We propose a theory that jointly accounts for an asset illiquidity and for the asset price potential over-reliance on public information. We argue that, when trading frequencies differ across traders, asset prices reflect investors' Higher Order Expectations (HOEs) about the two factors that...

A conditional asset pricing model with risk and uncertainty implies that the time-varying exposures of equity portfolios to the market and uncertainty factors carry positive risk premiums. The empirical results from the size, book-to-market, and industry portfolios as well as individual stocks...

The paper investigates the determinants of the idiosyncratic volatility puzzle by allowing linkages across asset returns. The first contribution of the paper is to show that portfolios sorted by increasing indegree computed on the network based on Granger causality test have lower expected...

We show that the VIX Index structurally underestimates model-free implied volatility because its implementation omits extrapolation of the volatility smile in the tails. We use the asymptotic behavior of the volatility surface to construct a correction term that is model-independent and only...

Government bond markets play a critical role in the smooth functioning of the financial system, in the conduct and transmission of monetary policy and in the economy as a whole. Maintaining resilient government bond markets is fundamental for policymakers and authorities. This note examines the...

This pitch letter outlines the application of Faff's (2015a) 2-page pitching template to my completed paper "Study on the Contagion Mechanism of Opening Risk and Emerging Equity Markets in BRICS Countries" and my personal reflection on the pitching exercise. Pitching research is shown to be a...

This letter describes my personal experience of articulating a research idea into a standardized research pitch. I have used the pitch to communicate my idea with potential PhD supervisors. Developing a research proposal that covers all necessary aspects is a challenging process. The research...

This paper investigates the impact of publicly disclosed information on market values for Romanian companies listed on Bucharest Stock Exchange, using as benchmark a more developed market, the Madrid Stock Exchange. The study is motivated by the European Union's decision to require the use of...

Research Question- What impact has the COVID-19 transmission rate, death rate, state involvement, and vaccine growth rate had on the stock market returns of the group of seven countries? Motivation- On the one hand, the majority of the literature has only looked at the impact of government...

This paper seeks to explore the properties of analysts' forecast accuracy for companies listed on Bucharest Stock Exchange (BSE). Based on a sample of 266 firm-month observations (predictions made in 2008 for 2009 and 2010), the paper investigates several firm-specific factors documented by the...