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Author Archives: Youssef LOURAOUI
Introduction to Hedge Funds
In this article, Youssef LOURAOUI (Bayes Business School, MSc. Energy, Trade & Finance, 2021-2022) elaborates on the concept of Hedge Funds. Hedge funds are a type of asset class that differs from standard fixed-income and equities investments in terms of … Continue reading
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Tagged Correlation, Hedge funds, Long short
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Specific risk
In this article, Youssef LOURAOUI (Bayes Business School, MSc. Energy, Trade & Finance, 2021-2022) explains the specific risk of financial assets, a key concept in asset pricing models and asset management in practice. This article is structured as follows: we … Continue reading
Systematic risk
In this article, Youssef LOURAOUI (Bayes Business School, MSc. Energy, Trade & Finance, 2021-2022) presents the systematic risk of financial assets, a key concept in asset pricing models and investment management theories more generally. This article is structured as follows: … Continue reading
Implementing Black-Litterman asset allocation model
In this article, Youssef Louraoui (Bayes Business School, MSc. Energy, Trade & Finance, 2021-2022) presents an implementation of the Black-Litterman model, used to determine the expected return of a portfolio by integrating investor’s views regarding the performance of the underlying … Continue reading
Implementing Markowitz asset allocation model
In this article, Youssef LOURAOUI (Bayes Business School, MSc. Energy, Trade & Finance, 2021-2022) explains how to implement the Markowitz asset allocation model. This model is used to determine optimal asset portfolios based on the risk-return trade-off. This article follows … Continue reading
Systematic risk and specific risk
In this article, Youssef LOURAOUI (Bayes Business School, MSc. Energy, Trade & Finance, 2021-2022) presents the systematic risk and specific risk of financial assets, two fundamental concepts in asset pricing models and investment management theories more generally. This article is … Continue reading
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Tagged CAPM, CML, Diversification, Portfolio, Risk, SML, Specific Risk, Systematic Risk
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Portfolio
In this article, Youssef LOURAOUI (Bayes Business School, MSc. Energy, Trade & Finance, 2021-2022) elaborates on the concept of portfolio, which is a basic element in asset management. This article is structured as follows: we introduce the concept of portfolio. … Continue reading
Black-Litterman Model
In this article, Youssef LOURAOUI (Bayes Business School, MSc. Energy, Trade & Finance, 2021-2022) presents the Black-Litterman model, used to determine optimal asset allocation in a portfolio. The Black-Litterman model takes the Markowitz model one step further: it incorporates an … Continue reading
Passive Investing
In this article, Youssef LOURAOUI (Bayes Business School, MSc. Energy, Trade & Finance, 2021-2022) elaborates on the concept of passive investing. This article will offer a concise summary of the academic literature on passive investment. After that, we’ll discuss the … Continue reading
Beta
In this article, Youssef LOURAOUI (Bayes Business School, MSc. Energy, Trade & Finance, 2021-2022) explains the concept of beta, one of the most fundamental concepts in the financial industry, which is heavily used in asset management to assess the risk … Continue reading
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Tagged Alpha, Asset Management, Asset Pricing, Market risk, Systematic Risk
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Alpha
In this article, Youssef LOURAOUI (Bayes Business School, MSc. Energy, Trade & Finance, 2021-2022) elaborates on the concept of alpha, one of the fundamental parameters for portfolio performance measure. This article is structured as follows: we introduce the concept of … Continue reading
Security Market Line (SML)
In this article, Youssef LOURAOUI (Bayes Business School, MSc. Energy, Trade & Finance, 2021-2022) presents the Security Market Line (SML), a key concept in asset pricing derived from the Capital Asset Pricing Model (CAPM). This article is structured as follows: … Continue reading
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Tagged Beta, CAPM, CML, Expected return, Market risk, Risk, SML
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Capital Market Line (CML)
In this article, Youssef LOURAOUI (Bayes Business School, MSc. Energy, Trade & Finance, 2021-2022) presents the Capital Market Line (CML), a key concept in asset pricing derived from the Capital Asset Pricing Model (CAPM). This article is structured as follows: … Continue reading
Active Investing
In this article, Youssef LOURAOUI (Bayes Business School, MSc. Energy, Trade & Finance, 2021-2022) elaborates on the concept of active investing, which is a core investment strategy that relies heavily on market timing and stock picking as the two main … Continue reading
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Tagged Alpha, Asset Management, Investments, Market Timing, Stock Picking
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Smart Beta industry main actors
In this article, Youssef LOURAOUI (ESSEC Business School, Global Bachelor of Business Administration, 2017-2021) presents the main actors of the smart beta industry, which is estimated to represent a cumulative market value of $1.9 trillion as of 2017 and is … Continue reading
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Tagged Asset Management, Factor Investing, Factors, Smart Beta
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MSCI Factor Indexes
In this article, Youssef LOURAOUI (ESSEC Business School, Global Bachelor of Business Administration, 2017-2021) presents the MSCI Factor Indexes. MSCI is one of the most prominent actors in the indexing business, with approximately 236 billion dollars in assets benchmarked to … Continue reading
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Tagged Asset Management, Factor Investing, MSCI, Smart Beta
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Smart beta 2.0
In this article, Youssef LOURAOUI (ESSEC Business School, Global Bachelor of Business Administration, 2017-2021) presents the concept of Smart beta 2.0, an enhancement of the first generation of smart beta strategies. The structure of this post is as follows: we … Continue reading
Smart Beta 1.0
In this article, Youssef LOURAOUI (ESSEC Business School, Global Bachelor of Business Administration, 2017-2021) presents the concept of the smart beta 1.0, the first generation of alternative indexing investment strategies that created a new approach in the asset management industry. … Continue reading
Alternative to market-capitalization weighting strategies
In this article, Youssef LOURAOUI (ESSEC Business School, Global Bachelor of Business Administration, 2017-2021) presents the different alternatives developed to the market-capitalization weighting strategy (buy-and-hold strategy). The structure of this post is as follows: we begin by introducing alternatives to … Continue reading
Markowitz Modern Portfolio Theory
Markowitz Modern Portfolio Theory In this article, Youssef LOURAOUI (ESSEC Business School, Global Bachelor of Business Administration, 2017-2021) presents Markowitz’s Modern Portfolio Theory, a pioneering framework for understanding the impact of the number of stocks in a portfolio and their … Continue reading