The dramatic drop in prices on the German stock exchange in the period from2000 to 2003 was one cause for the rising number of delistings in Germany. Thisdevelopment triggered the study on the aptitude of listed companies to remainlisted although the authors were well aware that a negative...

Der vorliegende Beitrag untersucht, ob der Mehrheitsaktionär einer Gesellschaftim Vorfeld eines Zwangsausschlusses von Minderheitsaktionären (sog.Squeeze-Out) versucht, die Kapitalmarkterwartungen negativ zu beeinussen.Ein solches "manipulatives\ Verhalten wird häufig in der juristischen wie...

In this study we analyse stock price reactions to share buyback announcements froma tax perspective in Germany. To determine the influence of taxes on stock prices onthe announcement day of share buybacks two different tax regimes – the corporateimputation system and the classical corporate...

Die Beiträge des Bandes befassen sich mit den Mechanismen der Preisbildung auf den Finanz- und Devisenmärkten. Besonderes Interesse gilt der Rolle von Spekulation und Arbitrage und der sich daraus ergebenden Volatilität der Finanzmarktpreise. -- Der Beitrag von E. W. Streissler hat die...

[...]In this study, we use recent historical evidence toexplore one dimension of the broad relationship betweenmarket returns and mutual fund flows: the effect of shorttermmarket returns on mutual fund flows. Research onthis issue has already confirmed high correlations betweenmarket returns and...

Nach dem Niedergang des Neuen Marktes und dem Aufstieg Londons als Börsenplatz fürjunge Unternehmen gründete die Frankfurter Wertpapierbörse im Oktober 2005 den EntryStandard.„Schwach reguliert“ und damit gewissermaßen das Gegenstück zum „streng regulierten“Prime Standard mit...

In a Lucas orchard with heterogeneous beliefs, we study the link between market-wide uncertainty, difference of opinionsand co-movement of stock returns. We show that this link plays an important role in explaining the dynamics of equilibriumvolatility and correlation risk premia. In our...

According to the news model of asset price determination, only the unexpected component of an information should drive the stock price. We use the Danish publicly listed football club Brøndby IF to analyze how match outcome impacts the stock price. To disentangle gross news from net news,...

The often reported empirical success of trend-following technical timing strategies remains to be puzzling. In previous academic research, many authors admit some prediction power but struggle to substantiate their findings by referring vaguely to insufficient market effciency or unknown hidden...