Essays about: "Nasdaq OMX Nordic Stockholm"

Showing result 11 - 15 of 18 essays containing the words Nasdaq OMX Nordic Stockholm.

  1. 11. A Case Study of a High Frequency Trading Firm

    University essay from Handelshögskolan i Stockholm/Institutionen för finansiell ekonomi

    Author : Patrik Paluch; Ronny Grimstål; [2012]
    Keywords : High Frequency Trading; Spire Europe; Price Anticipation;

    Abstract : This thesis studies the trading of High Frequency Trading firm Spire Europe on the NASDAQ OMX Nordic exchange with the goal of trying to characterise the way they make profit and how they manage risk. We conclude that the return of high frequency trading has very different characteristics from ordinary trading and hence methods developed for researching ordinary trading has little value when trying to investigate high frequency trading. READ MORE

  3. 12. The Competitive Evolution of Stock Exchanges - the case of NASDAQ OMX Stockholm

    University essay from Handelshögskolan i Stockholm/Institutionen för finansiell ekonomi

    Author : Klaudyna Augler; Caroline Eriksson; [2012]
    Keywords : Stock exchange; Consolidation; Demutualization; OMX; NASDAQ;

    Abstract : The stock exchange industry has experienced a remarkable development over the last two decades. Stock exchanges that traditionally have been organized as non-profit mutual organizations or public institutions have demutualized and taken on a clear for-profit structure. READ MORE

  4. 13. Changes in Executive Compensation: Needless Costs or a Key to Shareholders' Wealth

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

    Author : Jolita Jakaviciute; Egle Mazulyte; [2012]
    Keywords : changes in executive compensation; news announcements; event study; stock market reaction;

    Abstract : This paper aims to examine stock market reaction to announced changes in executive compensation packages. The hand-picked sample of 136 official news announcements released over 2002-2012 by companies included in the NASDAQ OMX Nordic list is employed. READ MORE

  5. 14. Are Forward Contracts on Swedish Stocks Correctly Priced on NASDAQ OMX Nordic?

    University essay from Handelshögskolan i Stockholm/Institutionen för finansiell ekonomi

    Author : Bill Sawarell; Sebastian Berggren; [2012]
    Keywords : Forward contracts; NASDAQ OMX Nordic; Mispricing; Liquidity;

    Abstract : This paper examines if forward contracts on Swedish stocks are correctly priced on NASDAQ OMX Nordic. We compute what prices are predicted to be according to financial theory and compare these to actual prices observed in the marketplace. READ MORE

  6. 15. The Link between CEO Compensation and Performance

    University essay from Handelshögskolan i Stockholm/Institutionen för nationalekonomi

    Author : Henrik Nilsson; Sten Tärnbro; [2011]
    Keywords : CEO compensation; agency theory; relative performance; filtering; incentives;

    Abstract : In this paper, CEO compensation of selected firms listed on the NASDAQ OMX Nordic Exchange Stockholm is examined to evaluate if CEOs are compensated according to their performance. An agency theory approach is taken to explain why good incentive contracts are important and why it matters to shareholders. READ MORE