This article aims to extend evaluation of the classic multifactor model of Carhart (1997) for the case of global equity indices and to expand analysis performed in Sakowski et. al. (2015). Our intention is to test several modifications of these models to take into account different dynamics of...

The paper presents a new approach to optimizing automatic transactional systems. We propose a multi-stage technique which enables us to find investment strategies beating the market. Additionally, new measures of combined risk and returns are applied in the process of optimization. Moreover, we...

This research seeks to determine whether the cross-country differences in return and volatility metrics in various country equity indices can be explained by differences in economic development. We base the study on the MSCI IMI net income indices on two samples: a 51-country sample from the...