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The Beneish M-Score is a statistical model that is used to detect whether a company has manipulated its earnings. The model was created by professor Messod Beneish in June 1999 after publishing a paper called The Detection of Earnings Manipulation. The logic behind the Beneish M-Score is that a combination of aggressive revenue recognition practices, […]

The basic picture of the financial markets and macro-economies is very important to talk about when it comes to understanding what’s likely to transpire. Inflation, and changes in the discounted expectations of where inflation will go, is one of the main two overarching forces dictating how asset prices move (along with growth and its changes […]

Autocorrelation is the degree of similarity between a given time series and a lagged version of itself. In other words, it quantifies how similar a time series – e.g., interest rates, stock prices – is to itself at different points in time. A high autocorrelation means that the time series is highly similar to itself […]

In finance, Master Equations are a set of mathematical tools used to model and understand various financial processes. They mostly involve stochastic elements. These equations are used in quantitative finance for modeling the dynamics of financial markets and instruments.  They form the backbone of many advanced financial models, including those used for option pricing, risk […]

Spline models can be used in finance for modeling and interpolating financial data, which often exhibits non-linear patterns. These models are frequently applied in yield curve modeling, option pricing, and risk management.   Splines in Simple Terms A spline is a type of mathematical function used to create smooth curves. Imagine you have a series […]

Currency overlay is an investment strategy employed by institutional investors to protect their portfolios from currency fluctuations. The currency overlay manager first identifies the currency risk exposure of the portfolio, and then enters into currency hedging transactions to offset that risk. Currency overlay can be used to hedge both: currency risk arising from investments denominated […]

For traders, investors, and market participants, an understanding of various probabilistic, statistical, and analytical techniques is important for making good decisions when the future is unknown. Markets are heavily an applied probability exercise.  Each of these techniques and methods offers unique modeling capabilities and enables finance professionals to tackle specific and complex challenges – assessing […]

Forex broker, Skilling, has introduced around-the-clock trading on popular currency pairs, providing weekend trading opportunities. Key Takeaways 7 currency pairs can now be traded over the weekend: AUD/USD, EUR/USD, GBP/USD, NZD/USD, USD/CAD, USD/CHF, USD/JPY. Weekend forex trading is available on the Skilling Trader, MetaTrader 4 and cTrader platforms. Forex spreads are competitive, starting from 0.1 […]

Top-rated broker, Deriv, has elevated the mobile trading experience by providing access to MetaTrader 5 directly through browsers. Key Takeaways MT5 WebTrader offers the same functionality as the app, with no download required The web platform is compatible with all mobile browsers Existing traders do not need to create a new Deriv MT5 account You […]

Bayesian analysis in finance, trading, and investing is a framework that incorporates probabilistic modeling and decision-making under uncertainty. This approach is based on Bayesian inference, where prior beliefs are updated with new information to form posterior beliefs.   Key Takeaways – Bayesian Methods in Finance Bayesian methods in finance offer a probabilistic framework for incorporating […]