Overview
- Explores stock market volatility, efficiency and integration in Islamic countries
- Draws comparisons with global counterparts
- Presents recent trends in growth and performance
- Draws a distinction between short-term and long-term investors
- Ranks the efficiency of the various markets
Part of the book series: Palgrave CIBFR Studies in Islamic Finance (PCSIF)
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About this book
This book explores the volatility, efficiency and integration of stock markets in Islamic countries. It presents recent trends, growth and performance, before moving on to explore how patterns change during different business cycles for short-term and long-term investors, and ranks the efficiency of the various markets. It addresses how the level of market integration has been affected during different economic periods, and concludes by summarising the performance of the stock markets, suggesting potential future directions for these markets.
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Reviews
“It is an excellent read book and provides readers with some truly interesting insights into the dynamics of OIC markets. A comprehensive and rigorous study. Highly recommended for both academics and professionals.” (Dr. Syed Aun R. Rizvi, Lahore University of Management Sciences, Pakistan)
“This book is timely and much needed to understand the stock market behaviour in the Islamic countries. This will supplement the available resources to exploit the knowledge of Islamic finance in the area of stock markets efficiency, integration and volatility. A well written content study, useful for both academics and practitioners.” (Dr. Nafis Alam, University of Nottingham, Malaysia)
Authors and Affiliations
About the author
Dr Shaista Arshad is an Assistant Professor at the Nottingham University Business School in Malaysia. Her research interests lie in macroeconomics, capital markets and Islamic finance in which she has published several papers.
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Stock Markets in Islamic Countries
Book Subtitle: An Inquiry into Volatility, Efficiency and Integration
Authors: Shaista Arshad
Series Title: Palgrave CIBFR Studies in Islamic Finance
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-47803-6
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan Cham
eBook Packages: Economics and Finance, Economics and Finance (R0)
Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s) 2017
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-319-47802-9Published: 04 January 2017
eBook ISBN: 978-3-319-47803-6Published: 22 December 2016
Series ISSN: 2523-3483
Series E-ISSN: 2523-3491
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XIV, 127
Number of Illustrations: 13 illustrations in colour