This study aims to apply value-at-risk (VaR) models to evaluate the risk of dry bulk freight rates when there is an asymmetric long-memory volatility process. The VaR estimations as well as expected shortfalls for both short and long trading positions are conducted. We use the Fractionally...

This paper proposes a range-based dynamic conditional correlation (DCC) model combined by the return-based DCC model and the conditional autoregressive range (CARR) model. The substantial gain in efficiency of volatility estimation can boost the accuracy for estimating time-varying covariances....

This paper examines the premiums paid by U.S.-listed Chinese companies in going-private transactions over the period from 2010 to 2012 and tests several incentive hypotheses for taking public companies private. Apart from the factors representing perceived difficulties and potential litigation...