Professor: G. Phillips Course: Empirical Finance Code: BST264 Empirical Finance Name: Ce Jiang Student Number: C1240653 Required words（excluding the tables）:2000- 2500 Total words（excluding the tables）：2335 Date Submitted: 29/04/2013 Critical evaluation of Heteroskedasticity in Stock Returns Motivation A large numbers of researchers pointed that variance of aggregate stock returns changes over time. They figuring out that the standard deviation of aggregate monthly
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The mass media is often consumed throughout daily life and has arguably become the primary source of news‚ entertainment and information in modern societies. For many individuals‚ the media acts as a reliable source of information regarding events that may directly or indirectly shape their views‚ beliefs‚ and knowledge about the world in which they live. With a substantial rate of consumption as well as increased access to a wide range of news beyond more traditional sources‚ such as the radio and
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“Why do we love the sea? It is because it has some potent power to make us think things we like to think.” Robert Henri statement not only applies to himself but it also explains many other human’s feelings towards the ocean. This passion is significant in “The Seafarer” by an anonymous Anglo-Saxon scop. “The Seafarer” intertwines the positives and negatives of a life at sea. The story goes through the sacrificial day to day life of a sailor. The voyages cause many controversial scenarios in
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FINE-7670 Risk Management and Applications to Energy Firms Spring 2014 January 15‚ 2014 HW#1 PART I: Analytical Questions 1. The price of gold is currently $600 per ounce. The forward price for delivery in 1 year is $800. An arbitrageur can borrow money at 10% per annum. What should the arbitrageur do? Assume that the cost of storing gold is zero and that gold provides no income. 2. On September 12‚ 2006‚ an investor owns 100 Intel shares. As indicated in the table below‚ the share price
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1300000/1.90662 = 681833.44 DCF4 = 950000/(1+24%)^4 = 950000/2.36421 = 401824.92 NPV Calculation at 24% NPV = 887096.77 + 943028.1 + 681833.44 + 401824.92 -3000000 NPV = 2913783.23 -3000000 NPV at 24% = -86216.77 IRR with Linear Interpolation iL = 19% iU = 24% npvL = 193484.61 npvU = -86216.77 irr = iL + [(iU-iL)(npvL)] / [npvL-npvU] irr = 0.19 + [(0.24-0.19)(193484.61)] / [193484.61--86216.77] irr = 0.19 + [(0.05)(193484.61)] / [279701.38] irr = 0.19 + 9674.2305 /
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Function Working with the ignition maps - How to navigate the ignition maps - How to Tune or Change the ignition values in the map - Using the All Ranges Right Function 3. How to Tune What are the Crosshairs used for What is Interpolation What Keys are used Tuning the Fuel Maps Tuning for Fuel Economy Tuning for Power Tuning the Ignition Maps What is Detonation Installation Guide Computer Requirements The programming software requires a PC running Windows XP‚ Windows Millennium
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THE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG DEPARTMENT OF STATISTICS AND ACTUARIAL SCIENCE STAT2801 Life Contingencies LN1: Chapter 3 (Actuarial Mathematics): Survival distributions Age-at-death random variable T0 – age-at-death (lifetime for newborn) random variable To completely determine the distribution of T0 ‚ we may use (for t ≥ 0)‚ (1) (cumulative) distribution function: F0 (t) = Pr(T0 ≤ t) (2) survival function: s0 (t) = 1 − F0 (t) = Pr(T0 > t) (3) probability density function: f0 (t) = F0 (t) =
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Is NSSE Messy? An Analysis of Predictive Validity David DiRamio and David Shannon Paper presentation for the Annual Meeting of the American Educational Research Association April 10‚ 2011 in New Orleans‚ LA Contact Information: David DiRamio‚ Ph.D. Associate Professor Administration of Higher Education 4096 Haley Center Auburn University‚ AL 36849 Office (334) 844-3065 E-mail: diramio@auburn.edu David Shannon‚ Ph.D. Professor Educational Psychology 4028 Haley Center Auburn University‚ AL
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Democracy: The Path to Smiles? Something that is usually not given much thought on a daily basis for citizens of developed countries is the quality of life and the amount of freedoms that they possess. It is not of concern to those who live in countries with high levels of individual freedoms and political rights why or how these qualities exist. Though to other individuals who live in poor conditions with little freedoms‚ this can be a question that is asked often. We usually point to the
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Postpartum depression impacts the lives of 10-15% of postpartum women and typically occurs within one month of giving birth‚ despite the identification of some clear risk factors1‚2. Furthermore‚ having a baby is often viewed as a joyous event and there is a negative stigma associated with depression that occurs following the birth. Research has indicated that there are risk factors that can strongly predict postpartum depression‚ such as socioeconomic status‚ relationship status‚ and mental health
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