26 Aktien des Deutschen Aktienindex DAX mit 71% Marktkapitalisierung und 84% Anteil am Gesamtumsatz werden über 249 Handelstage des Jahres 1997 auf den Kurseinfluss der Transaktionsgröße hin analysiert. Der verwendete Satz hochfrequenter Transaktionsdaten erlaubt in dieser Form erstmals für...

This paper focuses on firm valuation for tax purposes of non-listed company shares and its sensitivity towards different market conditions. Since the value of a private company cannot be observed on the stock market the value has to be estimated. Due to uncertainty, expected future profits may...

The paper deals with the evaluation of Collateralized Debt Obligations for investment purposes. CDOs are classified in the asset backed environment. Its specific risks (market, timing, recovery, agency) are discussed. To understand the portfolio aspect, the concept of the diversity score is...

Convertible bond issues increase considerably since 1990. The paper shows that these issues are more than just the combination of a bond and an option. The pricing depends on the share price, the shares volatility, the interest rate, and the interest volatility , the credit spread, and the...

Behavioral finance theory is used for the foreign exchange market to show, that the profit of a typical trader is mainly due to the higher number of correct positions. Using behavioral finance the amount of loss trades is larger than 60%, however the individual gains are larger than the losses...

Within the last decade, credit risk management of financial institutions has been subject to major changes due to the development of the credit derivatives market. In the past, financial institutions merely had the possibility to manage their credit portfolio by either approving or refusing a...

The current financial market crisis has impressively demonstrated the importance of an effective credit risk management for financial institutions. At the same time, the use and the valuation of credit derivatives has been widely criticised as a result of the crisis. Over the past decade, credit...

The current financial market crisis has impressively demonstrated the importance of an effective credit risk management for financial institutions. At the same time, the use and the valuation of credit derivatives has been widely criticised as a result of the crisis. Over the past decade, credit...

Während direkte Immobilieninvestments lang Zeit als renditeträchtig bei gleichzeitig begrenztem Risiko galten, führte den Anlegern insbesondere die gegenwärtige Finanzmarktkrise vor Augen, dass auch Immobilienanlagen insbesondere in den USamerikanischen Häusermarkt mit hohen Risiken...

Dieser Beitrag entwickelt ein Verfahren, das die Komplexität der Endvermögensberechnung von Aktienanlagen unter Berücksichtigung der Besteuerung und regelmäßiger Portfolioumschichtung erheblich reduziert. Bisher ist eine vergleichbar präzise Berechnung wegen rekursiver Abhängigkeiten sehr...