In this paper we show that pairs of stocks which have a true long run equilibrium (cointegration) yield a higher return than pairs of stocks that relies on a more spurious relationship (correlation) when applying Pairs Trading for a trading period from 31/12-09 to 25/6-14. We get an annual return for the cointegration portfolio of 4,15%, with a Sharpe-ratio of 0,87. For the correlated portfolio we get 2,08% and 0,45, respectively. The Sharpe-ratio for a buy-and-hold market index during the same period was 1,08.
Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:UPSALLA1/oai:DiVA.org:uu-242346 |
Date | January 2014 |
Creators | Hognesius, Erik, Höllerbauer, Jakob |
Publisher | Uppsala universitet, Statistiska institutionen, Uppsala universitet, Statistiska institutionen |
Source Sets | DiVA Archive at Upsalla University |
Language | English |
Detected Language | English |
Type | Student thesis, info:eu-repo/semantics/bachelorThesis, text |
Format | application/pdf |
Rights | info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess |
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