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Common risk factors in the returns on stocks and bonds
Eugene F. Fama / Kenneth R. French
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Common risk factors in the returns on stocks and bonds

Paper1992

by Eugene F. Fama, Kenneth R. French

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Factor ModelsMarket RiskRisk FactorsSize and ValueStocks and Bonds

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Suggested foundations for asset pricing and factor research and risk measurement and stress. Specialist prerequisites vary by paper.

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  1. Linear Regression

    Interpret exposures, residuals and uncertainty in fitted coefficients.

  2. Financial Return Characteristics

    Work with returns and recognise their empirical limitations.

  3. Random Variables and Distributions

    Represent losses as a distribution rather than one forecast.

  4. Expected Shortfall and Other Tail Risk Measures

    Distinguish a loss quantile from the average loss in the tail.

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  1. Factor construction

    Connect factor definitions to portfolio construction.

  2. Time-series and cross-sectional tests

    Distinguish exposure estimation from tests of expected returns.

  3. VaR Estimation in Practice: Variance-Covariance, Historical Simulation, Monte Carlo

    Compare risk estimators and their assumptions.

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