Despite extensive research, the rationale behind firms' decision to issue convertible debt is still unknown. On average, results indicate that the market reacts more negatively to new convertible debt issues of companies with higher cash ratios. Hence, I test whether convertible issuers are...

In this thesis, application of GMDH Algorithm to real life problems is studied. A particular type of GMDH Algorithm namely TMNN is chosen for this purpose. An effort is made to forecast S&P Index Closing Value with the help of the forecaster.