This paper examines the profitability of a pairs trading strategy derived solely from historic price dynamics and contrarian principles. We find that the profitability of the self-financing strategy hinges on a cointegrated relationship, which Engle and Granger (1987) show also implies an...

This paper tests whether foreign equity exchange listings are associated with permanent valuation gains and examines how market and firm characteristics influence any valuation effects. Using a sample of 1256 listings placed in 24 countries, we find that much of the valuations gains to overseas...