In this paper we develop a multivariate threshold vector error correction model of spot and forward exchange rates that allows for different forms of equilibrium reversion in each of the cointegrating residual series. By introducing the notion of an indicator matrix to differentiate between the...

In this paper, we investigate the importance of different loss functions when estimating and evaluating option pricing models. Our analysis shows that it is important to take into account parameter uncertainty, since this leads to uncertainty in the predicted option price. We illustrate the...

It is common wisdom that the 9/11 terrorist attacks boosted political and financial uncertainty and resulted in severe stock market meltdowns in the months after the attacks. Taking a sectoral focus of the market for US common stock, we apply statistical extreme value analysis (EVT) to assess...

Using a large, previously unexplored international dataset of market forecasts that covers a broad range of interest rates, this paper presents a wealth of empirical evidence on the behavior of the term structure of interest rates in an international perspective. We find that our survey...

In this paper, we provide empirical evidence on the interest rate sensitivity of the stock returns of the twenty largest US bank holding companies. The main contribution of the paper is the use of survey data to model the unexpected interest rate variable, which is an alternative approach to the...

In this paper we present and estimate a model of short-term interest rate volatility, that encompasses both the level effect of Chan, Karolyi, Longstaff and Sanders (1992) and the conditional heteroskedasticity effect of the GARCH class of models. This flexible specification allows different...

In this paper we study the statistical properties of EMS exchange rate returns. Our findings show that jumps, time- varying parameters, and conditional leptokurtosis are pertinent features in the empirical distributions of EMS exchange rate returns. Allowance for fat tails, however, tends to...

This paper introduces, analyzes, and values a new form of contingent convertible (CoCo), a Call Option Enhanced Reverse Convertible (COERC). Issued as a bond, it converts to new shareholders' equity if a bank's market value of capital falls below a pre-specified trigger. The COERC avoids the...

In this paper we propose a new security, the Call Option Enhanced Reverse Convertible (COERC). The security is a form of contingent capital, i.e. a bond that converts to equity when the market value of equity or capital falls below a certain trigger. The conversion price is set significantly...

This study aims to test empirically how contingent convertible (CoCo) bond prices are affected by the main theoretical determinants and design features. The theoretical framework used in this paper is the Equity Derivatives Model suggested by De Spiegeleer and Schoutens [2012]. We test for the...