1. MEASURING BLACK SWANS: THE IMPORTANCE OF THE HIGHER-ORDER MOMENTS OF THE EQUITY RETURNS DISTRIBUTION Open Access Author: Tallman, Gregory D Title: MEASURING BLACK SWANS: THE IMPORTANCE OF THE HIGHER-ORDER MOMENTS OF THE EQUITY RETURNS DISTRIBUTION Area of Honors: Finance Keywords: kurtosisskewnessGaussianbell curvedistributionsectorreturnsTalebBlack Swan File: Download ThesisTallmanFINAL.pdf Thesis Supervisors: Olesya Grishchenko, Thesis SupervisorOlesya Grishchenko, Thesis SupervisorJames Alan Miles, Thesis Honors Advisor
2. Replicating Mutual Funds Using Online Investment Platform Open Access Author: Lindt, Dana Elizabeth Title: Replicating Mutual Funds Using Online Investment Platform Area of Honors: Finance Keywords: financeinvestingmutual fundsonline investingreturns File: Download Thesis_-_Dana_Lindt.pdf Thesis Supervisors: James Alan Miles, Thesis SupervisorDr. Brian Spangler Davis, Thesis Honors Advisor