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48 results for fund transfers

We discuss the binary nature of funding impact in derivative valuation. Under some conditions, funding is either a cost or a benefit, i.e., one of the lending/borrowing rates does not play a role in pricing derivatives. When derivatives are priced, considering different lending/borrowing rates leads to semi-linear BSDE…

2017-03-01abs ↗pdf ↗

Agent learns to trade currency pairs with improved risk management.

problem Improving systematic FX trading performance with online transfer learning.
method Online inductive transfer learning using feature representation from Gaussian mixture model to a reinforcement learning agent.
result Annualized portfolio information ratio of 0.52, compound return of 9.3%.

This thesis applies entropy as a model independent measure to address three research questions concerning financial time series. In the first study we apply transfer entropy to drawdowns and drawups in foreign exchange rates, to study their correlation and cross correlation. When applied to daily and hourly EUR/USD and…

2018-07-25abs ↗pdf ↗

We analyze the possibility of reduction of systemic risk in financial markets through Pigouvian taxation of financial institutions which is used to support the rescue fund. We introduce the concept of the cascade risk with a clear operational definition as a subclass and a network related measure of the systemic risk. …

2014-06-23abs ↗pdf ↗

Investigates optimal withdrawal strategies in VA contracts with tax and ratchet mechanisms.

problem Optimizing withdrawal strategies and behavior of policyholders in VA contracts with tax and ratchet mechanisms.
method Solving a backward dynamic programming problem to optimize cash flows from VA contracts, considering hybrid products and taxation effects.
result Tax-shielding effect of the cash fund enhances contract attractiveness, ratchet mechanism discourages early surrender, and cash fund discourages active withdrawals.

Currently, pension providers are running into trouble mainly due to the ultra-low interest rates and the guarantees associated to some pension benefits. With the aim of reducing the pension volatility and providing adequate pension levels with no guarantees, we carry out mathematical analysis of a new pension design in…

2019-12-26abs ↗pdf ↗

This article prices OTC derivatives with either an exogenously determined initial margin profile or endogenously approximated initial margin. In the former case, margin valuation adjustment (MVA) is defined as the liability-side discounted expected margin profile, while in the latter, an extended partial differential e…

2015-12-23abs ↗pdf ↗
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Funds inflate their returns due to price pressure, leading to wealth reallocation and market crashes.

problem Funds inflate their returns due to price pressure, leading to wealth reallocation and market crashes.
method Decomposed fund returns into price pressure and fundamental components, and identified the impact of price chasing on fund flows.
result Funds' self-inflated returns lead to wealth reallocation and market crashes, and can be predicted by fund illiquidity.

This report was originally written as an industry white paper on Hedge Funds. This paper gives an overview to Hedge Funds, with a focus on risk management issues. We define and explain the general characteristics of Hedge Funds, their main investment strategies and the risk models employed. We address the problems in H…

2009-04-17abs ↗pdf ↗

Deep learning models predict mutual funds' performance better than traditional methods.

problem Predicting mutual funds' performance accurately.
method Deep learning models (LSTM, GRUs) trained with Bayesian optimization and ensemble methods.
result Ensemble method of LSTM and GRUs achieves the highest accuracy in forecasting mutual funds' Sharpe ratios.

This paper optimizes perpetual contract liquidity by accounting for funding rates.

problem Optimal liquidity provision for perpetual contracts with stochastic funding rates.
method Formulated a control problem, solved with a HJB scheme, and calibrated on real data.
result Funding-aware market making improves performance and reduces inventory risk.

Study finds Indian mutual funds adjust cash holdings based on inflows, impacting stock purchases.

problem Active liquidity management by mutual funds in India.
method Examined cash holdings and stock purchases of Indian equity mutual funds.
result Funds with active liquidity choices outperform, highlighting the importance of this strategy.

Blockchain protocol improves traditional mutual funds with performance fees and investor protection.

problem Operational issues and performance fees in traditional mutual funds.
method Developed a blockchain protocol that integrates features of mutual funds and hedge funds.
result Blockchain can simplify performance fee calculations and protect investors.

Study uses machine learning and PolyModel to improve hedge fund performance.

problem Improving hedge fund investment performance with machine learning.
method Integration of machine learning techniques, PolyModel feature selection, and analysis of fund size.
result Machine learning enhances cumulative returns but increases annual volatility.

In this paper we investigate the relationship between Funding Value Adjustment (FVA) and Net Stable Funding Ratio (NSFR). FVA is defined in a consistent way with NSFR such that the new framework of FVA monitors the costs due to keeping NSFR at an acceptable level, as well. In addition, the problem of choosing the optim…

2017-01-01abs ↗pdf ↗

Study examines Indian equity mutual funds' investment style and risk-shifting.

problem Understanding how Indian equity mutual funds' investment styles affect their returns.
method Estimating size and style beta coefficients, identifying breakpoints, analyzing investment styles, and assessing risk-shifting intensity.
result Funds can enhance returns by shifting to high-return styles like Small Value and Small Blend.

Sparse portfolio strategy from mutual funds' favorite stocks in China A share market.

problem Building a sparse portfolio from mutual funds' favorite stocks in a market with limited fund information.
method Analyzed mutual fund favorite stocks, used portfolio optimizer with constraints, and compared different methods.
result Sparse portfolios consistently outperform the benchmark index 930950.CSI.

A fund manager invests both the fund's assets and own private wealth in separate but potentially correlated risky assets, aiming to maximize expected utility from private wealth in the long run. If relative risk aversion and investment opportunities are constant, we find that the fund's portfolio depends only on the fu…

2012-08-23abs ↗pdf ↗

Study uses topic modeling and sentiment analysis to uncover hedge fund performance insights.

problem Hedge fund opacity and limited disclosure make them hard to analyze.
method Applied topic modeling and sentiment analysis to hedge fund documents using DistilBERT and Top2Vec.
result Automated topic modeling and sentiment analysis can predict hedge fund performance.

This paper examines the relationship between Inverse Perpetual Swap contracts, a Bitcoin derivative akin to futures and the margin funding interest rates levied on BitMEX. This paper proves the Heteroskedastic nature of funding rates and goes onto establish a causal relationship between the funding rates and the Bitcoi…

2019-11-26abs ↗pdf ↗

Funding is a cost to trading desks that they see as an input. Current FVA-related literature reflects this by also taking funding costs as an input, usually constant, and always risk-neutral. However, this funding curve is the output from a Treasury point of view. Treasury must consider Regulatory-required liquidity bu…

2013-10-12abs ↗pdf ↗

In this note we sketch an initial tentative approach to funding costs analysis and management for contracts with bilateral counterparty risk in a simplified setting. We depart from the existing literature by analyzing the issue of funding costs and benefits under the assumption that the associated risks cannot be hedge…

2014-10-08abs ↗pdf ↗

New methods for equity fund selection and portfolio construction using mutual fund top holdings.

problem Classic equity fund selection and portfolio construction problems.
method Propose an easy-to-implement framework to produce a long-short portfolio from mutual fund top holdings.
result Generate impressive results and show statistical evidence.

Upper bounds on utility for managing heterogeneous collectivised funds.

problem Managing pension funds with diverse investor preferences and mortality.
method Axiomatic approach to define optimal management strategies.
result Asymptotically optimal strategies for maximizing investor utility.

The proprietary nature of Hedge Fund investing means that it is common practise for managers to release minimal information about their returns. The construction of a Fund of Hedge Funds portfolio requires a correlation matrix which often has to be estimated using a relatively small sample of monthly returns data which…

2010-05-27abs ↗pdf ↗

The study quantifies the impact of fund miscategorization using machine learning.

problem The impact of fund miscategorization on investment decisions.
method Formulated as a distance-based outlier detection problem, used Random Forest based distance metric learning.
result Identified funds with strong relationship to future returns as outliers.

AI platforms disrupt investment by personalizing deal sourcing and insights.

problem Lack of scalable, personalized, and privacy-compliant deal sourcing and insights solutions.
method Development of in-house AI platforms that interact directly with funds and learn from interactions.
result AI platforms provide smarter, personalized use cases for funds, offering a competitive advantage.

The paper uses clustering and integer programming to optimize stock selection for investment funds.

problem Maximizing profits and minimizing risk in stock markets.
method Data-oriented analysis and clustering techniques with integer programming.
result Reconstructed NASDAQ 100 index fund example demonstrates effectiveness.

Study on pooled annuity funds and how initial savings affect income stability.

problem Analyzing the stability of income payments in pooled annuity funds.
method Examining the influence of initial savings on income fluctuations and developing a criterion for pooling funds.
result Identification of a term, the 'implied number of homogeneous members', linking initial savings to income fluctuations.

We quantify the benefit of collectivised investment funds, in which the assets of members who die are shared among the survivors. For our model, with realistic parameter choices, an annuity or individual fund requires approximately 20\% more initial capital to provide as good an outcome as a collectivised investment fu…

2019-09-27abs ↗pdf ↗

Study optimizes funding rates for cryptocurrency perpetual futures to maintain price alignment.

problem Maintaining alignment between perpetual future prices and target values in cryptocurrency markets.
method Developed replicating portfolios and path-dependent funding rates using path-dependent infinite-horizon BSDEs and arbitrage pricing theory.
result Appropriate funding rate design can keep perpetual future prices aligned with target values.