We explore the pricing of variance risk by decomposing stocks' total variance into systematicand idiosyncratic return variances. While systematic variance risk exhibits a negative priceof risk, common shocks to the variances of idiosyncratic returns carry a large positive riskpremium. This...

This paper presents an equilibrium model that provides a rational explanation for twofeatures of data that have been considered puzzling: The positive relation between USdividend yields and nominal interest rates, often called the Fed-model, and the time-varying correlation of US stock and bond...

This work provides a descriptive overview of Russian markets for financialderivatives. Available figures for the exchange-traded and over-the-counter-tradedderivatives in Russia show that the Russian derivatives markets experiencedenormous growth rates since the financial crisis in 1998....

Serviceorientierte Architekturen ermöglichen, dass die IT-Unterstützungvon Prozessen als Portfolio aus einzelnen IT-Services verschiedener Lieferanten entworfenwerden kann. Die Gestaltung der Prozesse erfolgt dabei durch Auswahlentscheidungenzwischen potenziell einzubeziehenden IT-Services....