In this article we evaluate the pricing performance of the rather simple but revolutionary Black-Scholes model and one of the more complex techniques (neural networks) on the European-style S&P Index call and put options over the period of 1.6.2006 till 8.6.2007. Our results on call options show...

The purpose of this research is to investigate dividend policy, including its impact on share prices of transportation providers and related service companies, by comparing generalized regression neural networks with conventional regressions. Our results using regressions reveal that for Europe...

This article tests four regression models using the available data of Nigerian quoted small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) between 1999-2003. It is conceptualised that sustained growth, adequate liquidity and requisite profitability in the SME sector is significantly related to their...

The purpose of this study is to forecast option prices with simple backpropagation neural networks and to compare the results between conventional Black-Scholes model, the Black-Scholes model with pure implied volatility and neural network models over a seven-year period. This longitudinal study...

In this paper we design a simple trading strategy to exploit the hypothesized distinct informational content of the arithmetic and geometric mean. The rejection of cointegration between the two stock market indicators supports this conjecture. The profits generated by this cheaply replicable...

A specific day-trading policy in Taiwan futures market allows an investigation of the performance of day traders. Since October 2007, investors who characterize themselves as “day traders” by closing their day-trade positions on the same day enjoy a 50% reduction in the initial margin....

This study examines the market quality of S&P 500 index futures in 150-day periods before and after the introduction of Standard & Poor’s Depositary Receipts, SPDRs, on January 29, 1993. In a preliminary test of structure change, results fail to reject the null hypothesis that the empirical...

We use DCC-TGARCH-M to study asymmetries in the conditional variance in FTSE100 spot and futures returns before and after cost-reducing market microstructure changes on the London Stock Exchange and the London International Financial Futures Exchange. We find bidirectional causality-in-mean and...

Nous comparons les relations de domination temporelles avec trois déformations temporelles (les temps :horloge, transaction et volume) et quatre longueurs d’intervalles de cinq à trente minutes. En accord avec les options étudiées, nous employons le modèle de valorisation de Cox, Ross et...

Futures contracts on the New York Mercantile Exchange are the most liquid instruments for trading crude oil, which is the world’s most actively traded physical commodity. Under normal market conditions, traders can easily find counterparties for their trades, resulting in an efficient market...