Aims and scope The Banking and Finance Review (BFR) is a bi-annual, peer-reviewed international research journal that provides a publication outlet for theoretical as well as empirical issues in the fields of banking and finance. The Banking and Finance Review seeks to promote international research that enhances the profession’s understanding of banking and finance. The scope of the Banking and Finance Review is broad. It includes studies in the following areas: Banking, Financial Institutions, Corporate Finance, International Finance, Capital Markets, Commodities Market, Derivatives, Risk Management, Insurance , Fixed Income Securities, Alternative Investments, Portfolio & Security Analysis, Investments, Real Estate Finance and other areas of finance that may be of interest to academicians and financial professionals. The Banking and Finance Review internationally composed board of editors and ad hoc referees guarantee the high quality standard of the journal. Every effort is made to ensure a quick turnaround time; usually the reviewing time does not exceed 60 days. ISSN:1947-7945 (Print) ISSN:1947-6140 (Online) |
Abstracted and indexed in: Open Access Policy: The Banking and Finance Review provides immediate open access to its content on the principle that making research freely available to the public supports a greater global exchange of knowledge. |
Vol 2, No 1 (2010)
Table of Contents
| The Performance of Merger/Risk Arbitrage and Sweetened Offers in Hostile Takeovers | Article |
| Ben Branch, Taewon Yang | 1-14 |
| A Comparison of the Determinants of Stock Returns in the 1987 and 2008 Stock Market Meltdowns | Article |
| Jia Wang, Gulser Meric, Zugang Liu, Ilhan Meric | 15-26 |
| Value at Risk under Jump GARCH Processes | Article |
| Ghulam Sorwar, Giovanni Barone-Adesi | 27-36 |
| Corporate Governance Productivity Index in Banking Industry: Evidence from the European Banking Industry | Article |
| Nizar Hachicha, Bilel Jarraya | 37-56 |
| Banks, Risk, and the Business Cycle: An Analysis Based on Real-Time Data | Article |
| Renatas Kizys, Christian Pierdzioch | 57-72 |
| Currency Option Pricing and Realized Volatility | Article |
| Meher Manzur, Ariful Hoque, Geoff Poitras | 73-86 |
| Some Pedagogical Pitfalls in the Definitions of Arbitrage, Hedging and Speculation | Article |
| Imad Moosa | 87-94 |
| Casual Relation among Different Size of Stock Returns, Interest Rates, Real Activity and Inflation | Article |
| Adel Al-Sharkas, Moade Shubita | 95-106 |
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