We investigate whether persistent macroeconomic variables can be reliably shown to predict momentum profits. We find that when predictor variables are persistent and the predictive relationship is estimated over a period that overlaps the momentum portfolio formation period, predicted returns...

We provide a method for calculating the cost of equity and the cost of capital in the presence of convertible securities and employee stock options. We demonstrate how this approach can be applied if a company already has issued convertible claims or if it is considering doing so for the first...

Valuation theory does not specify the combined impact of both growth and the tax shield of debt on the cost of capital, the cost of equity, and systematic risk. This paper fills that gap in the literature. Our results demonstrate that the widely used Mamp;M models are inappropriate for a firm...

We investigate why trading costs through Electronic Communication Networks (ECNs) are lower than trading costs with market makers through estimating the components of the bid-ask spread. Additionally, we show how the composition and size of bid-ask spreads change with the market environment. We...