1. MEAN-VARIANCE PORTFOLIO OPTIMIZATION: A GLOBAL EQUITY APPROACH FOR THE AMERICAN INVESTOR Open Access Author: Baccash, Nicholas G. Title: MEAN-VARIANCE PORTFOLIO OPTIMIZATION: A GLOBAL EQUITY APPROACH FOR THE AMERICAN INVESTOR Area of Honors: Finance Keywords: FinanceInvestingMarkowitzSharpe RatioInternational EquityEmerging Markets File: Download Nick_Baccash_Thesis_Final_Copy.pdf Thesis Supervisors: Timothy T Simin, Thesis SupervisorTimothy T Simin, Thesis SupervisorJames Alan Miles, Thesis Honors Advisor
2. Examining the Relationship Between Liquidity and Tracking Error in Exchange-traded Funds Open Access Author: Cannon, Jeffrey Daniel Title: Examining the Relationship Between Liquidity and Tracking Error in Exchange-traded Funds Area of Honors: Finance Keywords: FinanceExchange-Traded FundsTracking ErrorLiquidity File: Download CannonJeffrey.pdf Thesis Supervisors: Timothy T Simin, Thesis SupervisorJames Alan Miles, Thesis Honors Advisor
3. A Discussion of the Secondary Patent Market: How Bulk Patent Purchases and Sales Affect Stock Prices Open Access Author: Ingber, Jacob Lee Title: A Discussion of the Secondary Patent Market: How Bulk Patent Purchases and Sales Affect Stock Prices Area of Honors: Finance Keywords: PatentsEvent StudyEquitiesFinance File: Download Ingber_Jacob_SecondaryPatentMarket.pdf Thesis Supervisors: Chris Muscarella, Thesis SupervisorJames Alan Miles, Thesis Honors Advisor
4. The Equity Premium Puzzle and Its Relationship to Economic Indicators Open Access Author: Anderko, William Victor Title: The Equity Premium Puzzle and Its Relationship to Economic Indicators Area of Honors: Finance Keywords: Equity PremiumEquity Premium PuzzleFinancial MarketStock MarketFinance File: Download Anderko_William_TheEquityPremiumPuzzle.pdf Thesis Supervisors: Timothy T Simin, Thesis SupervisorJames Alan Miles, Thesis Honors Advisor
5. The Producer's Dilemma: Strategizing for Film Producers Using Decision Tree Analysis Open Access Author: Arakelian, Niki Nubar Title: The Producer's Dilemma: Strategizing for Film Producers Using Decision Tree Analysis Area of Honors: Finance Keywords: FinanceFilmFilm FinanceProducer's DilemmaFilm ProducerBox Office PerformanceDecision Tree AnalysisFilm Industry File: Download Arakelian_Niki_The_Producers_Dilemma.pdf Thesis Supervisors: James Alan Miles, Thesis SupervisorJames Alan Miles, Thesis Honors AdvisorProfessor Christoph Hinkelmann, Thesis Supervisor
6. Implications of GCF-based Derivatives Hedging For Bank Risk Management Open Access Author: Fakelmann, Nicholas Robert Title: Implications of GCF-based Derivatives Hedging For Bank Risk Management Area of Honors: Finance Keywords: HedgingInterest RatesCapital MarketsFinance File: Download 1-Fakelmann_Thesis_Final.pdf Thesis Supervisors: Louis Gattis Jr., Thesis SupervisorJames Alan Miles, Thesis Honors AdvisorHeber Farnsworth, Faculty Reader
7. Event Study Analysis of Corporate Social Responsibility Actions and Firm Stock Return Open Access Author: Foreman, Nikolai Michael Title: Event Study Analysis of Corporate Social Responsibility Actions and Firm Stock Return Area of Honors: Finance Keywords: Corporate Social ResponsibilityCSRStock ReturnStock PriceValuationFinance File: Download Foreman_Nikolai_EventStudyAnalysisofCSRActionsandFirmStockReturn.pdf Thesis Supervisors: Chris Muscarella, Thesis SupervisorJames Alan Miles, Thesis Honors Advisor
8. An Analysis of Natural Gas Commodity Analyst Forecasting and Natural Gas Market Prices Open Access Author: Mittal, Rishi Kumar Title: An Analysis of Natural Gas Commodity Analyst Forecasting and Natural Gas Market Prices Area of Honors: Finance Keywords: FinanceCommodityForecastingNatural GasTrading StrategyRanking File: Download Mittal_Rishi_ananalysisofnaturalgascommodityanalystforecastingandnaturalgasmarketprices.pdf Thesis Supervisors: Dr. George David Haushalter, Thesis SupervisorJames Alan Miles, Thesis Honors Advisor
9. Pricing Methods for American Put Options Open Access Author: Valdivia, Lauren N Title: Pricing Methods for American Put Options Area of Honors: Interdisciplinary in Finance and Mathematics Keywords: FinanceOptionsAmerican Put OptionsBinomial Pricing ModelFinite Difference MethodsMonte Carlo Simulations File: Download LValdivia_Thesis.pdf Thesis Supervisors: Leonid N Vaserstein, Thesis SupervisorDr. Victoria V Sadovskaya, Thesis Honors AdvisorJames Alan Miles, Thesis Honors Advisor
10. Examining the Impact of the Market Risk Premium Bias on the CAPM and the Fama French Model Open Access Author: Dorian, Chris Paul Title: Examining the Impact of the Market Risk Premium Bias on the CAPM and the Fama French Model Area of Honors: Finance Keywords: Risk PremiumFama FrenchFama-FrenchCAPMAsset PricingBetaInvestmentsPortfolio ManagementFinance File: Download Dorian_Chris.pdf Thesis Supervisors: Timothy T Simin, Thesis SupervisorJames Alan Miles, Thesis Honors Advisor
11. EQUITY FOR WORKERS: A LEGAL & FINANCIAL PERSPECTIVE Open Access Author: Steimling, Frederick James Title: EQUITY FOR WORKERS: A LEGAL & FINANCIAL PERSPECTIVE Area of Honors: Interdisciplinary in Finance and Labor and Employment Relations Keywords: Employee CompensationERISAESOPLERFinance File: Download Steimling_Frederick_Thesis.pdf Thesis Supervisors: Dr. Brian Spangler Davis, Thesis SupervisorDr. Brian Spangler Davis, Thesis Honors AdvisorJames Alan Miles, Faculty ReaderStanley Morris Gully, Thesis Honors AdvisorPaul Vincent Whitehead, Thesis Supervisor
12. ANALYSIS OF PRIVATE MARKET FUNDS AND THE IMPENDING RISE OF PRIVATE CREDIT Open Access Author: Kwok, Caleb Title: ANALYSIS OF PRIVATE MARKET FUNDS AND THE IMPENDING RISE OF PRIVATE CREDIT Area of Honors: Finance Keywords: Private EquityPrivate CreditPrivate Real EstateAlternative InvestmentsFinance File: Download Kwok_Caleb_Analysis_of_Private_Market_Funds_and_the_Impending_Rise_of_Private_Credit.pdf Thesis Supervisors: Dr. Brian Spangler Davis, Thesis SupervisorDr. Brian Spangler Davis, Thesis Honors AdvisorJames Alan Miles, Faculty Reader