This work aims at refining and complementing the analysis of portfolios composed of commercial papers from companies with high Book-to-Market ratio, which were dealt in BOVESPA from 2004 to 2008, through the creation of an one-dimensional variable, called F_total. It synthesizes data from...

There is a lot of misunderstanding about derivative markets. Many people believes that they are a kind of casinos and have no utility to the investors. This work looks on the effects of options introduction in the Brazilian market, seeking for another benefit for this introduction: changes in...