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by Kanivan
February 27th, 2010, 5:07 pm
Forum: Technical Forum
Topic: Which (discount) curve to use for the legs of a euribor swaps
Replies: 6
Views: 33276

Which (discount) curve to use for the legs of a euribor swaps

can you elaborate on the search functionality?
by Kanivan
February 27th, 2010, 10:57 am
Forum: Technical Forum
Topic: Which (discount) curve to use for the legs of a euribor swaps
Replies: 6
Views: 33276

Which (discount) curve to use for the legs of a euribor swaps

i agree, there should be only 1 discount curve. theoretically the 1m, 3m of 6m forward curve should also produce the same discount factors right?
by Kanivan
February 27th, 2010, 7:07 am
Forum: Technical Forum
Topic: Which (discount) curve to use for the legs of a euribor swaps
Replies: 6
Views: 33276

Which (discount) curve to use for the legs of a euribor swaps

<t>A standard 6m euribor swap pays annual fixed and floating semi-annual. the 6m forward curve is used to derive the 6m forward rates. The 6m forward curve is derived from the standard euribor swap curve which is quoted annual vs 6m. For the discounting factor the same 6m curve is used to derive it....
by Kanivan
December 28th, 2008, 8:30 am
Forum: General Forum
Topic: zero swap curve literature
Replies: 1
Views: 44966

zero swap curve literature

Hi guys,I am looking for some literature about how the zero swap curve is done in the practice.I know the basics of bootstrapping, but most examples dont incorporate day count convention etc.
by Kanivan
October 7th, 2008, 9:38 am
Forum: Student Forum
Topic: Looking for CFA level I 2006 Volume 2 book
Replies: 2
Views: 47973

Looking for CFA level I 2006 Volume 2 book

are the topics in the 2007 version the same as the 2006 version?The 2008 subjects are completely different than the 2006 version.
by Kanivan
October 2nd, 2008, 2:26 pm
Forum: Student Forum
Topic: Looking for CFA level I 2006 Volume 2 book
Replies: 2
Views: 47973

Looking for CFA level I 2006 Volume 2 book

I am looking for the CFA level I 2006 Volume 2 book (Economics and Financial Statement Analysis).Does anyone want to sell this book to me?
by Kanivan
September 26th, 2008, 8:24 am
Forum: Student Forum
Topic: Swap spread
Replies: 1
Views: 48497

Swap spread

In a "normal" market, does the spread between the swap curve and the government curve increase or decrease with mturity and why?
by Kanivan
July 9th, 2008, 1:42 pm
Forum: Student Forum
Topic: Can I get 3 month T-Bill rates for different countries in Datastream?
Replies: 1
Views: 51882

Can I get 3 month T-Bill rates for different countries in Datastream?

try to ask the Datastream supportdesk. From the Netherlands their number is +31104246635. When you call this number you will be forwarded to their UK desk.
by Kanivan
June 19th, 2008, 1:49 pm
Forum: Student Forum
Topic: volatility adjusted for autocorrelation
Replies: 1
Views: 54129

volatility adjusted for autocorrelation

<t>Lets say that you you a equity return time series, which has a certain autocorrelation of order 1.This effects the volatility of the time series. How can you adjust for the autocorrelation effect?lets say the original time series is h(t)you can than define a series that g(t+1) = a*h(t)y(t) = h(t)...
by Kanivan
February 13th, 2008, 7:42 pm
Forum: Student Forum
Topic: Simple matrix algebra question
Replies: 5
Views: 59526

Simple matrix algebra question

well i dont know if Octave is a matrix based environment, but in Matlab you would do: C=A./BIf Octave can't handle matrices, then you must use a for loop.
by Kanivan
December 27th, 2007, 4:57 pm
Forum: Student Forum
Topic: writing vba code for more than 1 worksheet in excel
Replies: 12
Views: 61423

writing vba code for more than 1 worksheet in excel

1. refer all actions like Worksheets(nameofworksheet).Cells/Range....2. create an array with the names of the worksheets in it : arraySheets, then make a loop than works through all the sheets:for i = 1 To Ubound(arraySheets) Worksheets(arraySheets(i)).....Next i
by Kanivan
December 25th, 2007, 9:54 pm
Forum: Student Forum
Topic: excel vba q on inserting an IF statement into a cell
Replies: 2
Views: 60621

excel vba q on inserting an IF statement into a cell

this should work:="IF(RIGHT(A2,21)=""MAC"",LEFT(A2,LEN(A2)-21)&M2,A2)"
by Kanivan
December 17th, 2007, 12:20 pm
Forum: Student Forum
Topic: Average life at bonds market and yield to average life
Replies: 1
Views: 61267

Average life at bonds market and yield to average life

One way of quantifying the average life of a bond is to calculate the duration. For more info see Investopedia
by Kanivan
November 23rd, 2007, 3:29 pm
Forum: Student Forum
Topic: Time value of European options
Replies: 1
Views: 62581

Time value of European options

Why can the time value of an European put option be negative whereas the time value of an European call is always positive (assuming no dividend is paid).
by Kanivan
October 8th, 2007, 10:26 am
Forum: Careers Forum
Topic: Trader positions in Singapore
Replies: 7
Views: 65133

Trader positions in Singapore

my two options are Hong Kong and Singapore. I think that more people can speak English in Singapore than in Hong Kong. This will make making contact with the locals more easier I think. Is it better to apply to the Asian offices of the banks directly or through their London offices?