Privatinvestoren sind eine wichtige Anlegergruppe auf den Finanzmärkten. In zahlreichen Arbeiten ist dokumentiert worden, daß private Anleger bestimmte Verhaltensweisen an den Tag legen, die die Annahme vollständiger Rationalität verletzen. Diese Verhaltensweisen wiederum können einen...

Wenn Banken und Makler Kauf- oder Verkaufsaufträge ihrer Kunden nicht an die zentrale Börse weiterleiten, sondern eine Ausführung gegen das eigene (interne) Orderbuch vornehmen, so spricht man von einer „Internalisierung“ der Kundenorder. Dieses Vorgehen wird in der Europäischen Union...

Exchanges in Europe are in a process of consolidation. After the failure of the proposedmerger between Deutsche Börse and Euronext, these two groups are likely to become the nuclei forfurther mergers and co-operation with currently independent exchanges. A decision for one of thegroups entails...

We analyze transactions by corporate insiders in Germany. We find that insider tradesare associated with significant abnormal returns. Insider trades that occur prior to an earnings announcementhave a larger impact on prices. This result provides a rationale for the UK regulationthat prohibits...

Ein rationaler Fondsanleger sollte bei seiner Anlageentscheidung alle Informationen über die zukünftig zu erwartende Performance eines Fonds berücksichtigen. Soweit sich also aus historischen Performancedaten eine zuverlässige Prognose der zukünf-tigen Performance schätzen läßt, wäre zu...

Prior research has established that the presence of designated market makers (DMMs) in an electronic open limit order book increases liquidity. We analyze whether the presence of additional DMMs results in a further improvement in liquidity. Using data from Deutsche Börse's Xetra system we find...

We analyze transactions by corporate insiders in Germany. We find that insider trades are associated with significant abnormal returns. Insider trades that occur prior to an earnings announcement have a larger impact on prices. This result provides a rationale for the UK regulation that...

Exchanges in Europe are in a process of consolidation. After the failure of the proposed merger between Deutsche Börse and Euronext, these two groups are likely to become the nuclei for further mergers and co-operation with currently independent exchanges. A decision for one of the groups...

We study a set of German open-end mutual funds for a time period during which this industry emerged from its infancy. In those years, the distribution channel for mutual funds was dominated by the brick-and-mortar retail networks of the large universal banks. Using monthly observations from...

We analyze data on stock index forecasts made by private investors. The implied returns calculated from these forecasts exhibit negative skewness and excess kurtosis. Past returns have a positive impact on the implied returns, consistent with investors expecting positive momentum. Females are...