El principal resultado de este artículo consiste en la resolución del problema inverso del modelo de Black-Cox (1976), usando el método propuesto por Sukhomlin (2007). Se parte del enfoque retrógrado (backward) para obtener una expresión exacta de la volatilidad implícita en función de...

El presente documento analiza el impacto de las expectativas políticas sobre los retornos del índice general de la Bolsa de Valores de Lima (IGBVL) utilizando información para los periodos electorales de 1995 y 2000. La variable explicativa principal es una medida de la probabilidad de que un...

Banking interest rates are closely related to monetary policy transmission than overnight interest rates. Since overnight interest rates are used as policy instrument since September 2007 by Uruguayan Central Bank, it is important to quantify the extent to which overnight interest rates are...

The low liquidity showed in the evolution of Alternative Markets for expanding firms has caused a great concern among practitioners. The debate arises: Is it this lack of liquidity a market maturity matter? Would liquidity arise itself with more companies going public and more investors trading?...

We analyse diverse multifactor pricing models in order to determine if they allow to explain the variability of the returns on the personal Pension Plans in Spain between 1995 and 2003, as well as to find their sources of risks. We test the following models: APT, the one suggested by Chen, Roll...

In this paper we study the possible effect it may have concerning the use of financial derivatives in the evolution of the share price of Mexican non-financial corporations, whether such contracts are used for hedging financial risks or for trading. The first part is a review of the literature...

In adjustable interest loans the borrower assumes the risk of interest rate rising, which leads to the growth of loan annuities. Given the importance of this risk in both corporate and personal finance, it is a recurrent topic in economic and financial press. In this paper, we show that the...

El proceso de venta del Banco de Valencia gestionado por el FROB duró 10 días. La venta se adjudicó a CaixaBank por un euro después de recibir 5.500 millones de fondos públicos. El informe de Oliver Wyman de 2012 motivó dicha reanudación. En él se estimaban unas necesidades de 1.846...

This paper, first, reviews briefly the literature on the term structure of interest rates, citing some of the most important studies done on the topic for the Mexican case in the last years. In addition, the development of the government debt market is described. Second, evidence against the...