Journal of Risk Finance: Volume 12 Issue 1

Airfare price insurance: a real option model

Adishwar K. Jain, Raymond A.K. Cox

The purpose of this paper is to examine the uncertainty of acquiring the lowest possible airfare when contemplating the purchase of a ticket. A real option model is applied to…

The impact of the financial crisis on the global economy: can the Islamic financial system help?

Mohamed Ali Trabelsi

The aim of this paper is to analyse the different measures taken by the G7 and G20 leaders to face the current global financial crisis and to show whether such decisions represent…

Prepayment risk and bank performance

Alex Fayman, Ling T. He

The purpose of this paper is to identify effects of prepayment risk on performance of commercial banks in the USA. Understanding how various risks impact banks' performance can…

Corporate dividends decisions: evidence from Saudi Arabia

Jasim Al‐Ajmi, Hameeda Abo Hussain

The paper aims to test the stability of dividend policy, test the effect of cash flow on the company's dividend policy, identify the factors that determine a firm's cash dividend…

Dividend policy and share price volatility: UK evidence

Khaled Hussainey, Chijoke Oscar Mgbame, Aruoriwo M. Chijoke‐Mgbame

The purpose of this paper is to examine the relation between dividend policy and share price changes in the UK stock market.

Testing forecasting power of the conditional relationship between beta and return

Rahul Verma

The purpose of this paper is to investigate the forecasting power of the conditional relationship between beta and international stock returns.

A new company descriptor takes us into a new era

Rebecca Marsh