We investigate the implications of variations in the frequency with which hedge funds update their high-water mark on incentive fees paid by hedge fund investors. Using data on Commodity Trading Advisors (CTAs), we perform simulations and a bootstrap approach to analyse the effect. We find a...

The aim of our research is to test for manipulation in the bond market, and to establish whether the practice of benchmarking investment funds encourages such interference. We analyse end-of-day and intraday trading data from the Borsa Istanbul Bond Securities Market between 2014 and 2018 along...

This paper examines the puzzlingly high unexploited momentum returns from a new perspective. We analyze characteristics of momentum traders in a sample of 692 fund managers. We find that momentum traders are 'defined' by their short-term horizon, by a behavioural view on the market and by a...