Pledges on shares and stocks are common as securities for loans. New are theattempts by pledgees to sell pledges in public auctions. The questions regardingthe requirements for such public auctions have not been answered either by Ge rmancourt decisions or literature. This fact helps the...

Convertible bond issues increase considerably since 1990. The papershows that these issues are more than just the combination of a bond and an option.The pricing depends on the share price, the shares volatility, the interest rate,and the interest volatility , the credit spread, and the...

Underlyings of weather derivatives in Europe tend to be average temperaturecompared to heating (cooling) day in the USA because of a smaller volatility intemperature. The derivatives are priced using as burn analysis. Using a gas utilitycompany, hedging techniques are shown using temperature...

Cash flow statements have gained popularity worldwide and are nowmandatory also under German GAAP for listed companies. Based on InternationalAccounting Standard No. 7 we review their analytical value from both ashareholder’s and a creditor’s point of view. Cash flow patterns do vary...

We collect simple and pragmatic exact formulae for the convexityadjustment of irregular interest rate cash flows as Libor-in-arrears orpayments of a swap rate (CMS rate) at an irregular date. The resultsare compared with the results of an approximative approach availablein the popular...

This paper investigates the intraday response of T-bond futures pricesto surprises in headline figures of U.S. macroeconomic reports. Analyzing thetime series properties and the information content of the macroeconomic newsflow, the paper seeks an answer to the question, what determines the...

This paper analyzes the current use of incentive-fee-concepts for mutual funds inGermany. Following an empirical analysis about the relevance of these methods,the different methods of calculation and the influence of different parameters aredescribed. Further on it explains the impacts of...

The paper deals with the evaluation of Collateralized Debt Obligations forinvestment purposes. CDOs are classified in the asset backed environment. Itsspecific risks (market, timing, recovery, agency) are discussed. To understand theportfolio aspect, the concept of the diversity score is...

Internationale Rechnungslegung, noch vor ein paar Monate das Non-Plus-Ultra in der Bilanzierungspraxis,hat in den Monaten seit dem Skandal um den US-amerikanischen Energiehändler ENRON tiefeSchrammen in der schillernden Fassade erhalten. Zumal ENRON nicht das einzige Unternehmen ist,dass sich...