Market related dissertation ideas?

My mind is currently spinning with ideas for my dissertation which I need to submint a proposal for in December. My degree is a joint honours- Business studies & Economics so my dissertation can be pretty much about anything that these two subjects cover- which is basically everything! I want to do something related to the markets either directly or indirectly, was thinking about doing research into one of the big IB's as this is the direction I want to go after I graduate. I am posting this because I imagine most of the guys on here have a degree and may well have done something similar , i.e market related thesis, and I would be greatful if anyone had any ideas or areas they think could be interesting to study or research.

Thanks

sak07 said:

My mind is currently spinning with ideas for my dissertation which I need to submint a proposal for in December. My degree is a joint honours- Business studies & Economics so my dissertation can be pretty much about anything that these two subjects cover- which is basically everything! I want to do something related to the markets either directly or indirectly, was thinking about doing research into one of the big IB's as this is the direction I want to go after I graduate. I am posting this because I imagine most of the guys on here have a degree and may well have done something similar , i.e market related thesis, and I would be greatful if anyone had any ideas or areas they think could be interesting to study or research.

Thanks

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what do you mean by IB ? internet broker ?

there's whole universe of ideas , and you are lucky to have the net to help you . no such thing back in my day.

anyway , here's one I like : why not study what the real basis of dollar value is ?

yes it is ultimately backed by the US gov. but why should the markets care since the fundamentals of the US economy is not that good , twin deficits etc.

so what is the true guarantor ? I sugggest US military power.

By IB, i mean investment bank.

Thanks for the idea I like it, could be interesting and finding relevant material would be easy. Any one else make any suggestions?

sak07 said:

By IB, i mean investment bank.

Thanks for the idea I like it, could be interesting and finding relevant material would be easy. Any one else make any suggestions?

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How about:

An investigation of diversified trend following returns.
Look at originalturtles.org, AHL (MAN group on London Stock Exchange), http://www.amazon.co.uk/exec/obidos...762/ref=sr_8_xs_ap_i1_xgl/202-5075244-8167028

Key question: is the risk-return profile of a CTA investment superior to that of a stock market / pension fund investment? Should the pension fund industry improve the efficiency of its asset allocation and / or investment strategies?

You would need to define / weight / net at portfolio level the market risks in each of the CTA instruments traded. (Standard deviation of returns might make a good enough proxy for risk here.)

Or

Investigate the performance of option writing strategies - The Way to Trade by John Piper would provide a good practical introduction to what I'm talking about here.

Or

Investigate the profitability of playing day of the week returns in Stock Index futures. For example, buying a break of (Friday's high + x points) on Monday , closing out at the first profiitable opening (e.g. Tuesday 's open) Stop loss below Friday's low. Look at risk returns etc versus more conventional investment returns.

sak07 said:

... was thinking about doing research into one of the big IB's as this is the direction I want to go after I graduate.

Thanks

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They won't care what you do your dissertation on. It'll be a 2 second moment of intrigue at best, maybe followed by questions about why you chose it. Bottom line,---they don't care--- Don't spend 2-3 months / weeks on a dissertation subject that isn't interesting to you. Better to get a good mark by writing about something interesting / useful.

wisestguy said:

what do you mean by IB ? internet broker ?

there's whole universe of ideas , and you are lucky to have the net to help you . no such thing back in my day.

anyway , here's one I like : why not study what the real basis of dollar value is ?

yes it is ultimately backed by the US gov. but why should the markets care since the fundamentals of the US economy is not that good , twin deficits etc.

so what is the true guarantor ? I sugggest US military power.

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Wisestguy, how could you provide anything other than a subjective answer to that question? Dissertation material? Not for me.....

alpha ,


not quite sure what you are saying , can you explain more ?

wisestguy said:

alpha ,


not quite sure what you are saying , can you explain more ?

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Sure, which part needs further explanation?

Hi,

You can try this link: Welcome to Study-Aids | Dissertations | Marketing Dissertations