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by PropTrader2004
June 2nd, 2006, 4:46 am
Forum: Student Forum
Topic: Calculating Historic Volatility of Treasury Bonds/Yields
Replies: 4
Views: 107794

Calculating Historic Volatility of Treasury Bonds/Yields

<t>The original approach i saw was from Haug, Complete Guide To Option Pricing. However, that method was applied to stock prices.However, i also see Fabbozzi using almost identical similar method on zero coupon bond returns in the CFA handbook, using ln(yield at t / yield at t-1) a geometric return ...
by PropTrader2004
June 2nd, 2006, 1:47 am
Forum: Student Forum
Topic: Calculating Historic Volatility of Treasury Bonds/Yields
Replies: 4
Views: 107794

Calculating Historic Volatility of Treasury Bonds/Yields

<t>This is undoubtably a stupid question/series of questions...I really need help with a academic project please...I want to measure 1-month annualized historical/actual volatility of a generic Treasury bond price/yield series. I have a database going back 2 years with: Generic Yield-To-Maturity and...
by PropTrader2004
March 2nd, 2004, 4:44 pm
Forum: Trading Forum
Topic: Prop Trader seeking advice on US relocation
Replies: 31
Views: 194301

Prop Trader seeking advice on US relocation

<t>Trainees get food etc, end of story…. Or else they are not trainees for much longer….If my boss wants a coffee it is probably cause he is kicking up his feet in amazement at my Sharpe ratio.As for budgets/targets I think anyone who know London would know that 5-15 mio Usd budget is upper middle t...
by PropTrader2004
March 1st, 2004, 5:45 pm
Forum: Trading Forum
Topic: Prop Trader seeking advice on US relocation
Replies: 31
Views: 194301

Prop Trader seeking advice on US relocation

<r>I am an experienced Proprietary Trader looking for advice on relocation to the USA. I am due to be married to my long term American girlfriend in a few months so work visa will not be a problem. I have strong performance record with a medium tier European Bank over the past five years trading pre...