Continuously Compounded Returns
Pt
Continuously Compounded Returns
e ^ Rcc
Continuously Compounded Returns
Natural Log
Rcc
Natural Log is inverse of exponential function.
Rcc = LN (Pt / Po)
Price Relative
HPR
Rcc
Identically Distributed
Returns are stationary, meaning the mean and variance do not change over time
Independently Distributed
Past returns are not useful for predicting future returns.