This study provides early evidence on the performance of passively-managed hedged exchange-traded funds (HETFs) introduced rather recently in late 2006. The data covers surviving HETFs in 2017 under global macro and long-short classifications. Using Fung and Hsieh's (2004) 7-factor model and...

This study is motivated by the negative HKD-USD interest rate differentials observed after the US interest rate hike on December 17, 2015. We first analyze two practical concerns that are typical from the perspective of a carry trader: (1) the difference in borrowing rate and lending rate of a...

This paper studies covered interest parity arbitrage violations in foreign exchange markets and their relationship with market liquidity using a novel and unique dataset of tick-by-tick firm quotes for all financial instruments involved in the arbitrage strategy. The statistical analysis reveals...

This study examines whether information from derivative markets is useful for signaling “hot money” and other large capital flows in an economy where the monetary authority pursues a policy of exchange rate stability. Specifically, this study examines the information content of various Hong...

Hong Kong represents the second largest of the initial public offering (IPO) markets that adopt an advance payment subscription procedure. The lengthy process creates substantial financing costs to investors but interest earnings to issuers. Data from a sample of 386 IPOs listed between 2000 and...

Using a box spread arbitrage strategy, we examine the pricing efficiency of the emerging, thinly traded Hang Seng Index options market in Hong Kong, where market makers operate under a competitive open outcry system. In 20 months of tick-by-tick bid-ask and transaction quotes we find very few...

Hong Kong represents the second largest of the initial public offering (IPO) markets that adopt an advance payment subscription procedure. The lengthy process creates substantial financing costs to investors but interest earnings to issuers. Data from a sample of 386 IPOs listed between 2000 and...