Essays about: "ftse 100"

Showing result 6 - 10 of 18 essays containing the words ftse 100.

  1. 6. Brexit's effect on UK ADRs

    University essay from Handelshögskolan i Stockholm/Institutionen för finansiell ekonomi

    Author : Amanda Hellström; Felicia Nordin; [2019]
    Keywords : American Depositary Receipts; Brexit; Abnormal returns; Event study; Difference-in-differences;

    Abstract : On June 23rd 2016, the United Kingdom (UK) voted to leave the European Union, resulting in what is often referred to as Brexit. The day after the vote, the British pound (GBP) declined to the lowest level against the US dollar in 30 years and the FTSE 100 lost around GBP 85 billion. READ MORE

  3. 7. National Culture and Gender: Effects on Compensation Gap and Company Performance

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Företagsekonomiska institutionen

    Author : Giovania Kartika; Stefanie Kappel; [2019]
    Keywords : Executive Compensation Gap; Culture; Gender; Tournament Theory; Behavioural Theory; Business and Economics;

    Abstract : The purpose of this paper is to study the effect of gender and national culture on the compensation gap between CEOs and other members of top management and the company performance. The theoretical framework consists of previous research on gender differences, national culture and the effects of compensation gaps on company performance. READ MORE

  4. 8. Mind the Gap: A characterisation of UK corporate sustainability through reporting by FTSE 100 listed companies

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Internationella miljöinstitutet

    Author : Joshua Newton; [2018]
    Keywords : Sustainability reporting; corporate governance; corporate social responsibility; UK; FTSE 100; scoring model; content analysis; Business and Economics;

    Abstract : As a de facto leader in corporate governance and sustainability reporting (SR), this study provides a thorough and comprehensive characterisation of SR among the UK’s leading companies. A content analysis was undertaken of key corporate communications across a sample of 66 constituents listed on the London/ Financial Times Stock Exchange (FTSE) 100 index. READ MORE

  5. 9. Performance of alternative option pricing models during spikes in the FTSE 100 volatility index : Empirical evidence from FTSE100 index options 

    University essay from Linköpings universitet/Institutionen för ekonomisk och industriell utveckling

    Author : Nicklas Rehnby; [2017]
    Keywords : option pricing; stochastic volatility; implied volatility; GARCH; risk-neutral; characteristic functions; Gauss-Laguerre quadrature; Nelder-Mead search algorithm;

    Abstract : Derivatives have a large and significant role on the financial markets today and the popularity of options has increased. This has also increased the demand of finding a suitable option pricing model, since the ground-breaking model developed by Black & Scholes (1973) have poor pricing performance. READ MORE

  6. 10. The potential benefits of investing in commodities : A study of the properties related to the investment in several commodities and adding them to stock portfolios

    University essay from Umeå universitet/Företagsekonomi

    Author : Mattia Franch; Bahaa Shehabi; [2016]
    Keywords : Stock index; commodity; futures; return; volatility; safe-haven; hedge; portfolio; diversification; correlation; optimal weights;

    Abstract : Investing in commodities may have important benefits for investors but only in the last few decades have they started to think more about this possibility. Furthermore, large investors are more inclined to change their own personal view. READ MORE