The validity of day trading as a long-term consistent and uncorrelated source of income for traders and investors has always been a matter of debate. In this paper, we investigate the profitability of the well-known Opening Range Breakout (ORB) strategy during the period of 2016 to 2023. This...

Aim: If companies manage their inventory inefficiently, inventory costs can increase significantly due to shortages, overstocking, and risks. Inventory management is critical for company's success which, in turn, impacts on countries' development. This paper aims to investigate the efficiency of...

This paper presents a methodology which blends sensitivity analysis and fuzzy arithmetic for managing uncertainty in project financing transactions. Specifically, we adopt the perspective of the equityholders and use the average Return On Equity (ROE) to measure shareholder value creation and,...

In this research I empirically study the effects of information acquisition by investors or traders on analysts' forecast bias. Based on the theoretical literature on sell-side analysts, I argue that forecast bias is correlated to investors' information gathering, in two opposite directions. On...

This paper examines the effects of geographic portfolio concentration on the return performance of U.S. public REITs versus private commercial real estate over the 1996-2013 time period. We document significant cross-sectional and temporal differences in the geographic concentration of property...

Chapter 1. Introduction -- Chapter 2. Main Features of the Banking Business Model -- Chapter 3. Valuing a Bank in Going Concern -- Chapter 4. Banks M&a: Strategy and Valuation -- Chapter 5. Valuation in Resolution -- Chapter 6. Valuation in Liquidation -- Chapter 7. Loan Valuation -- Chapter 8....

The marketplace is frequently approached via direct head-to-head competition, which tends to drives prices to “sky-high” levels. All too often the winners in competition like this suffer from the “winner’s curse,” and its corresponding negative financial consequences. There is a better...