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Original Article
Open Access
Board Composition and Underpricing : The Role of Business Experts, Support Specialists, Community Influentials, and Gender Diversity
Lovleen Gupta, Sheetal Maurya
· pp. 8–24
DOI: 10.17010/ijf/2021/v15i11/160392
The objective of this paper was to analyze the influence of resource, structural, and gender diversity on the boardroom of newly listed companies on IPO underpricing. To measure resource diversity, we categorized directors into support specialists, business experts, and community …
Keywords:
Board Resource Diversity, Support Specialists, Business Experts, Community Influentials, Gender Diversity, Blau’s Index, Underpricing
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Original Article
Open Access
Determinants of Penetration of Financial Technology Among the Heterogeneous African Economies
Tochukwu Timothy Okoli, Devi Datt Tewari
· pp. 25–40
DOI: 10.17010/ijf/2021/v15i11/166830
Wide-spread financial exclusion and the inability of banks to meet the customers’ expectations in service delivery in Africa have made most central banks seek technology-enabled solutions, especially as the global trend moves towards diversifying the range of financial service provider …
Keywords:
Financial Technology, Spread Of Penetration, GMM
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Original Article
Open Access
Volatility, Open Interest, and Trading Volume in Indian Futures Markets
Nisarg A. Joshi
· pp. 41–54
DOI: 10.17010/ijf/2021/v15i11/166831
Purpose: The paper’s objective was to scrutinize the impact of trading volume and open interest on the volatility of selected futures contracts of Indian markets. The change in notional behavior and size of such behavior was examined, and the contribution …
Keywords:
Futures Contracts, E-GARCH, Volatility, Trading Volume, Open Interest