The objective of this paper is to study the contemporaneous relationship and the dynamic relationship between the stock index return and the trading volume on the Bourse Régionale des Valeurs Mobilières using daily data from 5 January 2015 to 31 October 2022. Estimations are made using the...

This paper investigates the determinants of hedging strategy choice. We introduce different dynamic discrete choice frameworks with random effects to mitigate unobserved heterogeneity and state dependence. Using a new dataset on the hedging activities of 150 US oil and gas producers, we find...

This paper investigates how firms design the maturity of their hedging programs, and the real effects of maturity choice on firm value and risk. Using a new dataset on hedging activities of 150 U.S. oil and gas producers, we find strong evidence that hedging maturity is influenced by investment...