This article studies the international integration of twelve Eastern Europe Stock Markets and two Middle East Stock Markets. It is commonly accepted that the returns in these markets have a low correlation with the other markets, which means that they are still weakly integrated in the world...

The dimension of the interest rate changes impact on bond prices depends on bond duration and convexity. The present paper uses a partial durations approach, combined with convexity measures and maturity segmentation, to estimate the impact of the Euro area yield curve shifts on the values of...

This article shows that the equilibrium models of bond pricing do not preclude arbitrage opportunities caused by convexity. Consequently, stochastic durations derived from these models are limited in their ability to act as interest rate risk measures. The research of the present article makes...