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Sep
29
comment Integrating log-normal
An intuitive explanation can be found in Financial Calculus by Rennie and Baxter.
Sep
29
revised Fastest solver possible for portfolio optimization
Add point about seeding and at refrence to Numerical Optimization by Nocedal and Wright
Sep
28
comment Fastest solver possible for portfolio optimization
I don't know whether this applies in this scenario but another idea is seeding the solver with a good initial guess. In this case a good guess could be obtained by using the portfolio weights of the previous day.
Aug
30
comment What distribution to assume for interest rates?
Thanks, I've added some links to your answer.
Aug
30
revised What distribution to assume for interest rates?
Add links to papers in comment
Aug
28
comment What distribution to assume for interest rates?
Do you have any references?
Aug
24
revised How to estimate CAViaR (Engle and Manganelli 2004) using non linear quantile regression?
Spelliing error, cursive symbols.
Aug
21
comment Appropriate method for calculating negative returns on a trading strategy?
@Freddy nice comment
Aug
21
comment Appropriate method for calculating negative returns on a trading strategy?
I see no reason for downvoting but the pros and cons of the different methods is always interesting. So please do elaborate.
Aug
16
comment How to annualize skewness and kurtosis based on daily returns
Have a look at this question: possible duplicate of Skewness and Kurtosis under aggregation
Aug
10
comment portfolio optimisation with VaR (or CVaR) constraints
For VaR: I think you can turn it into a mean-variance problem and choose the portfolio with the highest expected return on the frontier for which the VaR constraint holds.
Aug
10
revised How to simulate cointegrated prices
Improve LaTeX math
Aug
9
revised How to simulate cointegrated prices
Fix grammar, remove thanks
Aug
7
comment FpML class generation gives error
It appears I was wrong ;)
Aug
7
revised FpML class generation gives error
Clean up
Aug
6
comment FpML class generation gives error
Could you please update clean up your question and give more information about what you're doing (code, commands) with what software, etc? I'm pretty sure that in its current form your question will not get a satisfactory answer.
Aug
6
comment Simulating the joint dynamics of a stock and an option
Ok, great, thanks!
Aug
5
comment Simulating the joint dynamics of a stock and an option
how do you want to be credited in my thesis? Under Brian B or under some other name. If you want you can contact me via my profile.
Jul
26
revised What is an acceptable error on implied volatility?
No thanks needed
Jul
22
revised Does a coherent risk measure satisfy the four axioms of von Neumann–Morgenstern?
Clean up: spelling, formatting and link