Purpose: As investors’ fear has an impact on their risk-return tradeoff, this fear leaves markets susceptible to sudden and large fluctuations. The purpose of this study is to suggest regulators to amend their precautionary methods to recognize the difference in investor behavior for...

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to investigate whether all of the risk factors were priced during the internet bubble period. Design/methodology/approach – A unique hand collected dataset was used from public prospectuses for companies that issued an initial public offering during the...

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to investigate whether all of the risk factors were priced during the internet bubble period. Design/methodology/approach – A unique hand collected dataset was used from public prospectuses for companies that issued an initial public offering during the...