We say that there is contagion from market X to market Y if there is more dependence between X and Y when X is doing badly than when X exhibits typical performance, that is, if there is more dependence at the loss tail distribution of X than at its center. This alternative definition of...

A definition of contagion between financial markets based on local correlation was introduced in Bradley and Taqqu (2004) and a test for contagion was proposed. For the test to be implemented, local correlation must be estimated. This paper describes an estimation procedure based on...

Low beta stocks have offered a combination of low risk and high returns. We decompose the anomaly into micro and macro components. The micro component comes from the selection of low beta stocks. The macro component comes from the selection of low beta countries or industries. The two parts both...

Contrary to basic finance principles, high-beta and high-volatility stocks have long underperformed low-beta and low-volatility stocks. This anomaly may be partly explained by the fact that the typical institutional investor's mandate to beat a fixed benchmark discourages arbitrage activity in...

Over the past 41 years, high volatility and high beta stocks have substantially underperformed low volatility and low beta stocks in U.S. markets. We propose an explanation that combines the average investor's preference for risk and the typical institutional investor’s mandate to maximize the...

Intro -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Table of Contents -- Introduction -- About This Book -- Foolish Assumptions -- Icons Used in This Book -- Beyond the Book -- Where to Go from Here -- Part 1 Getting to Know FinTech -- Chapter 1 Navigating the FinTech Landscape -- What Is FinTech, Anyway?...

Arguably the most remarkable anomaly in finance is the violation of the risk‐return tradeoff within the stock market: Over the past 40 years, high volatility and high beta stocks in U.S. markets have substantially underperformed low volatility and low beta stocks. We propose an explanation...