Stock prices are well known to exhibit behaviors that are difficult to model mathematically. Individual stocks are observed to exhibit short term price reversals and long term momentum, while their industries only exhibit momentum. Here we show that individual stocks can be modeled by simple...

Purpose: This study utilizes the KNV measure to evaluate performance of national pension funds of Korea. Design/methodology/approach: First, this study investigates whether fund managers pick stocks in expansions and time the market in recessions. Second, we examine skilled funds that have both...

This paper examines the empirical validity of Nicolosi's optimal strategy for a hedge fund manager under a specific payment contract. The contract specifies that the manager's payment consists of a fixed payment and a variable payment, which is a performance-based payment. The model assumes that...

In asset management, the portfolio leverage affects performance, and can be subject to constraints and operational limitations. Due to the possible leverage aversion of the investors, the comparison between portfolio performances can be incomplete or misleading. We propose a procedure to...

We create a simulated financial market and examine the effect of different levels of active and passive investment on fundamental market efficiency. In our simulated market, active, passive, and random investors interact with each other through issuing orders. Active and passive investors select...

Exchange Traded Funds (ETFs) have proven to be extremely popular amongst both retail and institutional investors. The increasing interest in this asset class may incite overconfidence in its' investor base, which could lead to undesirable market effects such as security mispricing, excess...

Strategies that overweight low beta stocks and underweight high beta stocks earn positive alphas. Price noise is known to affect high beta stocks, hence, noise trading can be expected to significantly affect the performance of these strategies. I study the impact of flows between bond and equity...

Investment funds are increasingly investing in other funds. I study the implications of this using Czech fund data from 2011 to 2022. Cross-fund holdings boosted diversification and returns, albeit with increased volatility. Moreover, the funds primarily sold fund shares compared to other assets...

Purpose This study aims to comparatively analyze the systematic, idiosyncratic and downside risk exposure of both Islamic and conventional funds in Pakistan to see which of the funds has higher risk exposure. Design/methodology/approach The study analyzes different types of risks involved in...