We examine IPOs in Korea during the period August 2000–January 2002. We conclude that the high level of underpricing in Korean IPOs is the unintended consequence of regulations designed to promote fairness. Two aspects of the regulations distort the process — an “essential price” formula...

The objective of this study is to compare fixed price and book building IPOs in terms of aftermarket performances. On a sample of 28 IPOs (15 book build and 13 fixed price) from 2004 to 2007, it is found that book built IPOs outperform fixed price IPOs, on the contrary to most of the studies...

The objective of this study is to compare fixed price and book building IPOs in terms of aftermarket performances. On a sample of 28 IPOs (15 book build and 13 fixed price) from 2004 to 2007, it is found that book built IPOs outperform fixed price IPOs, on the contrary to most of the studies...

We analyze different dimensions of liquidity on the Istanbul Stock Exchange (ISE) by using detailed order and transaction data for all ISE stocks. We estimate the limit order book on the ISE at each point in time and examine the intraday behavior of spreads, depths, returns and volume. We find...

We examine the intraday behavior of spreads, depths, returns and volume on the Istanbul Stock Exchange by using detailed order and transaction data for all stocks. We find that spreads follow an L-shaped pattern whereas returns, number of trades and volume follow a U-shaped pattern. Another...

We analyze different dimensions of liquidity on the Istanbul Stock Exchange (ISE) by using detailed order and transaction data for all ISE stocks. We estimate the limit order book on the ISE at each point in time and examine the intraday behavior of spreads, depths, returns and volume. We find...

The study aims at analyzing the effect of foreign portfolio investment on Istanbul Stock Exchange (ISE). ISE-100 index, price/earnings ratio, value of share trading and market capitalizion are studied as indicators related with ISE. Foreign portfolio investment is examined as two subgroups:...