Prediction of stock prices is an issue of interest to financial markets. Many prediction techniques have been reported in stock forecasting. Neural networks are viewed as one of the more suitable techniques. In this study, an experiment on the forecasting of the Stock Exchange of Thailand (SET)...

This study examines performance measurement in on-line securities companies in the Australian marketplace. Marketing managers of seven on-line stock brokerage companies in Australian capital cities were interviewed and their on-line strategies and approaches were systematically reviewed and...

This paper examines the institutional arrangements that develop when the risks of opportunism and other contributors to transaction costs are high but transactions are nevertheless necessary for economic efficiency. Williamson's argument that high levels of transaction costs lead firms to choose...

In this dissertation I explain the relationship among inflation volatility, rationalbubbles, and asset prices. In addition, I investigate the transmission of asset prices andvolatility among countries.In the second chapter, which deals with the relationship between inflation volatilityand asset...

This paper uncovers the relationship between stock markets and exchange ratesin seven countries by employing stable aggregate currency (SAC) for the period of 1973-2004. Ordinary Least Squares (OLS) regression, time series methods, and directedacyclic graphs are applied to the daily data on...

Tyrimo objektas – silpnos formos efektyvumas Baltijos šalių akcijų rinkose.Tyrimo tikslas – įvertinti silpnos formos efektyvumo pasireiškimą Baltijos šalių akcijų rinkose.Tyrimo uždaviniai:1. Atskleisti efektyvios rinkos hipotezės sampratą;2. Apibūdinti efektyvios rinkos formas...

We investigate the causes of the high first day returns of Chinese firms making an initial public offering (IPO) of A-shares from 1991 to 2003 on Shanghai and Shenzhen stock exchanges. Our results show an average underpricing of 175.21 percent. We argue that the IPO underpricing is an...

This paper investigates the existence of cointegration and causality between the stock market price indices of Thailand and its major trading partners (Australia, Hong Kong, Indonesia, Japan, Korea, Malaysia, the Philippines, Singapore, Taiwan, the UK and the US), using monthly data spanning...

This paper investigates whether privatization in emerging economies has a significant indirect effect on local stock market development through the resolution of political risk. We argue that a sustained privatization program represents a major political test that gradually resolves uncertainty...

This paper investigates whether privatization in emerging economies has a significant indirect effect on local stock market development through the resolution of political risk. We argue that a sustained privatization program represents a major political test that gradually resolves uncertainty...