Spanish Abstract: La relación existente entre el riego y la rentabilidad de un activo financiero es una preocupación constante del inversionista a la hora de conformar su portafolio de inversión. La principal meta en la construcción del portafolio consiste en distribuir óptimamente la...

Under what circumstances is it necessary or convenient for an agent to rely on habits and rules? This paper focuses on the types of decision situation giving rise to their use. Even optimisation requires the development of rules, and for this reason mainstream economics cannot legitimately...

In this paper we study the possible effect it may have concerning the use of financial derivatives in the evolution of the share price of Mexican non-financial corporations, whether such contracts are used for hedging financial risks or for trading. The first part is a review of the literature...

In this paper we study the possible effect it may have concerning the use of financial derivatives in the evolution of the share price of Mexican non-financial corporations, whether such contracts are used for hedging financial risks or for trading. The first part is a review of the literature...

Spanish Abstract: Se realiza una introducción formal a los modelos de valoración de dos estados, es decir, modelos de valoración de activos contingentes en los cuales se asume que el subyacente puede presentar solamente dos precios distintos entre periodos consecutivos. Este tipo de modelos...

English Abstract: This study investigates the informational role of thin options markets, specifically the Spanish options market. Firstly, we examine the effect of options markets by analysing stock market reaction to earnings news, conditional on the availability of options markets. Secondly,...

Spanish Abstract: En esta monografía se muestra cómo valorar los principales instrumentos de financiación ajena de la empresa que poseen opciones implícitas: warrants, bonos rescatables con anticipación y bonos convertibles