We investigate the effect of leveraged ETF trading on the trading activity and market quality of their component stocks. The results show that both quoted and effective spreads of component stocks increase about 0.2 to 3.0 basis points after the inception of leveraged ETFs, while other liquidity...

We test for the existence of bubbles in DeFi-focused cryptocurrencies, seeking to identify key driving forces that distinguish DeFi tokens from conventional cryptocurrencies. Conducting Supremum Augmented Dickey-Fuller, and Hacker-Hatemi-J modified Wald tests, as well as Diebold-Yilmaz return...

We investigate connectedness between energy cryptocurrencies and common asset classes, including oil, using TVP-VAR modeling, evidencing that energy cryptocurrencies, as diversifiers, normally have strong connections with bitcoin and nothing else. However, their connectedness to other assets...