Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to show that the duration‐based hedge ratio has many serious defects: first, the yield‐to‐maturity is not the market interest rate, and it cannot even serve as a proxy for the market interest rate. Second, it is difficult to choose an appropriate...

Purpose – This paper aims to examine the state of risk management practices among Malaysian listed firms and evaluates the value‐relevance of the notional amount of foreign‐exchange and interest‐rate derivatives (FCDs) used by listed firms over the period 2003‐2007....

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to forecast variability in mortgage rates by using interval measured data and interval computing method. Design/methodology/approach – Variability (interval) forecasts generated by the interval computing are compared with lower‐ and upper‐bound...

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to present an innovative model that helps create a portfolio of m‐fixed‐income securities, each with the optimal weight, in order for the portfolio to be δ ‐ and γ ‐hedged against small changes in interest rates. Re‐balancing a portfolio on a...

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to examine the nexus between interest rate changes and commodity spot prices. Design/methodology/approach – The cost‐of‐carry model of simultaneous equilibrium in commodity spot and futures prices is employed to gauge the effects induced by interest...

Purpose – The aim of this paper is to develop the optimal delta hedge for a portfolio of mortgage servicing rights (MSR) under the constraint of a zero‐gamma in order to avoid costs related to the rebalancing of such portfolio. Design/methodology/approach – The paper develops the optimal...

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to construct a financial development index (FDI) for the Indian economy and also examine the relationship between FDI and economic growth. Design/methodology/approach – Augment Dickey Fuller, Phillips Perron and Ng Perron unit root tests are employed in...

Purpose The authors aim to analyze the impact of monetary policy interventions during the financial crisis of 2007-2009 on the stock prices of US insurance firms. Design/methodology/approach The authors use an event study methodology and a database of 89 policy announcements to analyze if...

Purpose – This paper aims to describe a robust empirical approach to generating plausible historically based interest rate shocks, which can be applied to any market environment. These interest rate shocks can be readily linked to movements in other key risk factors, and used to measure market...

Purpose This paper aims to empirically examine the long- and short-run relationship between macroeconomic indicators (exchange rates, interest rates, exports, imports, foreign reserves and the rate of inflation) and sovereign credit default swap (SCDS) spreads for Pakistan....