In the FinTech era, we contribute to the literature by studying the pricing of Bitcoin options, which is timely and important given that both Nasdaq and the CME Group have started to launch a variety of Bitcoin derivatives. We fnd pricing errors in the presence of market smiles in Bitcoin...

We investigate the effect of price limits on intra-day volatility and information asymmetry using transactions data from the Taiwan Stock Exchange. Proponents of price limits argue that they provide an opportunity for investors to reevaluate market information and make more rational trading...

We study the relative performance of trading halts and price limits using data from the Spanish Stock Exchange where both mechanisms have coexisted. According to our evidence, trading activity increases after either mechanism is triggered. Volatility stays the same after trading halts but...

This study examines the effect of lottery characteristics on analysts’ earnings forecasts. We find that analysts are more optimistic for lottery firms. The optimism of earnings forecast decreases with analysts’ general and firm-specific experience. Information uncertainty would enhance the...

This paper examines return spillover across China’s bond, stock, and Renminbi offshore (CNH/USD) and onshore (CNY/USD) markets. We find evidence that the major transmitting role of the exchange rate market to other markets originates from the CNH/USD market. Our result suggests that the less...

We provide an analysis of frontier market equities with respect to world market integration anddiversification. Principal component results reveal that frontier markets exhibit low levels of integration. In contrast with developed and emerging markets, frontier markets offer no indication of...

Based on the volatility timing framework, this study uses intraday futures contracts (Bitcoin, gold, E-mini S&P 500, and 10-year T-Note) to investigate the economic value of adding Bitcoin instead of gold to a traditional financial portfolio. More important, we analyze the role of rebalancing...

We investigate the price impact of the well-known but empirically unsettled order spoofing strategy. We use a comprehensive database that includes complete orders of index futures and options submitted by every market participant and a unique linkage of order execution to overcome the empirical...

The inclusion of Chinese renminbi in the Special Drawing Rights (SDR) lowers weightings of the other SDR currencies (EUR, JPY, and GBP) in the basket. Conventional wisdom suggests no material impact on those currencies. However, we find that, after the SDR adjustment, the liquidity of...

In this study, we document interesting properties of cryptoassets and empirically investigate the dynamic correlations between six major stablecoins and Bitcoin. It is evident that volatilities of Bitcoin and stablecoin returns exhibit asymmetric responses to good and bad news. We evaluate...