We examine in this paper the training and test set performance of several equity factor models with a dataset of 20 years of data, 1,200 stocks and 100 factors. First, we examine several models to forecast expected returns, which can be used as baselines for more complex models: linear...

What is the probability of high inflation; how high, when? These questions are important to all investors since even the 2% level to which we are accustomed will cut an investor's portfolio by over 17% during a decade. This 2% level is the target of the Federal Reserve, along with near 0%...

A time-series basis decomposition and trend extraction technique known as Empirical Mode Decomposition (EMD), designed for multi-scale time-frequency decomposition in non-stationary time-series settings, will be combined with Regularised Covariance Regression (RCR) methods to produce a framework...

Introduction -- Volatility and its estimation -- Overview of volatility derivatives -- Options delta hedging with no options at all -- Volatility derivatives in portfolio optimization -- Benefits of using volatility futures in investment strategies -- Predictive properties of the volatility term...

Mit einem aktiven Portfoliomanagement verfolgen Investoren das Ziel, überdurchschnittliche Portfoliorenditen zu erzielen. Dieses Ziel wird dann erreicht, wenn Börsenkurse von ihren gerechtfertigten Werten abweichen. -- In dem vorliegenden Buch wird ein Ansatz für Aktien vorgestellt, mit dem...