This study examines the effects that Contracts for Difference (CFDs) have had on the Australian equity market, either as an accelerant for mispricing, or as a source of increased market functionality through the addition of a new tradable product and increased liquidity. The Australian...

This research constructs and develops a financial stress index based on European financial markets. The integration of numerous sovereign states has created difficulty identifying stress in any one single financial component, but incorporating twenty-three headline European stress indicators...

This research examines the effects of sovereign downgrades on European financial markets between 2005 and 2012. Vector Autoregression (VAR) techniques are used to investigate the presence of contagion effects after a sovereign downgrade across equity indices, five year Credit Default Swaps (CDS)...

This thesis investigates the effects of the introduction of new financial derivative products on exchange volatility, efficiency and liquidity. The derivatives under primary investigation are Exchange Traded Funds (ETFs) and Contracts for Difference (CFDs). These products offer a cheap,...

We investigate the volatility connectedness between US green bonds and several major traditional financial market volatility indices by applying a novel TVP-VAR frequency connectedness methodology. This paper aims to explore the specific role that the US green bond market possesses during three...

The emergence of cryptocurrencies represents a significant innovation in the financial domain, where subsequently, the market has experienced exponential growth. The proliferation of digital assets has captured the attention of investors, financial institutions, and regulatory bodies,...

This study examines dynamic connectedness linkages between pairs and among different commodities, including precious metals, manufacturing metals, oil, natural gas, and Bitcoin, since the emergence of the cryptocurrency market. The Quantile-VAR methodology is utilised to identify causal...

This study investigates the impact of the Russian-Ukraine war on the tail risk connectedness among G7 stock markets using a TVP-VAR frequency connectedness approach and a number of robustness testing procedures. Such work focuses on the dynamics of tail risk connectedness both during the...

This paper examines the factors that affect the returns of Decentralized Finance (DeFi) coins and emphasizes the significance of news-based sentiment in the market. Results show that sentiment has a notable impact on DeFi returns, with negative sentiment presenting greater influence than...

Crude oil is prone to large upward price shocks, creating challenges for personal and corporate budgeting. In this paper, we systematically assess a range of possible shock havens against large oil price shocks. Empirical tests uncover a rich set of assets which act both as hedges and shock...