Globalization and Investment Opportunities
Globalization and Investment Opportunities

Author: Said Elfakhani

Publisher:

Published: 2008

Total Pages:

ISBN-13:

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Using a sample of Arab, U.S., and emerging stock markets from 1997-2002, this study is designed to determine if international diversification is still possible despite growing globalization and the consequent integration among various stock markets. Our results show that within Arab markets, Kuwait co-integrates individually with Jordan, Tunisia, and Saudi Arabia and between Tunisia and Jordan, thus offering investors possible continued diversification opportunities. On the other hand, only Jordan, Kuwait, and Morocco are co-integrated with the U.S. general market index, implying that these markets offer a probable substitute for those investing in the U.S. markets.

International Diversification with Focus on Cointegration
International Diversification with Focus on Cointegration

Author: Inga Kudzmaite

Publisher: LAP Lambert Academic Publishing

Published: 2012

Total Pages: 116

ISBN-13: 9783659229893

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Recent globalization and integration of capital markets made international diversification more difficult for many investors and caused correlations between the securities to increase, especially during the times of adverse economic conditions. This paper argues that markets, which have cointegrating relationship and follow common trend in a long time horizon, cannot contribute much to portfolio diversification. Therefore, investors, who are willing to invest for long-term, should rather choose cointegration analysis instead of usual correlation approach for portfolio diversification purposes because the former is more appropriate for long-term. Thus, this paper took a perspective of Lithuanian investor and conducted cointegration analysis with 8 other country equity indices over a period 2000-2011 in order to find out which markets Vilnius OMX is cointegrated with. This paper should be useful to investors who seek to diversify internationally and look for a long-term perspective, and who are willing to go beyond the conventional portfolio diversification methods.

Emerging Market Portfolios
Emerging Market Portfolios

Author: Michael G. Papaioannou

Publisher: Irwin Professional Publishing

Published: 1997

Total Pages: 392

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Emerging Market Portfolios presents a framework for effective risk management in emerging capital markets. The many difficulties and opportunities encountered are presented in detail, including historical patterns of development in emerging equity markets; profit and safety through recommended portfolio allocation methods; issues of volatility and cointegration in investment decisions; availability of derivative instruments, and recent developments in derivative pricing; and unexpected barriers to using financial risk management tools. Emerging Market Portfolios explores the potential of adapting and applying the analytical tools of modern portfolio theory to emerging markets investment. Hedging strategies and vehicles are presented and analyzed, areas of higher risk-adjusted return potential are identified and state-of-the-art research on asset and derivative pricing is presented. Emerging Market Portfolios is a thorough, expert analysis of emerging market investment and risk control, with emphasis on applicable diversification and hedging strategies.

Stock Market Linkages in Emerging Asia-Pacific Markets
Stock Market Linkages in Emerging Asia-Pacific Markets

Author: Srinivasan Palamalai

Publisher:

Published: 2013

Total Pages: 16

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This study examines the stock market integration among major stock markets of emerging Asia-Pacific economies, viz. India, Malaysia, Hong Kong, Singapore, South Korea, Taiwan, Japan, China, and Indonesia. The Johansen and Juselius multivariate cointegration test, Granger causality/Block exogeneity Wald test based on the vector error correction model (VECM) approach, and variance decomposition analysis were used to investigate the dynamic linkages between markets. Cointegration test confirmed a well-defined long-run equilibrium relationship among the major stock markets, implying that there exists a common force, such as arbitrage activity, which brings these stock markets together in the long run. The results of Granger causality/Block exogeneity Wald test based on VECM and variance decomposition analysis revealed the stock market interdependencies and dynamic interactions among the selected emerging Asia-Pacific economies. This result implies that investors can gain feasible benefits from international portfolio diversification in the short run. On the whole, the study results suggest that although long-term diversification benefits from exposure to these markets might be limited, short-run benefits might exist due to substantial transitory fluctuations.

The Gains and Pains of Financial Integration and Trade Liberalization
The Gains and Pains of Financial Integration and Trade Liberalization

Author: Rajib Bhattacharyya

Publisher: Emerald Group Publishing

Published: 2019-11-26

Total Pages: 296

ISBN-13: 1789739993

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Geared towards policy makers, researchers, academics, and business and management professionals, The Gains and Pains of Financial Integration and Trade Liberalization helps readers develop new theories and models for analysing the future trends in finance and trade-related issues.

Emerging Markets and the Global Economy
Emerging Markets and the Global Economy

Author: Mohammed El Hedi Arouri

Publisher: Academic Press

Published: 2013-12-26

Total Pages: 927

ISBN-13: 0124115632

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Emerging Markets and the Global Economy investigates analytical techniques suited to emerging market economies, which are typically prone to policy shocks. Despite the large body of emerging market finance literature, their underlying dynamics and interactions with other economies remain challenging and mysterious because standard financial models measure them imprecisely. Describing the linkages between emerging and developed markets, this collection systematically explores several crucial issues in asset valuation and risk management. Contributors present new theoretical constructions and empirical methods for handling cross-country volatility and sudden regime shifts. Usually attractive for investors because of the superior growth they can deliver, emerging markets can have a low correlation with developed markets. This collection advances your knowledge about their inherent characteristics. Foreword by Ali M. Kutan Concentrates on post-crisis roles of emerging markets in the global economy Reports on key theoretical and technical developments in emerging financial markets Forecasts future developments in linkages among developed and emerging economies

Global Capital Markets
Global Capital Markets

Author: Maurice Obstfeld

Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Published: 2004

Total Pages: 386

ISBN-13: 9780521671798

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This book is an economic survey of international capital mobility from the late nineteenth century to the present.