This paper examines tracking stock issuances, a relatively uncommon method of equity restructuring. I utilize likely the entire population of tracking stock issuances on US exchanges – from the first ever in October 1984 to the most recent one in November 2009 – in order to analyze the...

Banking prudential authorities in a large number of jurisdictions restricted payouts after the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, with the aim of bolstering organic capital generation and strengthening banks’ solvency. This paper analyses whether market reactions around the dates of the...

Este documento estudia las reacciones de los mercados financieros de Estados Unidos a nuevas noticias de la prensa desde enero de 2019 hasta el primero de mayo de 2020. Con este fin, construimos medidas del contenido y del sentimiento de las noticias mediante el desarrollo de índices apropiados...

The sheer size of the Internet and lack of categorization of the information available makes finding relevant information a daunting task. A number of methods do exist to enable users to be successful in this venture. Most search engines offer phrases, Boolean, Inclusion, Exclusion and other...

The objective of this research project was to evaluate searching methodologies used by undergraduate learners in searching for academic information, and to design an aid if required. Literature surveys indicated that the sheer size of the Internet and lack of catergorization of the information...

When a stock is added into the S&P 500 Index, it is automatically "cross-listed" in the index derivative markets (i.e., S&P 500 Index futures and Index options). I examined the effects of such cross-listing on the trading volume and return volatility of the underlying component stocks....

The purpose of this study was to determine the effect of the Rupiah / US $ and the SBI interest rate of composite stock price index at the Jakarta Stock Exchange in 2007 - 2009. The method of analysis used to investigate the effect of the rupiah / US $ and the SBI interest rate of composite...