Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to examine the lead-lag relationships between the National Stock Exchange (NSE) Nifty stock market index (in India) and its related futures and options contracts, and also the interrelation between the derivatives markets. Design/methodology/approach –...

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to examine the lead‐lag relationships between the National Stock Exchange (NSE) Nifty stock market index (in India) and its related futures and options contracts, and also the interrelation between the derivatives markets. Design/methodology/approach...

The S&P 500 Index futures contract is traded on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange that isregulated by the Commodity Futures Trading Commission. The S&P 500 Index optionscontract is traded on the Chicago Board of Options Exchange that is regulated by theSecurities and Exchange Commission. The...

Recent improvements in fiscal positions in advanced countries have sharply curtailed the issuance of government securities and created the possibility that government securities could disappear in some countries. The possibility that this might occur in the United States has attracted the most...

We estimate trading costs that include explicit, implicit and opportunity costs. The Lesmond et al. (1999) limited dependent variable model of returns is applied to stocks in Argentina, Brazil, Chile and Mexico. Costs are compared across countries for samples matched by market value. Comparisons...

Resumen:¿Cómo medir la liquidez de las acciones colombianas y su evolución en los últimos años?. En el contexto de la literatura de microestructura de mercados se presenta un método para medir la liquidez de las acciones. Además, con un modelo estadístico, se encuentra que la fusión de...