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### help with derivation of equation 8 in Derman and Kani's binomial tree for local vol

in this paper "The Volatility Smile and Its Implied Tree" - Derman and Kani 1994 i understand the derivation of all equations up to 7. But eq 8 i cannot figure out how to derive! i have ...
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### Calculate annualized returns and annualized volatility from monthly returns?

I have a dataset with monthly returns (In decimals) Jan-2008, Feb-2008 .... Dec-2008, Jan-2009 .... Dec-2017 This is what I have done, ...
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### What do large weights above 1 in a portfolio represent?

If I have a portfolio consisting of weights -12,11,3,-2,5,-5, I know that negative weights correspond to shorting but what do these large weights represent? I thought the weights are the proportion of ...
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### Quantlib: How do I price a ZC bond using the Hull White model?

I am trying to use QuantLib to model short rate and looks like QL has some material here http://gouthamanbalaraman.com/blog/hull-white-simulation-quantlib-python.html I have been able to simulate ...
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### Quanto CDS- basic question-

Just wanted to know if the quanto CDS hedge each other or not, if we assume that the quanto ratio is 100%(1). Also, is it true that in stressed condition the volatility of CDS with home ccy decreases ...
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### Why is the liquidity of ATM stock options often relatively low even if the underlying security is being traded in large quantities

I am currently trying to learn more about options trading and option strategies. One thing I have noticed recently is that for a lof of stocks I look up on yahoo finance often a very low open interest ...
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### FX convertability modelling: have FX markets ever closed down?

I am working on modelling the risk that a bank's cash in one currency could not be converted into another currencies. This convertability risk has liquidity implacations for the asset liabilities ...
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### Do asset return correlations have strong non-linear interactions? [duplicate]

If I compute the correlation matrix for $N$ stocks or indices, are there always expected to be strong non-linear dependencies between each asset pair-wise? Or are there only linear dependencies in ...
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### Is there a performance measure for the entire efficient frontier?

The Sharpe ratio is an example of a performance measure for individual mean-variance efficient portfolios, regardless if they maximize the Sharpe ratio or not. The efficient frontier, however, ...
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### Do basket options have a closed form valuation formula?

Suppose I'm simulating a European call option on a basket consisting of N stocks with slightly varying volatilities but all other parameters remain the same. From the perspective of an estimate, it ...
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### Why do only portfolios of indices show elliptical dependence?

Elliptical distributions imply an asymmetric relationship between variables such as financial returns of different assets. I'm guessing this is mainly due to skewness, although I might be wrong and ...
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### Secured Overnight Financing Rate (SOFR) ISIN

Does anybody happen to know the ISIN of the Secured Overnight Financing Rate (SOFR)? I can't find it anywhere on the NY Fed website.
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### Under Put-Call Parity, why do we add the cost of carry to Call prices but subtract them from the Stock price and Put prices?

In Natenberg (1994) Chapter 11 he outlines the Put-Call parity relationships. ...
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### How to simulate Poisson and Compound Poisson process

someone knows, maybe websites / blogs where I can find tips (preferably ready codes) to simulate the trajectory of processes? So far I only need the Poisson process and the compound Poisson process ...
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### Meta-Theorem Bjork, arbitrage and completeness

In Tomas Björk's Arbitrage Theory in Continuous Time I found this Meta-Theorem: What does it mean "meta-Theorem"? That it cannot be proved and that this is only such an indication as to ...