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We analyze trading opportunities that arise from differences between the bond and the CDS market. By simultaneously … entering a position in a CDS contract and the underlying bond, traders can build a default-risk free position that allows them … to repeatedly earn the difference between the bond asset swap spread and the CDS, known as the basis. We show that the …
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Executive compensation is designed to create incentives for CEOs to act in the best interest of shareholders. Short-term (bonus) and equity-based incentives induce risk taking behaviors of the CEO that could further change a firm's risk exposure. This article examines the linkage between...
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their major intervention into the corporate bond market on March 23, 2020. In the period from March 23, 2020-March 24, 2020 … the Federal Reserve's unprecedented intervention into the corporate bond market …
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managers of these firms are less responsive to the informational requirements of the capital market. We further find that …
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Previous estimates of the mean 3-year buy-and hold abnormal returns of German IPO stocks range from -52.20% to 1.66%. It is difficult to justify this significant variation in abnormal returns, given the almost identical calculation procedures and the large overlap in sample periods. We argue...
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This paper explores the dynamic relationship between stock market implied credit spreads, CDS spreads, and bond spreads …
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The Volkswagen emissions scandal is by far the largest case of emissions cheating in automotive history and had wide-reaching consequences for the industry throughout the world. This study examines the spillover effects to competitors and suppliers following Volkswagen's public admission of...
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The aim of this paper is twofold: to investigate how the information content of implied volatility varies according to moneyness and option type and to compare option-based forecasts with historical volatility. The different information content of implied volatility is examined for the most...
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traders, investors, portfolio managers and analysts. The findings will provide insights for them to devise trading strategies …
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This study examines the influence of macroeconomic news on price discontinuities in the S&P 500 index futures. Results document a strong association between macro news and price jumps. Over three‐fourths of the price jumps between 8:30 am and 8:35 am and over three‐fifths of the jumps...
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