Fifteen Chinese H-shares listed on the Stock Exchange of Hong Kong are cross listed as ADRs on the NYSE. We empirically determine the role of security specific liquidity associated with those ADRs and their underlying H-shares on return spreads, differences between the returns on ADRs and their...

We empirically investigate the role of host (U.S.) and home (Hong Kong) (HK) security market returns as common determinants of security returns for Chinese American Depository Receipts (ADRs) and their underlying H-shares. We also empirically determine the relation between return spread...

This thesis studies the trading of the Chinese American Depositories Receipts (ADRs) and their respective underlying H shares issued in Hong Kong. The primary intention of this work is to investigate the arbitrage opportunity between the Chinese ADRs and their underlying H shares. This intention...