Essays about: "Nasdaq"

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1. 11. Stock Splits' Impact on Liquidity Under Current Market Conditions

   University essay from Handelshögskolan i Stockholm/Institutionen för redovisning och finansiering

   Author : Ludvig Völcker; Lowiza Svensson; [2023]
   Keywords : Splits; Liquidity; Signaling; Optimal trading range; Nasdaq Stockholm;

   Abstract : This study examines whether stock splits still improve liquidity under current market conditions. To do so, we conduct three t-tests to examine changes in the bid-ask spread, turnover in relation to market capitalization, and Amivest Liquidity Ratio, around 64 share splits on Nasdaq Stockholm between 2013 and 2022, both for individual firms and on a general level. READ MORE

3. 12. To Sin or Not to Sin? A Study of Traditional and New Sin Stocks on the American Stock Market

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Företagsekonomiska institutionen

   Author : Filip Eriksson; Herman Ljungberg; Oliver Lönegård; [2023]
   Keywords : Sin Stocks; New Sin Stocks; Sustainable Investments; Social Norms; Socially Responsible Investing; Business and Economics;

   Abstract : This study aims to investigate the difference in stock return between traditional sin stocks, new sin stocks, and their respective peer stocks. The purpose was to expand the scarcely researched area of new sin stocks by being the first one to focus on new sin stocks on the American stock market (United States NYSE, AMEX, and NASDAQ stock exchanges), as this area has only been researched in Europe before. READ MORE

4. 13. Showing Off in Initial Public Offerings: The Proportion of Institutional Cornerstone Investors in IPOs and the State of the IPO Market

   University essay from Handelshögskolan i Stockholm/Institutionen för finansiell ekonomi

   Author : Johan Björkman; Samuel Lindström; [2023]
   Keywords : Institutional Cornerstone Investors; Initial Public Offering IPO ; Hot IPO Markets; Cold IPO Markets; Institutional investors;

   Abstract : The paper analyzes the participation of institutional cornerstone investors in initial public offerings (IPOs) using data from NASDAQ Main Market and First North Growth Market in Stockholm between 2015 and the first half of 2023. We identify positive relationships between both hot and cold IPO market periods and the proportion of institutional cornerstone investors in IPOs. READ MORE

5. 14. Determinants of Capital Structure : A study of Swedish companies

   University essay from Uppsala universitet/Företagsekonomiska institutionen

   Author : Viktor Delblanc; Andréas Andersson; [2023]
   Keywords : Capital structure; Determinants; Leverage; Trade-off theory; Pecking order theory; Macroeconomic factors; Firm specific factors;

   Abstract : The choice of a corporation’s capital structure is a complex process determined by several factors. The academia and the business industry have both been enamored with finding the determinants of capital structure, as there has been evidence that the profitability of firms is influenced by financing decisions. READ MORE

6. 15. How Board and Top Management Composition Affects Sustainability Performance

   University essay from Uppsala universitet/Företagsekonomiska institutionen

   Author : Carl Andersson; Gustaf Lind; [2023]
   Keywords : Upper echelons theory; board of directors; top management teams; ESG; CSR;

   Abstract : This study investigates sustainability performance of Swedish firms through the lens of the upper echelons theory. We test how the size, average age, and proportion of gender in boards of directors (BoDs) and top management teams (TMTs), is related to sustainability performance. READ MORE