Purpose –The purpose of this paper is to understand that option pricing is the response of option implied volatility (IV) to macroeconomic announcements. Design/methodology/approach –The authors use high-frequency data on ASX SPI 200 index options to examine the response of option IV, as...

Given that prior research into industry cost of equity indicates that CAPM-derived estimates are no worse than estimates from more complex models, we investigate the bias of the standard CAPM approach for each industry separately, and examine the effectiveness of alternative beta estimators. We...

To meet the mitigation targets set by California's Global Warming Solutions Act there is a need for locally adapted greenhouse gas (GHG) inventory methods and policy principles that help rural communities prioritize opportunities for agricultural GHG mitigation. Here, inventory methods...

Given the recent political landscape of the UK with the Labour Party forming a government for the first time since 1979, it is hardly surprising that the performance of the stock market under Tory and Labour governments is a topic of media and general interest. The primary purpose of this paper...

<title>Abstract</title> The traditional ‘single-period' equity valuation models assume that investors’ capital gains tax liabilities can be represented as occurring annually, independently of whether or not the share is actually sold. The assumption implies that investors sell their shares on an annual...

type="main" <p>The Modigliani and Miller (MM) propositions provide a foundation for corporate finance theory. Nevertheless, this paper argues that their adoption has led to a disengagement of such theory from the humanity of business, as well as, more broadly, from concepts of corporate strategic...</p>