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derivatives is unconstrained and manager compensation itself induces a non-linear payoff. The shape of the optimal Sharpe ratio …
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This paper examines the impact of MIB30 Index Futures on the volatility of the Italian Stock Exchange. The results suggest that the onset of futures trading may have led to diminished daily volatility. They also suggest that the nature of the volatility itself has not changed between the...
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Variations in fine wine prices can be prominent and have widespread economic and financial implications. Although fine wine investments are dominated by French wines, we demonstrate that significant international diversification benefits exist for investors in Italian, Australian and Portuguese...
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fields of market efficiency and pricing of derivatives. The major findings of significant negative abnormal returns …
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In this paper, we propose a survey of the academic literature that has addressed the threats raised by derivatives. An … initial issue is the impact of derivatives on the volatility of the underlying assets, but empirical findings do not suggest … any significant effect. The recent literature on the dangers of derivatives is more concerned by systemic risks. Several …
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The effect of options’ introduction on underlying market is one of the frequently debated themes in financial research. A significant body of literature addresses the question of effects of options’ introduction. The critical review of the literature shows that there is no consensus among...
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In line with the recent research and debates about econophysics and financial economics, this article discusses on … econophysics, the methodology used by financial economists is frequently considered as a top-down approach (starting from a priori …-up approach. Although this dualist perspective is very common in the econophysics literature, this paper claims that the …
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Amid its rapidly increasing usage and immense public interest the subject of Bitcoin has raised profound economic and societal issues. In this paper we undertake economic and econometric modelling of Bitcoin prices. As with many asset classes we show that Bitcoin exhibits speculative bubbles....
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The relative efficiency of financial markets can be evaluated using algorithmic complexity theory. Using this approach we detect decreases in efficiency rates of the major stocks listed on the Sao Paulo Stock Exchange in the aftermath of the 2008 financial crisis.
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We find evidence of weak informational efficiency in the Brazilian daily foreign exchange market using Hurst exponents (Hurst 1951, 1955, Feder 1988), which offer an alternative (from statistical physics) to traditional econometric gauges. We show that a trend toward efficiency has been reverted...
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