While an extensive amount of literature exists on the role of futures markets in influencing various dynamics of spot markets, the question whether they stabilize or destabilize the underlying spot market is unresolved. This study addresses this concern and investigates the impact of SSFs...

The concerns regarding regulations of futures markets and their destabilizing ability are unresolved in both developed and developing markets. Following stringent regulations of single stock futures (SSFs) for resumption episode after financial crises, this study addresses this concern and...

This paper analyzes the impact of Corporate Governance Index and individual corporate governance dimension such as Board Activity, Board Size, Board Independence, Gender Diversity on Board and CEO Duality on financial performance of firms in emerging markets of South Asian Markets, specifically,...

This paper investigated the relationship between the gold price and the exchange rate on the equity return of Pakistan. The equity market provides an opportunity for investors to capitalize on diverse markets and expand their investment portfolio. This paper consisted of monthly Gold prices in...

The terms contagion and interdependence strike the mainstream literature, specifically in times of crisis in financial markets. This study put an effort to examine the contagion and interdependence among Asian Emerging Equity Markets (AEEMs) (e.g., China, Taiwan, Pakistan, Malaysia, Thailand,...

The objective of this study is to investigate the impact of Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) on Firm's Financial Performance (FP) in both accounting measures (short-run) and market measure (long-run). According to the agency theory the core motive of the firm's is to maximize the wealth of...