Model free implied volatility

Risk-Neutral Skewness and Kurtosis: See this post for R code to calculate model free implied volatility. Let stock price return for period     is given by: (1)   The price of the volatility contract: (2)   The price of the cubic contract: (3)   The price of the quadratic contract: (4)   Define : […]

Factor to explain factor

The new fama-french model replaces the existing five-factor model.  The new five-factor fama-french model includes  profitability and investment factors. Profitability factor: Robust minus weak operating profit (RWA )= (SR + BR) / 2 – (SW + BW) / 2 = [(SR – SW) + ( BR – BW)] / 2  Investment factor:  Conservative minus aggressive Investment […]