We measure bond and stock conditional return volatility as a function of changes in sentiment, proxied by six indicators from the Tel Aviv Stock Exchange. We find that changes in sentiment affect conditional volatilities at different magnitudes and often in an opposite manner in the two markets,...

We measure bond and stock conditional return volatility as a function of changes in sentiment, proxied by six indicators from the Tel Aviv Stock Exchange. We find that changes in sentiment affect conditional volatilities at different magnitudes and often in an opposite manner in the two markets,...

Purpose This study investigates the influence of trading mechanisms on cross-market integration between stocks and corporate bonds on the Tel Aviv Stock Exchange (TASE) during the COVID-19 crisis. Unlike the worldwide practice of trading corporate bonds on an over-the-counter (OTC) market, TASE...

Pro forma estimation of financial statements often builds on constant ratios to sales revenue. While constant ratios may be relevant for established firms operating in predictable industries, they yield noninformative and possibly misleading information when applied to new firms, and...

This note compares three different investment strategies for long-term investment plans: a Cost Average Plan (CAP), a monthly deposits plan, and the Buy and Hold strategy. Using data from January, 2003 to December, 2022 from four European Monetary Union countries, France, Germany, Spain and...

This study proposes a novel structured product (SP) among the basket of financial products sold to pension fund members. The product offers to hedge defined contribution (DC) pension portfolio members against capital market risk. Based on trading risk-free government bonds and call options on a...

Recent financial literature shows a spillover effect from the stock market to the bond market, and strong investor sentiment regarding the stock market. In this paper, we studied cross-market sentiment and returns from stocks to bonds. We analyzed the effect that stock returns, volatility, and...

This study proposes a novel structured product (SP) among the basket of financial products sold to pension fund members. The product offers to hedge defined contribution (DC) pension portfolio members against capital market risk. Based on trading risk-free government bonds and call options on a...