### How Commercial Mortgage Backed Securities works?

I recently read some concept about CMBS, and have some questions about it. To make my question clear, here is an example. So say I have a pool of 5 loans that each generate 1000 for 23 months, and ...
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### Forward Credit Spreads

I have a beginner question in credit quantitative modelling. I would like to know how we can derive forward credit spread curve, i.e the counterparty of forward yield curves. Indeed, for deriving a ...
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### How discount TVaR of a put option?

Let say I want to calculate the TVaR of a put option. After I simulated possible outcomes in real-world, how do I discount the outcomes? Is there a difference if I am hedged or not? I tried to use ...
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### Price a put option on a CPPI

I want to price a put option on a CPPI using Monte Carlo. I have found so far this article which prices a call on a CPPI. I was wondering if I could use the put/call parity here, and and if so, how ...
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### Literature on “Risky Risky” Method

Trying to get some information/examples on a method called "risky risky" in the context of equity option/convertible bond valuation.
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### Ornstein-Uhlenbeck / Vasicek and no-arbitrage

I'm working my way through a common question which asks to derive the solution, the mean and the variance to the following Ornstein-Uhlenbeck process: \begin{align} dS_t = (\theta(t) - \beta\,S_t)\,dt ...
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### Create Markets Bubble Indicator

I am trying to replicate a Bubble Indicator described here. The indicator is strictly based on calculating the regularity of price behavior to determine herding in multiple time frames. I tried the ...
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### Use orthogonal decomposition to compute the optimal return for a CARA investor

Question from Back, 5.8. If all returns are joint normally distributed, then $R_p$, $e_p$, and ε are joint normally distributed in the orthogonal decomposition R= $R_p$ + $be_p$ + ε of any return R ...
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### How to optimally hedge construction loans with interest rate swaps?

We are a borrower with a construction loan that is pay floating. At the inception of the loan, we entered into a pay-fixed/receive-floating interest rate swap with a growing notional profile that ...
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### Simulating a GBM with martingale condition - Ito process moving downwards

I want to correctly simulate a $\mathcal{Q}$ - martingale $S$, which is a geometric Brownian motion and an exponential of a process $X$, X_t = X_0 + \mu t + \sigma B_t = X_{t-\Delta ...
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### Leverage and point value

can I ask you what do leverage and point value mean in case of stock indices (here is the link where it is mentioned: https://www.dukascopy.com/swiss/english/cfd/range-of-markets/)?
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### Daily principal payments, accumulated on yearly basis in excel

I am doing something seemingly quite easy: Prinipal calcuation of a loan. I need to calculate daily principal payments and accumulate it on a yearly basis. So my current implementation look like ...
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### Impact of Implied skew variations on future prices

I want to test the relationship between of the oil implied volatility skew and oil future prices. I'm lost regarding the method to test the relationship. I was thinking about a regression but I'm ...
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### CAPM Model Required Return Calculations

In a CAPM model how would one calculate p given sigma, beta, and required return? How would one calculate beta given sigma and p. and how would one calculate required return only given sigma and p?
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### Java Implied Volatility Solving with Newtons Method

Hi I am currently working on implementing my newtons method to guess implied volatility and I have the same code as you do. However, my vol result goes to infinity and I have not figured out why my ...
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### Most-efficient/effective Incentive Scheme Design to Minimize Loan Default Probability

Here is an open-ended, hypothetical question regarding the optimization of a loan incentive scheme. Any and all suggestions/plans are welcome. Please ask any clarifying questions if you wish: A loan ...
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### is there a limit on how many times i can access fxcm xml feed

i'm writing an python application that uses fxcm's xml feed. here is the link http://rates.fxcm.com/RatesXML does anyone know if there are limits on how many times you can access this data? right now ...

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