The magnitude and determinants of country and currency risk premia are of considerable importance to investors and policymakers. Unique data on peso and dollar denominated debt issued by the Mexican government is used to identify and analyze the intertemporal prices of country and currency risk,...

Policy makers in emerging markets are increasingly concerned about the consequences for the domestic equity market when a company lists its stock abroad. We show that the effects of cross-listing depends on market transparency, i.e., the quality of inter-market information linkages. We...

The use of automated auctions to trade equities, derivatives, bonds and foreign exchange has increased dramatically in recent years. Trading in automated auctions occurs through an electronic limit order book without the need for dealers. Automated auctions offer advantages of speed and...

Restrictions on equity ownership are common in many countries, especially emerging markets. Yet, despite their importance, many basic empirical questions regarding the effects of such barriers to investment remain unanswered. This paper examines the relation between stock prices and market...

The magnitude and determinants of credit and currency risks are topics of considerable importance. This paper uses data on peso- and dollar-denominated debt issued by the Mexican government to identify currency and country risk premia. We show that shoc ks in equity and debt market returns...

This paper examines empirically the impact of ADR listing in the United States on the Mexican Stock Exchange. The Mexican Stock Exchange is of particular interest because it is an emerging market that faces competition from highly liquid U.S. ADR markets during exchange hours. In addition,...

This paper uses a term structure of Mexican sovereign debt to create measures of country and currency risk premia. We use these measures to test hypothesis about investors' expectations regarding these risks and their relationship to volatility in securities markets. In the period 1993-94, the...

Automated trade execution systems are examined with respect to the degree to which they automate the price discovery process. Seven levels of automation of price discovery are identified, and 47 systems are classified according to these criteria. Systems operating at various levels of automation...