The ARCH type of models is a notorious family of models proven to be suitable for predicting financial returns. Their notoriety flourished after Bollerslev (1986) developed the econometric Generalized ARCH model (GARCH). This paper provides a presentation of the main characteristics of the...

The objective of our paper is to analyze the possibility to provide a forecast for the sign of the financial asset returns using the empirical prices of stocks listed at the Bucharest Stock Exchange. Previous research provided by Christoffersen and Diebold (2004) among others show that even if...

Stock options are very controversial financial instruments and new disputes arise regarding their introduction into expenses. In this paper we specifically consider the impact of stock option compensation recognition on the stock returns. The fact that there are early adopters of the new...

The importance of Central and Eastern European (CEE) stock markets grew after 1990 as they were gradually used as diversification instruments for the foreign investors as well as due to the general expectation of their integration within the European capital market. This development generated an...

Our paper addresses the relationship between exchange rates changes and interest rate differentials in the UIP framework, by taking into account capital market and foreign exchange market volatility. We use eight currencies, of which five are Central and Eastern European and three are developed...

Managers are becoming more aware of the value that investment in human resources, as opposed to expenses in intangible assets can produce at the company level and that human resource activities can focus on key business concerns, and in turn drive greater growth and eventually higher market...