The present paper analyzes the forecastability and tradability of volatility on the large S&P500 index and the liquid SPY ETF, VIX index and VXX ETN. Even though there is already a huge array of literature on forecasting high frequency volatility, most publications only evaluate the forecast in...

In view of the established presence of wide deviations of US-listed country ETFs' prices from their net asset values, we study whether feedback trading exists in this category of ETFs and whether it varies with their premiums and discounts. Using a sample of nineteen country ETFs for the...

Theory offers equivocal guidance on how enhanced corporate disclosure and transparency impact underlying liquidity. We examine the market liquidity effects of enhanced information induced by the public registration of 144A bonds, a significant and growing segment of the U.S. bond market. Using...

The Rule 144A private debt represents a significant and growing segment of the U.S. bond market. This paper examines the market liquidity effects of enhanced information disclosure induced by the public registration of 144A bonds. Using the regulatory version of TRACE data for the period...

This study examines the relation between asset-backed securitizations and future stock price crash risk in nonfinancial firms. We argue that the off-balance sheet treatment of securitizations facilitates managers’ bad news hiding, leading to higher crash risk. Using a large sample of U.S....

This paper finds statistically significant evidence that adopting Director Nomination Eligibility Criteria (DNEC) mitigates stock price crash risk. We hand-collect DNEC information from thousands of Chinese corporate charters and measure its impact on stock price crash risk over time....

This study shows that less readable 10-K reports are associated with higher stock price crash risk. The results are consistent with the argument that managers can successfully hide adverse information by writing complex financial reports, which leads to stock price crashes when the hidden bad...