Purpose - the research aims to find out the main factors that determine the change in the number of FinTech companies in Lithuania and predict the future development of this sector. Research object: FinTech business sector, described as the number of FinTech companies. Research methodology -...

This paper proposes a novel approach to the combination of conditional covariancematrix forecasts based on the use of the Generalized Method of Moments (GMM). Itis shown how the procedure can be generalized to deal with large dimensional systemsby means of a two-step strategy. The finite sample...

This paper presents a new method to detect informed trading activities in the options markets.An option trade is identified as informed when it is characterized by an unusual largeincrement in open interest and volume, induces large gains, and is not hedged in the stock market.For the period...

Domain-specific dictionaries have prevailed, when conducting the dictionary-based approach to measure the sentiment of textual data in finance. Through the contributions of Bannier et al. (2019a) and Pöferlein (2021), two versions of a dictionary suitable for analyzing German finance-related...

We propose a dynamic factor state-space model for the prediction of high-dimensional realized covariance matrices of asset returns. Using a block LDL decomposition of the joint covariance matrix of assets and factors, we express the realized covariance matrix of the individual assets similar to...

This paper introduces an extended multivariate EGARCH model that overcomes the zero-return problem and allows for negative news and volatility spillover effects, making it an attractive tool for multivariate volatility modeling. Despite limitations, such as noninvertibility and unclear...

Research Question - This study examines whether bankruptcy prediction models work well during recessionary periods, on an advanced economy, and how their results can be improved, via a methodological approach to change the coefficients of their variables. Motivation - This is the first study to...

The purpose of this paper is to explore the effect of the use of fair value on analysts' forecasts accuracy for companies listed on Bucharest Stock Exchange (BSE). As the ongoing debates in the international accounting literature tend to favor fare value against the historical cost and...

This paper seeks whether the voluntarily information disclosed by public companies listed on the TSE where the institutional blockholders possess the Direct Benefit of Control (DBC) is useful and relevant information as a proxy for presenting true financial picture. We assumed that the relevant...

This paper proposes a hybrid approach to the forecasting of firms' bankruptcy of Spanish enterprises from the construction sector. Our proposal starts splitting the group of healthy companies into two subgroups: borderline and non-borderline companies. Borderline companies are healthy companies...