The impact of information flows on market variables such as traded volume have been well documented in the literature. In this article, the issue as to whether trading volume in derivatives responds to information flows in the underlying asset is considered. Using Hong Kong individual stock...

A comprehensive examination is undertaken of Australian exchange rate data utilizing the ARCH family of models. Various econometric tests are performed in an attempt to identify the presence of ARCH effects in 21 daily Australian bilateral exchange rate series. Where appropriate, a number of...

This paper considers the ability of the power ARCH model to capture the stylized features of volatility in 17 heavily traded bilateral exchange rates. This power ARCH model nests a number of models from the ARCH family. The relative merits of these nested ARCH models can be considered using the...

Although many studies have found a non-trivial incidence of beta instability for individual common stocks, there exists controversy over the beta stability characteristics to expect in portfolios formed from these stocks. The extent is examined to which portfolio formation can diversify away...

This article focuses on the performance of Australian hedge funds. Using a survivorship bias free sample, we investigate whether Australian hedge fund managers have the ability to outguess the market. Specifically, we test the market timing and volatility timing skills of fund managers. Our...

The current study contributes to the empirical literature aimed at testing the Fama and French three-factor model, using daily Australian data. In general, the evidence found is quite favourable to the model based on formal asset pricing tests. However, when the estimated risk premia are taken...

Recent studies have documented the growing economic and financial integration between countries. Among other things, this has led to the argument that greater integration results in higher bilateral correlations between returns on national stock markets. This study endeavours to link the two...

In this paper, an alternative method of estimating the systematic risk for Canadian stocks is presented and empirically investigated. The method proposed is applied to a set of data impacted by censoring - the presence of zero returns, which occurs in extreme cases of thin trading. The approach...

In the context of international funds, investigations have been made of a range of performance models including both domestic and international market index benchmarks and distinguishing selectivity and timing performance. A sample of Australian international equity trusts are examined over the...

The empirical literature suggests that several different variables are potentially important in explaining the return on gold stocks beyond that of a market factor. The primary aim of this paper is to examine the empirical performance of a specification which incorporates into one multifactor...