Die vorliegende Dissertation beinhaltet drei Beiträge, welche sich mit verschiedenen Aspekten der Dynamischen Asset Allokation befassen. Letztere beschreibt die Steuerung der Portfolioallokation eines Investors im Verlauf der Investitionsphase angesichts eines sich wandelnden Marktumfeldes und...

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...

An instant may matter for the course of an entire life. It is with this idea that the present research had its inception. High frequency financial data are becoming increasingly available and this has triggered research in financial econometrics where information at high frequency can be...