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The Chemistry of Contagious Defaults

In this article, the authors have obtained a dynamical Markovian model of default interactions that describes portfolio’s dynamics endogenously through the mechanism of chemical reactions.

Vlad Putyatin and Svetlana Maslova
Thu 1 Sep 2022
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Trend followers lose more often than they gain

In this article, the authors solve exactly a simple model of trend following strategy, and obtain the analytical shape of the profit per trade distribution.

Marc Potters and Jean-Philippe Bouchaud
Thu 1 Sep 2022
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Swaptions: 1 Price, 10 Deltas, and … 61/2 Gammas*

This article compares simple risk measures (first and second order sensitivity to the underlying yield curve) for simple instruments (swaptions).

Marc Henrard
Thu 1 Sep 2022
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A Markovian Model of Default Interactions: Comments and Extensions

This article analyses Davis and Lo (2001b) enhanced risk model, which is a dynamic version of the popular market model of infectious defaults of Davis and Lo (2001a).

Vladyslav Putyatin, David Prieul, Svetlana Maslova
Thu 1 Sep 2022
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Quant Insights Conference: Factor Investing and the Road to Diversified Serfdom

In May 2022, the Quant Insights Conference held by the CQF Institute featured a panel discussion entitled, “Factor Investing and the Road to Diversified Serfdom.”

Dr. Michael G. Kollo, Dr. Bernard Lee, Professor James Sefton, Leif Cussen
Mon 15 Aug 2022
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Volatility Voodoo

In this article, Kent Osband discusses volatility models.

Kent Osband
Tue 31 May 2022
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Can anyone solve the smile problem?

In this paper, the authors explore whether the smile problem can be solved and provide a general reflection of the problem. 

Elie Ayache, Philippe Henrotte, Sonia Nassar and Xuewen Wang
Tue 31 May 2022
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Knock-in/out Margrabe

In this paper, Espen G. Haug and Jorgen Haug push the Black-Scholes-Merton (BSM) formula to the limit by using it to value exchange-one-asset-for-another options with knock-in or knock-out provisions that depend on the ratio of the two asset prices.

Espen G. Haug and Jorgen Haug
Tue 31 May 2022
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Stochastic Processes in Finance - Part II

This is the second article by Jörg Kienitz on stochastic processes in finance.

Jörg Kienitz
Thu 21 Apr 2022
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Calibration problems – An inverse problems view

In this article, Heniz W. Engl discusses the model parameters from market prices of liquid instruments.

Heinz W. Engl
Thu 21 Apr 2022

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