The indicators refer to a significant drop down in the Egyptian securities market performance during the period from 1999 to 2003.The total issues declined from LE 55.6 billion in 1999 or 17% of GDP and 146.7% of gross saving to LE 18.5 billion in 2003 and or 4.6% of GDP and 31.5% of gross...

This paper analyzes the performance of the Arab stock market during the period (1994-2003).Data of the Arab monetary fund (AMF) indicates that Arab stock market performance become stronger during the period under review. The AMF indicator jumped by 40.9% reaching 141.9 point in 2003,the highest...

This paper considers the conditions that are necessary for market discipline to complement prompt corrective action (PCA) by the authorities in handling problem banks. We initially consider precisely what market discipline means in this context, who exercises it and the preconditions that are...

The role of financial institutions and corporate governance in the conduct and performance of industrial firms, especially in the area of technological innovation and international competition has been hotly debated in the recent past. The results presented here are a contribution to the...

Several studies have recommended reliance on subordinated debt as a tool for monitoring banks by investors and for enhancing depositors’ protection. However, subordinated debenture increases the level of leverage and thus the probability of costly failure. We propose a novel financial...

This paper examines the impact of the Internet on financial markets

In this report, we explain and analyze a trading strategy, popularly known as Pairs trading. We begin by explaining what a pair trading strategy entails. Since there are various ways of implementing the strategy, we describe the methodology selected by us in section 3. Thereafter, we look at the...

The article substantiates the hypothesis that the profitability of small firms is above all determined by qualitative variables. In this respect a low standardization of goods and even more importantly, the high significance of governance structures play a crucial role rendering the quality of...

We test whether liquidity is priced in the euro-denominated corporate bond market. We use the Arbitrage Pricing Theory to control for other sources of risk. Yields are used to measure the bonds' expected returns and liquidity is approximated by four indirect measures: issued amount, age, number...