Chapter 1 Multinomial Lattices and Derivatives Pricing 1
George M. Jabbour, Marat V. Kramin, Timur V. Kramin,
Stephen D. Young
Chapter 2 Value-Relevance of Knowledge Spillovers: Evidence
from Three High-Tech Industries 17
Michael K. Fung
Chapter 3 Using Path Analysis to Integrate Accounting and
Non-Financial Information: The Case for Revenue
Drives of Internet Stocks 33
Anthony Kozberg
Chapter 4 A Teaching Note on the Effective Interest Rate,
Periodic Interest Rate and Compounding Frequency 65
Youngsik Kwak, H. James Williams
Chapter 5 Voluntary Disclosure of Strategic Operating
Information and the Accuracy of Analysts’ Earnings
Forecasts 73
Sidney Leung
Chapter 6 Intraday Trading of Island (As Reported to the
Cincinnati Stock Exchange) and NASDAQ 89
Van T. Nguyen, Bonnie F. Van Ness,
Robert A. Van Ness
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Chapter 7 The Impact of the Introduction of Index Securities
on the Underlying Stocks: The Case of the
Diamonds and the Dow 30 105
Bonnie F. Van Ness, Robert A. Van Ness,
Richard S. Warr
Chapter 8 Hedging with Foreign-Listed Single Stock Futures 129
Mao-wei Hung, Cheng-few Lee, Leh-chyan So
Chapter 9 Asset Pricing with Higher Moments: Empirical
Evidence from the Taiwan Stock Market 153
Bing-Huei Lin, Jerry M. C. Wang
Chapter 10 Listing Switches from NASDAQ to
the NYSE/AMEX: Is New York Issuance a Motive? 171
Asli Ascioglu, Thomas H. McInish
Chapter 11 Is Covered Call Investing Wise? Evaluating
the Strategy Using Risk-Adjusted Performance Measures 187
Karyl B. Leggio, Donald Lien
Chapter 12 CFA Designation, Geographical Location and
Analyst Performance 205
Ping Hsiao, Wayne Y. Lee
Index 219