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Based on the theory of static replication of variance swaps we assess the sign and magnitude of variance risk premiums …
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Traditionally volatility is viewed as a measure of variability, or risk, of an underlying asset. However recently investors began to look at volatility from a different angle. It happened due to emergence of a market for new derivative instruments - variance swaps. In this paper first we...
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We undertake a systematic study of the univariate and multivariate properties of CDS spreads using the CDS spread time series of CDX Investment Grade index constituents from 2005 to 2009. We find that CDS spread returns appear to be stationary and exhibit positive autocorrelations,...
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analytic expressions for the price sensitivities of zero-coupon bonds, coupon-bearing bonds and interest rate swap contracts …
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Superior to the variance, "swap variance (SwV)" summarizes the entire probability distribution of returns and is … unbiased to distributional asymmetry. Retaining the same simplicity as mean-variance (MV) model, the efficiency of mean-swap … the classical MV portfolio theory and the CAPM, is consistent with expected utility maximization for all risk …
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This paper addresses the investment and financing decisions of entrepreneurs entering into option-for-guarantee swaps (OGSs). OGSs significantly increase investment option value. Entrepreneurs initially accelerate their investments and then postpone them as funding gaps grow. Guarantee costs...
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When firms access unbounded liability exposures and are granted limited liability, then an all equity firm holds a call option, whereby it receives a free option to put losses back to the taxpayers. We call this option the taxpayer put, where the strike is the negative of the level of reserve...
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Dynamic equilibrium models based on present value computation imply that returns are predictable but also generate particular patterns of predictability in asset returns. I take advantage of this to construct a set of tests of Equilibrium Generated Predictability (EGP). I apply the tests to...
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efficient pricing procedure. This called for using the Lie symmetries theory for PDEs; doing so allowed us to extend known …
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Target volatility options (TVO) are a new class of derivatives whose payoff depends on some measure of volatility. These options allow investors to take a joint exposure to the evolution of the underlying asset, as well as to its realized volatility. For instance, a target volatility call can be...
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