computeAlphas: Estimate alpha from OLS estimate of a linear regression...

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computeAlphasR Documentation

Estimate alpha from OLS estimate of a linear regression against benchmark returns

Description

Compute historical estimates for the alphas of a sample of assets. These are based on a linear regression of the arithmetic returns of each asset against that of the benchmark index.

Usage

computeAlphas(arithmeticReturns)

Arguments

arithmeticReturns

the multivariate time-series of returns. Assumes the first column is the benchmark, e.g. S&P 500

Value

vector


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