The Islamic bonds or sukuk market is one of the fastest growing segments of the nearly US$2trillion global Islamic finance industry. However, lack of trading in secondary sukuk markets is a peculiar feature in this sector and both institutional and retail sukuk investors are known to adopt a...

The Islamic bonds or sukuk market is one of the fastest growing segments of the nearly US$2trillion global Islamic finance industry. However, lack of trading in secondary sukuk markets is a peculiar feature in this sector and both institutional and retail sukuk investors are known to adopt a...

A growing majority of researchers now concede that sentiments of investors do affect stock prices, thus challenging the traditional view that fluctuations in stock pricing stem from solely changes in fundamentals. While these researchers have focused on conventional capital markets; one fast...