Investment strategies
The price of liquidity in the reinsurance of fund returns
The authors consider a new type of contract for insuring the returns of hedge funds and aim to extend downside protection to an investment portfolio beyond the first tranche of losses insured by first-loss fee structures, which have become increasingly…
Sign prediction and sign regression
This paper proposes an approach whereby the loss function regularizes the errors in prediction in different ways.
No short answer: hedge funds hesitate on Europe’s ESG rules
SFDR sustainability calculations leave firms uncertain how short positions should be disclosed
ESG derivatives – From equity to fixed income, what next for this market?
The fast-evolving ESG derivatives market, how these products are helping investment strategies and expectations for market development.
Realized profits on the Stationary Offshore Ocean Economy: an analysis
This paper analyzes the recent financial performance of the publicly traded companies that employ stationary structures on the open ocean using a comprehensive Thomson Reuters Eikon search.
What’s so special about time series momentum?
We find that the buy-and-hold (B&H) strategy for the S&P 500 index (^GSPC) for January 1950–April 2019 had a significantly higher return than that produced by time series momentum (TSM). However, TSM was superior in terms of the Sharpe ratio due to its…
Strangle to resuscitate: evidence from India
This study examines the performance of two strangle strategies at different legs to find the best strategy for consistent profit generation when trading on the Indian stock market index Nifty.
Data quality in focus as UMR deadlines stretch
The uncleared margin rules are seen by many as key to accurate and fast margin calculations. IHS Markit explores how firms can quickly assess proposed trades, calculate initial margin accurately and effectively handle the margin exchange workflow to…
Nasdaq retail rush powers intraday momentum trade
Options and ETFs give tech index new momentum, while S&P 500 sees higher levels of mean reversion
Smaller drawdowns, higher average and risk-adjusted returns for equity portfolios, using options and power-log optimization based on a behavioral model of investor preferences
The authors use a power-log utility optimization algorithm based on a behavioral model of investor preferences, along with either a call or a put option overlay, to reverse the negative skewness of monthly Standard & Poor’s 500 (S&P 500) index returns…
Credit Suisse bets on intraday vol signals to revive FIA sales
New line of fixed indexed annuities will use intraday data for more precise vol targeting
Nordic noir: Swedish state pension fund’s outlook is austere
Sweden’s AP1 aims to ditch illiquid assets and target realistic returns with equities
Quants tout alternative carry trades for the ‘new normal’
Low rates and flatlining yield curves leave investors seeking carry in swaps and swaptions
New HKEX warrant buyers surf vol in unfamiliar waters
While stock volatility is boosting inline warrant turnover, it’s driving bets more suited to wholesale products
A winning formula – Risk’s rising role in investment strategy
Risk.net surveyed 124 asset managers and hedge funds to explore the changing role risk offices play in the evolution of investment strategies, from early-stage product development through to portfolio management and re-evaluation, and the key financial,…
Lessons from the past – The evolving importance of historical tick data (Part I)
A recent Risk.net webinar in association with Refinitiv examined the opportunities and challenges for using historical tick data in today’s volatile markets. Panellists outlined the variety of ways the industry is harnessing historical tick data, but…
Lessons from the past – Overcoming historical tick-data challenges with the cloud (Part II)
The panel at a recent Risk.net webinar in association with Refinitiv outlined some of these challenges, including the expense of data cleaning, maintenance and storage; access to relevant data; and dataset integration. They agreed that cloud-based…
Eigenportfolios of US equities for the exponential correlation model
In this paper, the eigendecomposition of a Toeplitz matrix populated by an exponential function in order to model empirical correlations of US equity returns is investigated.
Optimal dynamic strategies on Gaussian returns
It is hoped that this paper will form a foundational approach to the study of dynamic strategies and how to optimize them. We make efforts to understand their properties without claiming to understand why they work (ie, why there are stable…
Is trading indicator performance robust? Evidence from scenario building
This paper challenges widely applied trading indicators with regard to their ability to generate a robust performance.
Alt risk premia chasing 'tail beta' – again
Quant strategies that failed in the coronavirus crash face a reckoning
Covid-19 tumult is testing AI fund returns
Some ML strategies have coped well, but others began to struggle as panic mounted
Factor strategies seesaw in coronavirus-hit markets
Quants struggle to second-guess ongoing effect of virus on investments
Caveat pre-emptor: Man ESG chief talks snubbed markets
Robert Furdak is sparking discussions about responsible trend following in unsustainable stocks