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Correlation risk premia for multi-asset equity options
Fengler, Matthias R. (contributor);  … - 2003 - [Elektronische Ressource]
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10001919088
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Default compensator, incomplete information, and the term structure of credit spreads
Giesecke, Kay - 2001
We provide a framework for the analysis of term structures of credit spreads on corporate bonds in the presence of informational asymmetries. While bond investors observe default incidents, we suppose that they have incomplete information on the firm's assets and/or the threshold asset level at...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009620780
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Distribution-invariant dynamic risk measures
Weber, Stefan (contributor) - 2003 - [Elektronische Ressource], rev
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10001917139
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Cyclical correlations, credit contagion, and portfolio losses
Giesecke, Kay (contributor); Weber, Stefan (contributor) - 2003 - [Elektronische Ressource]
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10001919109
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Quantile hedging
Föllmer, Hans; Leukert, Peter - 1998
In a complete financial market every contingent claim can be hedged perfectly. In an incomplete market it is possible to stay on the safe side by superhedging. But such strategies may require a large amount of initial capital. Here we study the question what an investor can do who is unwilling...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009574876
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Efficient hedging : cost versus shortfall risk
Föllmer, Hans; Leukert, Peter - 1999
An investor faced with a contingent claim may eliminate risk by (super-)hedging in a financial market. As this is often quite expensive, we study partial hedges, which require less capital and reduce the risk. In a previous paper we determined quantile hedges which succeed with maximal...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009579176
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Coherent risk measures, valuation bounds, and (my,p)-portfolio optimization
Jaschke, Stefan R.; Küchler, Uwe - 1999
This paper presents a general theory that works out the relation between coherent risk measures, valuation bounds, and … theory presented seems to fill a gap between arbitrage valuation on the one hand and single agent utility maximization or … full-fledged equilibrium theory on the other hand. "Coherent" valuation bounds strike a balance in that the bounds can be …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009581108
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Should smart investors buy funds with high returns in the past?
Palomino, Frédéric; Uhlig, Harald - 2002
Newspapers and weekly magazines catering to the investing crowd often rank funds according to the returns generated in the past. Aside from satisfying sheer curiosity, these numbers are probably also the basis on which investors pick a fund to invest in. In this article, we fully characterize...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009621416
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Hedging and portfolio optimization in illiquid financial markets
Bank, Peter; Baum, Dietmar - 2002
analysis relies on the non-linear integration theory of such semimartingale families. The Itô-Wentzell formula is used to prove …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009625800
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Estimation and arbitrage opportunities for exchange rate baskets
Mercurio, Danilo; Torricelli, Costanza - 2001
This paper analyzes short term portfolio investment opportunities in a capital market where a currency is defined as a currency basket, i.e. a linear combination of foreign currencies. In line with the mean-variance hedging approach, we determine a self-financed optimal investment strategy which...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009613598