Download PDF Introduction Whenever approaching Quant Trading it is crucial to be aware that the benefit of each trade we make needs to overcome the cost of trading. Transaction cost models are a way to quantify the cost of making a trade of a given size so that the information Read more…
Download PDF Introduction Short-rate martingale models were among the first approaches to the modelling of interest rate term structures, providing a flexible framework for pricing fixed-income securities and interest rate derivatives. These models describe the evolution of the continuous short rate as a stochastic process and are widely used in Read more…
Download PDF Introduction In this fourth episode of the Backtesting Series, we will get into Portfolio Construction & Portfolio Optimization processes with a deep focus on MVO. If you haven’t already, we recommend reading the first three episodes before proceeding with this article. Please note that the series will include Read more…
Download PDF Introduction This article expands on BSIC’s previous work on systematic credit by investigating further the use and implementation of factors in the investment-grade corporate bond market. The article starts by discussing the definition of factors used in the analysis and presents two different approaches to the construction and Read more…
Download PDF Introduction In this article, we present the first episode of a series on backtesting. We want to provide the reader with an immersive analysis of this powerful tool and analyze all the processes that lead to its optimization and implementation. The series will consist of the following parts: Read more…