Part I. International Investments -- Chapter 1. The Economics of the International Market; Chapter 2. Portfolio Theory and International Diversification -- Part II. Fundamentals of Exchange-Traded Funds -- Chapter 3. The Basics of Exchange-Traded Funds -- Chapter 4. The Operation and...

A method was earlier devised to harvest most of the potential gain in bull markets while avoiding most of the pain in bear markets. The method focuses on a buy-the-market and hold strategy when measured volatility is low. When this condition is violated, a moving average look-back with...

I provide new evidence on market timing by studying ETF option holdings of hedge funds. I find that market option holdings are economically significant in terms of their impact on the market exposure of the funds. Further, I find significant time variation in market option holdings, which could...

Liquidity is important for the stability of financial markets and the growth of national economies. However, the liquidity of financial markets may be influenced by country risk shocks through informational asymmetry, funding constraints, and portfolio rebalancing activities. Therefore, the...