Category Archives: Financial techniques

The “Financial techniques” category contains posts about asset pricing models (optimal portfolios, derivatives, trading and investment strategies, financial products, data, etc.) used in the financial industry.

Free Cash Flow: A Critical Metric in Finance

Free Cash Flow: A Critical Metric in Finance In this article, Lou PERRONE (ESSEC Business School, Global BBA, 2019-2023) explains the concept of Free Cash Flow and its importance in financial analysis. What is Free Cash Flow? Free Cash Flow … Continue reading

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Extreme returns and tail modelling of the CSI 300 index for the Chinese equity market

Extreme returns and tail modelling of the CSI 300 index for the Chinese equity market In this article, Shengyu ZHENG (ESSEC Business School, Grande Ecole Program – Master in Management, 2020-2024) describes the statistical behavior of extreme returns of the … Continue reading

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Extreme returns and tail modelling of the Nikkei 225 index for the Japanese equity market

Extreme returns and tail modelling of the Nikkei 225 index for the Japanese equity market In this article, Shengyu ZHENG (ESSEC Business School, Grande Ecole Program – Master in Management, 2020-2024) describes the statistical behavior of extreme returns of the … Continue reading

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Extreme returns and tail modelling of the FTSE 100 index for the UK equity market

Extreme returns and tail modelling of the FTSE 100 index for the UK equity market In this article, Shengyu ZHENG (ESSEC Business School, Grande Ecole Program – Master in Management, 2020-2024) describes the statistical behavior of extreme returns of the … Continue reading

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Copula

Copula In this article, Shengyu ZHENG (ESSEC Business School, Grande Ecole Program – Master in Management, 2020-2024) presents copula, a statistical tool that is commonly used to model dependency of random variables. Linear correlation In the world stacked with various … Continue reading

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Bitcoin: the mother of all cryptocurrencies

Bitcoin: the mother of all cryptocurrencies In this article, Snehasish CHINARA (ESSEC Business School, Grande Ecole Program – Master in Management, 2022-2024) explains Bitcoin which is considered as the mother of all cryptocurrencies. Historical context and background The genesis of … Continue reading

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Extreme returns and tail modelling of the S&P 500 index for the US equity market

Extreme returns and tail modelling of the S&P 500 index for the US equity market In this article, Shengyu ZHENG (ESSEC Business School, Grande Ecole Program – Master in Management, 2020-2024) describes the statistical behavior of extreme returns of the … Continue reading

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Les distributions statistiques

Distributions statistiques : variable discrète vs variable continue Dans cet article, Shengyu ZHENG (ESSEC Business School, Grande Ecole – Master in Management, 2020-2024) explique les distributions statistiques pour des variables aléatoires discrètes et continues. Variables aléatoires discrète et continue Une … Continue reading

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Application de la théorie des valeurs extrêmes en finance de marchés

Dans cet article, Gabriel FILJA (ESSEC Business School, Executive Master in Senior Bank Management, 2022-2023 & Head of Hedging à Convera) présente des applications de la théorie des valeurs extrêmes en finance de marchés et notamment en gestion des risques … Continue reading

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How to get crypto data

How to get crypto data In this article, Snehasish CHINARA (ESSEC Business School, Grande Ecole Program – Master in Management, 2022-2024) explains how to get crypto data. Types of data Number of coins The information on the number of coins … Continue reading

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Market Capitalization

Market Capitalization In this article, Nithisha CHALLA (ESSEC Business School, Grande Ecole Program – Master in Management, 2021-2023) explains Market Capitalization and its specificities. What is Market Capitalization? Market capitalization is a key metric used to assess the size and … Continue reading

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Can technical analysis actually help to make better trading decisions?

Can technical analysis actually help to make better trading decisions? In this article, Theo SCHWERTLE (Maastricht University, School of Business and Economics, Bachelor in International Business, 2023) explains how technical analysis can actually help to make better trading decisions (or … Continue reading

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The KOSPI 50 index

The KOSPI 50 index In this article, Nithisha CHALLA (ESSEC Business School, Grande Ecole Program – Master in Management, 2021-2023) presents the KOSPI 50 index representing the South Korean equity market and details its characteristics. The KOSPI 50 index A … Continue reading

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The OMX Copenhagen 25 (OMXC 25) index

The OMX Copenhagen 25 (OMXC 25) index In this article, Nithisha CHALLA (ESSEC Business School, Grande Ecole Program – Master in Management, 2021-2023) presents the OMX Copenhagen 25 (OMXC25 or OMXC 25) index representing the Danish equity market and details … Continue reading

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The BEL 20 index

The BEL 20 index In this article, Nithisha CHALLA (ESSEC Business School, Grande Ecole Program – Master in Management, 2021-2023) presents the BEL 20 index representing the Belgian equity market and details its characteristics. The BEL 20 index The top … Continue reading

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The IBEX 35 index

The IBEX 35 index In this article, Nithisha CHALLA (ESSEC Business School, Grande Ecole Program – Master in Management, 2021-2023) presents the IBEX 35 index representing the Spanish equity market and details its characteristics. The IBEX 35 index The Bolsa … Continue reading

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Decoding Business Performance: The Top Line, The Line, and The Bottom Line

Decoding Business Performance: The Top Line, The Line, and The Bottom Line In this article, Isaac ALLIALI (ESSEC Business School, Bachelor in Business Administration (BBA), 2019-2023) decodes the business performance by analyzing the top line, the line, and the bottom … Continue reading

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Understanding the Gordon-Shapiro Dividend Discount Model: A Key Tool in Valuation

Understanding the Gordon-Shapiro Dividend Discount Model: A Key Tool in Valuation In this article, Isaac ALLIALI (ESSEC Business School, Bachelor in Business Administration (BBA), 2019-2023) explains about the Gordon-Shapiro Dividend Discount Model, which is a key tool in valuation. Introduction … Continue reading

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The Psychology of Trading

The Psychology of Trading In this article, Theo SCHWERTLE (Maastricht University, School of Business and Economics, Bachelor in International Business, 2023) explains how behavioral biases can influence trading of market aprticiapnts. Behavioral biases of investors In complex decision environments, people … Continue reading

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Key participants in the Private Equity ecosystem

Key participants in the Private Equity ecosystem In this article, Matisse FOY (ESSEC Business School, Bachelor in Business Administration (BBA), 2019-2023) explains who the key participants in Private Equity (PE) are, and what are their role in the PE ecosystem. … Continue reading

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