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1. Essays on Derivatives and Liquidity
Sammanfattning : This dissertation contains four essays in which derivatives markets are studied in relation to three related topics in financial economics: asset pricing, market microstructure and risk management.Essay I studies the role of relative option liquidity in explaining the volatility smile. LÄS MER
2. Essays in mathematical finance : modeling the futures price
Sammanfattning : This thesis consists of four papers dealing with the futures price process. In the first paper, we propose a two-factor futures volatility model designed for the US natural gas market, but applicable to any futures market where volatility decreases with maturity and varies with the seasons. LÄS MER
3. Essays on Financial Markets
Sammanfattning : This thesis consists of five empirical essays dealing with different issues related to financial markets. Chapter 2 studies a new multivariate technique, Orthogonal GARCH, of forecasting large covariance matrices based on GARCH models. LÄS MER
4. Three Essays on Electricity Spot and Financial Derivative Prices at the Nordic Power Exchange
Sammanfattning : Essay I examines the market efficiency issues at the Nord Pool power exchange in the September 1995 - July 2002 period. A unique characteristic of this electricity exchange is the high hydropower proportion in the traded electricity; water in the hydro reservoir acting as hydropower inventory therefore plays an important role in the pricing of electricity. LÄS MER
5. Essays on the Financial Aspects of Power Prices at the Nord Pool Power Exchange
Sammanfattning : Essay I examines the market efficiency issues at the Nord Pool power exchange in the September 1995 - July 2002 period. A unique characteristic of this electricity exchange is the high hydropower proportion in the traded electricity; water in the hydro reservoir acting as a hydropower inventory therefore plays an important role in the pricing of electricity. LÄS MER