We set out in this study to determine whether individuals with higher levels of financial literacy are more likely to be active participants in the derivatives markets. Our empirical results, based upon an official National Survey undertaken by the Financial Supervisory Commission of Taiwan,...

This paper examines the hedging impact on the underlying stock market using a comprehensive dataset of covered warrants traded in the Taiwan Stock Exchange (TWSE). Since TWSE requires the warrant issuers to conduct dynamic hedging over the life of warrants, we can estimate the number of shares...

We set out in this study is to investigate the impact of Google search volume on stock prices around periods of recommendation revision announcements made by securities firms in the Taiwan stock market. Our results reveal that for upgrade announcements, the Internet searches that are initiated...