We set out in this study to analyze the expiration effects of index futures on the cash market in Taiwan, and find that both volatility and trading volume are higher on the final settlement days as compared to normal trading days. We also calculate the volume of open interest for final...

This paper examines local market reactions to the constituent changes in MSCI Taiwan Index. We find that market adjusted returns are significantly positive for additions and significantly negative for deletions on the announcement day, and on the effective day. The price patters following the...

Using a sample of 418 private placements by firms on the Taiwan stock markets, we examine their announcement returns and post-issue performance. Placements are classified into three categories: recapitalization, investment, and general purpose. We find that issuers of private placements tend to...