This paper introduces a new database on Irish land bonds listed on the Dublin Stock Exchange from 1891 to 1938. It outlines the nature of these bonds and presents data on their size, liquidity and market returns. These government-guaranteed bonds arose during a period when the possibility of...

Fund managers always keep their tab on the market, and keep searching for avenues where they can park their assets for a higher return. Although the equity markets, all over the world are much more popular for such activities, and have started to assume a more prominent role during the past...

The overwhelming empirical support of the Efficient Market Hypothesis makes it one of the widely accepted understandings in modern economics. The internal contradiction, relating to the fact that if inefficiencies didn't exist, opportunists would not search for them, which would in turn give...

Duration and convexity are important measures in fixed-income portfolio management and help develop methodologies in interest rate risk management. This article presents empirical test of duration and convexity of Zero-Coupon Bonds( ZCBs )at NSE in order to determine sensitivity of ZCBs prices...

Duration and convexity are important measures in fixed-income portfolio management and help develop methodologies in interest rate risk management. This article presents valuation of corporate Bonds on Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE) and empirical test of duration, modified duration and convexity of...