Forecasting Expected Returns in the Financial Markets
By- Stephen Satchell, Consultant to financial institutions and Reader in Financial Econometrics at Trinity College, Cambridge, Stephen Satchell is Editor-in-Chief of the Journal of Asset Management and Derivatives, Use, Trading, and Regulation. He has edited or authored over 20 books on finance.
Audience
Forecasting returns is as important as forecasting volatility in multiple areas of finance. This topic, essential to practitioners, is also studied by academics. In this new book, Dr Stephen Satchell brings together a collection of leading thinkers and practitioners from around the world who address this complex problem using the latest quantitative techniques.
Hardbound, 304 Pages
Published: July 2007
Imprint: Academic Press
ISBN: 978-0-7506-8321-0
Reviews
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"Stephen Satchell's
Forecasting Expected Returns in the Financial Markets is a long-awaited contribution to portfolio engineering. It blends very neat summaries of existing methods ranging from Bayesian techniques to robust or rank sorted optimizations with highly original cutting edge techniques. All contributions are written by outstanding and well-known individuals. I highly recommend this book. Reading it will come at no risk but with great return." Dr Bernd Scherer,Managing Director, Global Head of Quantitative Structured Products, Morgan Stanley / IM-Alternative Investments
Contents
- 1 Market Efficiency and Forecasting, W. Ferson; 2 A Step-by-step Guide to the Black-Litterman Model, T. Idzorek; 3 A demystification of the BlackLitterman model: Managing quantitative and traditional portfolio construction, A. Scowcroft & S. Satchell; 4 Optimal Portfolios, N. Chriss & R. Almgren; 5 Some Choices in Forecast Construction, S. Wright; 6 Bayesian Analysis of the Black-Scholes Option Price, T. Darsinos & S. Satchell; 7 Bayesian Forecasting, T. Darsinos & S. Satchell; 8 Robust Optimisation for Utilising Forecasted Returns in Institutional Investment, C. Koutsoyannis & S. Satchell; 9 Cross-Sectional Stock Returns in the UK Market: The Role of Liquidity Risk, S. Hwang; 10 Information Horizons, E. Fishwick; 11 Optimal Forecasting Horizon for Skilled Investors, O. Williams & S. Satchell; (12) Investment as Bets in the Binomial Asset Pricing Model, D. Johnstone; 13 The Hidden Binomial Economy and The Role of Forecasts in Determining Prices, O. Williams & S. Satchell
