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Analysis of the structure of the financial statement - Balance Sheet - U.S. GAAP and IAS (IFRS)

Krupová, Lenka - In: Acta Oeconomica Pragensia 2004 (2004) 1, pp. 59-76

This article evaluates the similarities and differences between the balance sheet as defined by International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS / IAS) and American Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (US GAAP). Both systems define the balance sheets elements in a very similar manner....

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Replication Methods in the Pricing and Hedging of Barrier Options

Tomáš, Tichý - In: Czech Journal of Economics and Finance (Finance a uver) 54 (2004) 7-8, pp. 305-324

denoted as a static replication method ? its aim is to create a static basket of simple assets that will replicate the option …

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Interest-Rate Swaps and Arbitrage

Málek, Jiøí - In: Czech Journal of Economics and Finance (Finance a uver) 51 (2001) 2, pp. 99-110

Three approaches toward the determination of fixed swap rates are presented in this article: a swap as a portfolio of bonds with a fixed and floating coupon, a swap as a portfolio of forwards, and a swap as the difference between the cap and the floor (zero-collar). Later in the paper, credit...

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Hedging Strategies and Financial Risks

Zmeškal, Zdenìk - In: Czech Journal of Economics and Finance (Finance a uver) 54 (2004) 1-2, pp. 50-63

portfolios consisting of risk assets (share, bond, commodity price, and exchange rate) and hedged assets (financial derivative …

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Investigating a thin-capitalization rule: An option-based analysis

Vlachý, Jan - In: Politická ekonomie 2008 (2008) 5, pp. 656-668

The Czech tax system is undergoing radical transformation. Among the many forthcoming changes, several features can be identified, which alter the structure of tax asymmetries. This paper uses an option-based model of direct taxation to examine a controversial new thin-capitalization rule,...

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Examination of selected improvement approaches to Monte Carlo simulation in option pricing

Tichý, Tomáš - In: Politická ekonomie 2008 (2008) 6, pp. 772-794

In general, there exist many ways to detect the fair value of financial derivatives. However, each of them is suitable for different purposes. For example, when the payoff function is not very simple or the underlying process is too complex, the approach of Monte Carlo simulation can be useful....

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Long-Term Memory and Its Evolution in Returns of Stock Index PX Between 1997 and 2009

Krištoufek, Ladislav - In: Politická ekonomie 2010 (2010) 4, pp. 471-487

Long-term memory processes have been extensively examined in recent literature as they provide simple way to test for predictabilty in the underlying process. However, most of the literature interprets the results of estimated Hurst exponent simply by its comparison to its asymptotic limit of...

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State-Run Investment Funds: Major Institutional Investors on Global Financial Markets

Sedláček, Petr - In: Acta Oeconomica Pragensia 2010 (2010) 2, pp. 3-22

international monetary and financial systems. SFWs are pools of assets owned and managed directly or indirectly by governments to … achieve specific objectives. Tentative estimates of foreign assets held by SWFs are between USD 1.9 trillion and USD 2 ….9 trillion. These amounts are about 10 times less than the assets under management of mature market institutional investors and …

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Vield curve construction using government bonds in the Czech republic

Málek, Jiří; Radová, Jarmila; Štěrba, Filip - In: Politická ekonomie 2007 (2007) 6, pp. 792-808

The paper deals with yield curve construction methods using coupon bonds in Czech bond market. Generally, there are more possibilities how to approach this problem: bootstraping, splines, parametric functions. Due to the lack of tradable public bonds and due to the fact that existing bonds do...

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Dynamic model of uncovered interest rate parity (theory and empirical verification in the transitive economies)

Durčáková, Jaroslava; Mandel, Martin; Tomšík, Vladimír - In: Politická ekonomie 2005 (2005) 3, pp. 291-304

The paper presents a dynamic approach to the theory of uncovered interest rate parity. It is examined the dynamic relation between the actual change in spot exchange rate and interest rate differential. Authors show the hypothesis of uncovered interest rate parity is based on an ex ante view and...

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