27 articles for “Financial Markets”

Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractLeveraging Appreciative Intelligence for Positive Enactment in Times of Uncertainty: A Case Study of a Small Investment FirmSusan Schick Case, Tojo ThatchenkeryProblem statement: How do we develop a complex understanding of markets and environments? Are markets and environments concrete entities that exist “out there” or are they socially constructed by human imagination and intentional language use? Approach: Using a case study approach, the interactions in a small investment firm were analyzed to bring to surface the complex relationship among markets, enactment … …American Journal of Economics and Business Administration, Vol. 2, Issue 2 · 30 Jun 2010 · 7,555 accessesView PDF Cite

Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractAre There Smaller Leverage Effects in Less-Developed Markets? Evidence from an Oil Exporting CountryMosayeb Phalavani, Parinaz EzzatiProblem statement: This study uses daily data from the Tehran Stock Market (TSM) to illustrate the nature of stock market volatility in an undeveloped and young stock market. Although most studies suggest that a negative shock to stock prices will generate more volatility than a positive shock of equal magnitude but there is no evidence of asymmetric effect in TSM. … …American Journal of Applied Sciences, Vol. 7, Issue 1 · 31 Jan 2010 · 7,519 accessesView PDF Cite

Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractDeterminants of Outward Foreign Direct Investments from Small Island Developing StatesDensil A. WilliamsProblem statement: Although there is a burgeoning literature on the rise of Multinational Enterprises (MNEs) from developing economies, comparatively less work exists on MNEs from small, developing economies. Given the precipitous rise in the level of outward foreign direct investments from small, economies, it is still not clear in the academic literature and for policy purposes, those factors in the … …American Journal of Economics and Business Administration, Vol. 1, Issue 2 · 30 Jun 2009 · 7,325 accessesView PDF Cite

Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractBusiness Cycle Synchronization Between Australia and New ZealandJie Wei, Minsoo Lee, Christopher GanThere has been a high degree of economic and financial integration between Australia and New Zealand with free trade agreements linking the capital and labor markets. Given a strong economic relationship, business-cycle transmission is expected to exist between the two countries. By analyzing the shock-transmission channels via trade, monetary policy, and exchange rates between Australia and New Zealand we can … …American Journal of Applied Sciences, Vol. 4, Issue 12 · 31 Dec 2007 · 7,282 accessesView PDF Cite

Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractThe Mechanism of Stock Market Integration: Evidence for the Taiwan and U.S. Stock MarketMin-Hsien Chiang, Rung-Ho Lai, Hsiao-Ching LeeThis study investigates the sources of the comovement of the Taiwan and U.S. stock market. The empirical evidence shows that both economic fundamentals and equity risk premiums can act as transmission mechanisms of both markets. In the meantime, the financial integration is much stronger than real economic integration. Moreover, the deregulation of foreign investments in Taiwan and the Southeast Asian … …American Journal of Applied Sciences, Vol. 1, Issue 1 · 31 Mar 2004 · 7,195 accessesView PDF Cite

Research ArticleOpen accessAll words, across the recordOn the Valuation of Currency Options in Stressed MarketsAbdulnasser Hatemi-J, Youssef El-KhatibThe current article handles the valuation of currency options in the market that is suffering from a financial crisis. The standard formulas for this purpose do not perform accurately. European foreign currency exchange options for both the call and the put versions are dealt with. It is assumed that the value of the underlying asset is a stochastic process that … …Journal of Mathematics and Statistics, Vol. 17, Issue 1 · 24 Dec 2021 · 6,499 accessesView PDF Cite

Research ArticleOpen accessAll words, across the recordThe Effect of the International Accounting Standards on the Related Party Transactions DisclosureStauropoulos Antonios, Samaras Ioannis, Arsenos PanagiotisProblem statement: Several recent North American corporate scandals have brought attention to the potential for accounting manipulations associated with Related Party Transactions (RPTs), which have lead to a decline in perceived earnings quality. We examine the value relevance of disclosed RPTs in Greek corporations. Approach: We focus on two types of RPTs: sales of goods and sales of assets, using … …American Journal of Applied Sciences, Vol. 8, Issue 2 · 28 Feb 2011 · 7,716 accessesView PDF Cite