Previous studies have focused on which stocks are winners or losers but have paid little attention to the formation process of past returns. This paper develops a model showing that past returns and the formation process of past returns have a joint effect on future expected returns. The...

Firms with lower levels of disclosure hold more private information and thereby generate undiversified risk. This paper investigates the effect of discretionary disclosure of customer identities on average stock returns. Using a data set of firms' principal customers, we find a negative...

This study examines whether world trade uncertainty affects future stock returns. The greater the past returns of a company are positively related to world trade uncertainty, the higher would be its future returns. Buying firms whose past returns are more positively related to world trade...

This study examines whether world trade uncertainty affects future stock returns. The greater the past returns of a company are positively related to world trade uncertainty, the higher would be its future returns. Buying firms whose past returns are more positively related to world trade...

The recent sub-prime debacle has brought ‘innovative' structured credit products such as collateralized debt obligations under severe criticism. The complexity of some structured finance securities and difficulties in understanding their risks has been a common theme. This paper argues that...