Using the stock market development indicators viz., market size, liquidity, and volatility along with bank credit to GDP ratio as an indicator of banking sector development, and Index of Industrial Production (IIP) as the proxy for GDP, this paper examines the role of stock markets and banks in...

This paper applies Autoregressive Conditional Heteroskedasticity (ARCH) methodology to model volatality and its persistence based on daily returns(1992-96) of 30 blue-chip securities traded in Bombay Stock Exchange. The results of the Study show that the variance of returns varies over time and...

Trading in commodity derivatives on exchange platforms is an instrument to achieve price discovery, better price risk management, besides helping macro-economy with better resource allocation. Since the inception (2003) of national online trading on multi-commodity exchange platforms, the trade...

The relationship between trading activity, volatility and transaction cost using a three-equation structural model for five top selected commodities namely Gold, Copper, Petroleum Crude, Soya Oil and Chana (Chickpea) is examined.

Trading in commodity derivatives on exchange platforms is an instrument to achieve price discovery, better price risk management, besides helping macro-economy with better resource allocation. Since the inception (2003) of national online trading on multi-commodity exchange platforms, the trade...