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If volatility be rough with you, be rough with volatility

Download as PDF The purpose of this special report is to introduce the emerging class of rough volatility models. Rough volatility is a relatively new concept originating from the empirical observation that log-volatility essentially behaves as a fractional Brownian motion at any reasonable timescale. While rough volatility is found to Read more…

By BSIC, 2 years2 years ago
Markets Quantitative Finance

Trading Volatility Using Options: a French Case

Introduction Volatility is a key feature of financial markets. It is commonly used as a measure for risk and is a common an indicator of the investors’ fear and concern about the future. While higher volatility means bigger profits and losses in a directional strategy (one which bets on a Read more…

By BSIC, 5 years2 years ago
Equity Indices Markets Quantitative Finance

A Primer on Risk-Parity

The concept of risk parity is not well-known among market participants. However, its resiliency to different market environment makes it a very interesting capital allocation strategy. It was first theorized in the sixties by Ray Dalio – founder of Bridgewater Associates – when he tried to find an answer to Read more…

By BSIC, 5 years2 years ago
Equity Indices Markets Quantitative Finance Trade Ideas

Special Report: When the Bull Bursts the Bubble, the Bear Arrives

The main purpose of the following Special Report is to understand how bear and bull markets develop over time and how it is possible to forecast their path. With respect to forecasting bear markets, our focus will be on non-parametric models developed following the algorithms of Bry and Boschan (1971). Read more…

By BSIC, 6 years6 years ago
Currencies Equity Indices Markets Quantitative Finance

Volatility Shapes

The famous Black-Scholes model is a mathematical model used for pricing financial derivatives. It is particularly useful because it offers an explicit formula for the value of a European option in terms of time to expiry of the contract T, risk-free interest rate r, strike price of the option K, Read more…

By BSIC, 6 years6 years ago
Markets Quantitative Finance

When dealing with multiple stocks

In finance, a covariance matrix can be a useful tool to estimate the cross correlations between different stocks. However, historical data contains random noise, which can alter the underlying information. Here we illustrate how Random Matrix Theory can be used to filter a diagonalisable matrix and how information about the market Read more…

By BSIC, 6 years6 years ago
Currencies Markets Quantitative Finance Trade Ideas

Behind the Yen rally: Japan’s era of negative rates

Japanese Yen touched a 17-month high of Y107.61 versus the US dollar this Monday. The safe haven currency has rallied more than 10 percent after Bank of Japan’s surprising negative interest rate decision on banks’ excess reserves in late January. Japanese government also sold 10-year bonds with a yield below Read more…

By BSIC, 6 years6 years ago
Commodities Markets Quantitative Finance Trade Ideas

Straddling on the oil

Not long ago, two major oil-producing countries (Russia and Saudi Arabia) reached an agreement, according to which the stake of output of those countries was capped at January-2016 levels. The move was very unexpected, since no one had bet that the deal would be reached, thus oil prices went through Read more…

By BSIC, 6 years6 years ago

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Financial Innovation Through M&A: 14 April 2022, 1 Financial Innovation Through M&A: 14 April 2022, 18:00, Microsoft Teams. 

CFO of Nexi Group Bernardo Mingrone, Head of M&A of Intesa Sanpaolo Flavio Gianetti, and Non-Executive Director of Nexi Group Elisa Corghi will join BSIC to discuss how financial intermediaries can innovate through M&A, going through some of the most relevant recent transactions in the industry. The event is moderated by Prof. Massimo Della Ragione, ex Goldman Sachs. Sign up at:

https://www.eventbrite.it/e/financial-innovation-through-ma-tickets-311896981267 

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Financial Innovation Through M&A: 14 April 2022, 1 Financial Innovation Through M&A: 14 April 2022, 18:00, Microsoft Teams. 

CFO of Nexi Group Bernardo Mingrone, Head of M&A of Intesa Sanpaolo Flavio Gianetti, and Non-Executive Director of Nexi Group Elisa Corghi will join BSIC to discuss how financial intermediaries can innovate through M&A, going through some of the most relevant recent transactions in the industry. The event is moderated by Prof. Massimo Della Ragione, ex Goldman Sachs. Sign up at:

https://www.eventbrite.it/e/financial-innovation-through-ma-tickets-311896981267 

See you there! 
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Financial Innovation Through M&A: meet the fantast Financial Innovation Through M&A: meet the fantastic panel of speakers tonight, 18:00 on Microsoft Teams! Sign up here:

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BSIC is glad to invite you to our next #event! On BSIC is glad to invite you to our next #event!

On Thursday 14 April, 6:00 pm, CFO of Nexi Group Bernardo Mingrone, Head of M&A of Intesa Sanpaolo Flavio Gianetti and Non-Executive Director of Nexi Group Elisa Corghi will join BSIC to discuss how financial intermediaries innovate through M&A, going through some of the most relevant recent transactions in the industry. 

The event is moderated by Prof. Massimo Della Ragione, former Partner at Goldman Sachs. Wish to sign up? Link in bio!
Such a pleasure meeting so many new faces at the A Such a pleasure meeting so many new faces at the Aperitivo! Don’t forget to apply by this Sunday, 20th of February 2022! 
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Get ready for a packed day ahead – meet the olde Get ready for a packed day ahead – meet the oldest finance association in Bocconi at our #Aperitivo, today!

Cannot join but want to know more about our recruitment process? Meet us virtually at Associations on Display, at 18:30!

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