by PNCD | Mar 1, 2012 | DazShift, Featured
DazShift is a tool to analyze a data series, typically returns, for fundamental shifts in the levels of averages or dispersions. It allows a chief investment officer or an investor to monitor the stability of the investment process. Premise The premise is very...
by PNCD | Jan 24, 2011 | DazStat, Featured
Non-parametric Standard Deviation and Annualized Volatility are two proprietary measures of risk that are included in DazStat. Premise The market convention uses the Standard Deviation of the returns as the primary measure of risk – annualized volatility. This is...
by PNCD | Jan 20, 2011 | DazBeta, Featured
Coincidence is a proprietary measure of risk that I have developed and is included in DazBeta v3.2. Premise The premise is very simple: I want to know about the expected relationship between portfolio returns and market returns I want to know about the unexpected...
by PNCD | Dec 29, 2010 | DazBeta, Featured
Two of the proprietary measures of systematic risk that I have developed are the Partial Natural Beta and Partial Natural Correlation measures implemented in the DazBeta module. Premise The CAPM definition of Beta and Pearson’s correlation coefficient are based on the...
by PNCD | Feb 7, 2010 | DazRatio, Featured
Vice and Virtue are two proprietary measures of risk included in DazRatio. Premise These functions were developed with a client who spent a great deal of effort thinking about their portfolio and the impact of incremental changes to the portfolio. They have a large...
