by Lu Shanshan, Yu Xiang. / Thesis (M.B.A.)--Chinese University of Hong Kong, 2005. / Includes bibliographical references (leaves 45-48). / ABSTRACT --- p.ii / TABLE OF CONTENTS --- p.iii / LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS --- p.v / LIST OF TABLES --- p.vi / ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS --- p.vii / Chapter CHAPTER 1: --- INTRODUCTION --- p.1 / Chapter CHAPTER 2: --- GENERAL DESCRIPTION OF IPO PROCESS --- p.3 / REASONS FOR LISTING --- p.3 / SELECTION OF CAPITAL MARKET --- p.7 / GEM OR MAINBOARD --- p.14 / H SHARE OR RED CHIP OR ELSE --- p.18 / BASIC LISTING PROCEDURE --- p.20 / CONSIDERATIONS OF RESTRUCTURING --- p.24 / ROLE OF FINANCIAL ADVISORS --- p.26 / Chapter CHAPTER 3: --- DATA AND METHODOLOGY --- p.27 / RESEARCH PERIOD AND SOURCE --- p.27 / MEASURES AND FORMULAS --- p.27 / Chapter CHAPTER 4: --- UNDERPRICING ANALYSIS --- p.28 / LITERATURE REVIEW --- p.28 / MEASURES OF UNDERPRICING --- p.30 / RESULTS AND DISCUSSIONS --- p.31 / CONCLUSION --- p.36 / Chapter CHAPTER 5: --- POST-IPO PERFORMANCE ANALYSIS --- p.37 / LITERATURE REVIEW --- p.37 / MEASURES OF POST-IPO PERFORMANCE --- p.39 / RESULTS AND DISCUSSIONS --- p.40 / CONSTRAINTS OF RESEARCH --- p.43 / APPENDIX --- p.44 / BIBLIOGRAPHY --- p.45

Yuan Shuo. / Thesis (M.Phil.)--Chinese University of Hong Kong, 2005. / Includes bibliographical references (leaves 49-53). / Abstracts in English and Chinese. / Chapter CHAPTER 1 --- Introduction --- p.1 / Chapter CHAPTER 2 --- Literature Review --- p.4 / Chapter 2.1 --- Worldwide IPO Underpricing --- p.4 / Chapter 2.2 --- IPO Underpricing in China --- p.10 / Chapter CHAPTER 3 --- New Explanations for IPO Underpricing --- p.12 / Chapter CHAPTER 4 --- "Data, Methodology and Empirical Results" --- p.15 / Chapter 4.1 --- Data --- p.15 / Chapter 4.2 --- Methodology --- p.19 / Chapter 4.3 --- Models and Empirical Results --- p.27 / Chapter 4.31 --- Underpricing Level Is Measured by the Percentage Difference Between the First Day's Closing Price and the Offer Price --- p.27 / Chapter 4.32 --- Underpricing Level Is Measured by the Percentage Difference Between the Average Price of the First Fifteen Trading Days' Closing Prices and the Offer Price --- p.34 / Chapter 4.33 --- Underpricing Level Is Measured by the Percentage Difference Between the Average Price of the First Seven Trading Days' Closing Prices and the Offer Price --- p.38 / Chapter 4.34 --- Underpricing Level Is Measured by the Percentage Difference Between the Average Price of the First Three Months' Closing Prices and the Offer Price. --- p.42 / Chapter CHAPTER 5 --- Conclusion --- p.47 / REFERENCE --- p.49 / APPENDIX 1 Detailed Regression Results --- p.54 / APPENDIX 2 The Issue Price and Stock Price Movement after IPO for Each Sample Firm --- p.70

Lau, Kai Shing. / Thesis (M.Phil.)--Chinese University of Hong Kong, 1997. / Includes bibliographical references (leaves 74-78). / INTRODUCTION --- p.2 / COVERED WARRANTS AND STOCK OPTIONS: A BRIEF BACKGROUND --- p.6 / Chapter a) --- covered warrants --- p.6 / Chapter b) --- Stock Options --- p.10 / Chapter c) --- covered warrants and stock options： a comparison --- p.14 / Chapter d) --- pricing difference between covered warrants and stock options --- p.18 / LITERATURE REVIEW --- p.20 / Chapter a) --- Introduction --- p.20 / Chapter b) --- theory on issuing of stock options --- p.21 / Chapter c) --- the introduction of stock options --- p.26 / Chapter i) --- Stock Options in United States --- p.26 / Chapter ii) --- Stock Options in United Kingdom --- p.28 / Chapter iii) --- Stock Options in Canada --- p.28 / Chapter iv) --- Options in Asia --- p.29 / Chapter d) --- Return Volatility and Trading Volume --- p.31 / Chapter i) --- Introduction --- p.31 / Chapter ii) --- Mixture of Distribution Hypothesis --- p.32 / Chapter iii) --- Classical Model of the Mixture of Distributions Hypothesis --- p.35 / Chapter iv) --- Recent Empirical Model of the Mixture of Distribution Hypothesis --- p.37 / DATA --- p.40 / METHODOLOGY --- p.43 / Chapter a) --- introduction --- p.43 / Chapter b) --- informational efficiency in the cash market --- p.45 / Chapter i) --- Model for Information Arrival and Price Adjustment --- p.46 / Chapter ii) --- Results --- p.48 / Chapter iii) --- An Overall Effect on the Cash market --- p.55 / Chapter c) --- information Cost and Trading Cost in Covered Warrants Market --- p.57 / Chapter i) --- Introduction --- p.57 / Chapter ii) --- Spread function for Covered Warrants --- p.62 / Chapter iii) --- Results --- p.63 / Chapter iv) --- Adjustments for Moneyness --- p.67 / CONCLUSION --- p.70 / REFERENCES --- p.74

by Wong Siu-Ming. / Thesis (M.B.A.)--Chinese University of Hong Kong, 1998. / Includes bibliographical references (leaf 77). / ABSTRACT --- p.ii / TABLE OF CONTENTS --- p.iii / LIST OF ILLUSTRATION --- p.v / LIST OF TABLES --- p.vi / PREFACE --- p.vii / Chapter / Chapter I. --- INTRODUCTION --- p.1 / Objectives --- p.1 / Methodology --- p.1 / Selection of stock exchange for case study --- p.2 / Selection of target company and share type for case study --- p.3 / Definitions of abbreviation --- p.4 / Contribution --- p.5 / Chapter II. --- Shenzhen Stock Exchange --- p.6 / History of the stock markets in China --- p.6 / Particulars of Shenzhen Stock Exchange --- p.7 / Profiles of the listing companies on the SZSE --- p.10 / Capital raised and Market capitalization --- p.10 / Distribution of share types on the SZSE --- p.13 / Distribution of listing companies in different sectors --- p.14 / Types of listing companies in China's stock market --- p.15 / Selection criteria of stock exchange for new issue --- p.15 / Chapter III. --- IPO of 'A share' stocks on the Shenzhen Stock Exchange --- p.17 / Basic qualifications for listing on the SZSE --- p.17 / Listing procedures --- p.19 / Method of listing --- p.21 / Professional advisors --- p.22 / Pre´ؤlisting restructuring of state-owned enterprises --- p.24 / Documents required for listing application --- p.25 / Prospectus for listing --- p.26 / Profit estimate in the IPO prospectus --- p.27 / Requirement for further issue of shares after listing --- p.27 / Problems faced by the regulatory bodies --- p.28 / Chapter IV. --- Particulars of Jiangxi Ganneng Company Limited --- p.29 / "History, development and reorganization" --- p.29 / Principal activities --- p.31 / Organization structure of the Company --- p.32 / Pre-listing restructuring of the Company --- p.32 / Ownership structure --- p.34 / Management hierarchy --- p.35 / Financial performance --- p.38 / Listing of the Company --- p.39 / Chapter V. --- IPO pricing of Jiangxi Ganneng Company Limited --- p.41 / IPO Pricing --- p.41 / Computation of the Company's IPO price --- p.42 / Chapter VI. --- IPO Pricing in China --- p.44 / Valuation of companies in China --- p.44 / IPO pricing in China --- p.44 / Restriction on the price-earnings ratio of new issue --- p.45 / Adjustment of the price-earnings ratio of new issue --- p.46 / Evaluation of the current IPO pricing method in China --- p.48 / Chapter VII. --- The post-listing return performance of unseasoned issues of 'A share' stocks in Shenzhen --- p.51 / Methodology --- p.51 / Data Analysis --- p.52 / Measure of central tendency of the sample's 8 rate of return --- p.53 / Distribution of the 8 rate of return --- p.56 / Industry effect on the post-IPO return performance --- p.57 / Size effect on the post´ؤIPO return performance --- p.60 / Chapter VIII. --- Future Prospects of IPO market in China --- p.62 / The state planning of the privatization of state-owned enterprises in China --- p.62 / Impact on IPO of state-owned enterprises after the restructuring of State Council --- p.66 / Chapter IX. --- Conclusions --- p.67 / APPENDIX --- p.72 / BIBLIOGRAPHY --- p.77

published_or_final_version / Law / Master / Master of Laws

published_or_final_version / abstract / toc / Economics and Finance / Master / Master of Philosophy

This thesis focuses on the stocks in two major stock exchanges in China: the Shanghai Stock Exchange and the Shenzhen Stock Exchange. In order to understand the overall performance of the Chinese stock markets, the research compares the performance among Chinese stock markets, other emerging stock markets, and the S&P 500 Index during the 1990's.

by Hui Lok Yee Connie. / Thesis (M.B.A.)--Chinese University of Hong Kong, 1999. / Includes bibliographical references (leaves 92-95). / ABSTRACT --- p.iv / ACKNOWLEDGEMENT --- p.v / TABLE OF CONTENTS --- p.vi / Chapter / Chapter I. --- INTRODUCTION --- p.1 / Objectives of Securities Regulations --- p.3 / Regulatory Framework of the Hong Kong Securities Market --- p.5 / Objectives of This Study --- p.6 / Methodology --- p.7 / Chapter II. --- DISCLOSURE OF INTERESTS --- p.8 / Development of Securities (Disclosure of Interests) Ordinance in HK --- p.8 / Disclosure of Interests in Shares --- p.9 / Commentary --- p.17 / Recommendations --- p.23 / Chapter III. --- INSIDER DEALING --- p.29 / Development of Securities (Insider Dealing) Ordinance in HK --- p.29 / Overview of the Supervision of Insider Dealing Activitiesin Hong Kong and Singapore --- p.30 / Circumstances of Insider Dealing --- p.32 / Consequences of Insider Dealing --- p.36 / Case Studies --- p.39 / Commentary --- p.51 / Recommendations --- p.55 / Chapter IV. --- CONCLUSION --- p.60 / APPENDICE --- p.63 / Appendix 1 --- p.64 / Appendix 2 --- p.68 / Appendix 3 --- p.72 / Appendix 4 --- p.76 / Appendix 5 --- p.77 / Appendix 6 --- p.85 / Appendix 7 --- p.90 / Appendix 8 --- p.91 / Appendix 9 --- p.92 / BIBLIOGRAPHY --- p.93

This thesis studies the trading of the Chinese American Depositories Receipts (ADRs) and their respective underlying H shares issued in Hong Kong. The primary intention of this work is to investigate the arbitrage opportunity between the Chinese ADRs and their underlying H shares. This intention is motivated by the market observation that hedge funds are often in the top 10 shareholders of these Chinese ADRs. We start our study from the origin place of the Chinese ADRs, China’s stock market. We pay particular attention to the ownership structure of the Chinese listed firms, because part of the Chinese ADRs also listed A shares (exclusively owned by the Chinese citizens) in Shanghai. We also pay attention to the market microstructures and trading costs of the three China-related stock exchanges. We then proceed to empirical study on the Chinese ADRs arbitrage possibility by comparing the return distribution of two securities; we find these two securities are different in their return distributions, and which is due to the inequality in the higher moments, such as skewness, and kurtosis. Based on the law of one price and the weak-form efficient markets, the prices of identical securities that are traded in different markets should be similar, as any deviation in their prices will be arbitraged away. Given the intrinsic property of the ADRs that a convenient transferable mechanism exists between the ADRs and their underlying shares which makes arbitrage easy; the different return distributions of the ADRs and the underlying shares address the question that if arbitrage is costly that the equilibrium price of the security achieved in each market is affected mainly by its local market where the Chinese ADRs/the underlying Hong Kong shares are traded, such as the demand for and the supply of the stock in each market, the different market microstructures and market mechanisms which produce different trading costs in each market, and different noise trading arose from asymmetric information across multi-markets. And because of these trading costs, noise trading risk, and liquidity risk, the arbitrage opportunity between the two markets would not be exploited promptly. This concern then leads to the second intention of this work that how noise trading and trading cost comes into playing the role of determining asset prices, which makes us to empirically investigate the comovement effect, as well as liquidity risk. With regards to these issues, we progress into two strands, firstly, we test the relationship between the price differentials of the Chinese ADRs and the market return of the US and Hong Kong market. This test is to examine the comovement effect which is caused by asynchronous noise trading. We find the US market impact dominant over Hong Kong market impact, though both markets display significant impact on the ADRs’ price differentials. Secondly, we analyze the liquidity effect on the Chinese ADRs and their underlying Hong Kong shares by using two proxies to measure illiquidity cost and liquidity risk. We find significant positive relation between return and trading volume which is used to capture liquidity risk. This finding leads to a deeper study on the relationship between trading volume and return volatility from market microstructure perspective. In order to verify a proper model to describe return volatility, we carry out test to examine the heteroscedasticity condition, and proceed to use two asymmetric GARCH models to capture leverage effect. We find the Chinese ADRs and their underlying Hong Kong shares have different patterns in the leverage effect as modeled by these two asymmetric GARCH models, and this finding from another angle explains why these two securities are unequal in the higher moments of their return distribution. We then test two opposite hypotheses about volume-volatility relation. The Mixture of Distributions Hypothesis suggests a positive relation between contemporaneous volume and volatility, while the Sequential Information Arrival Hypothesis indicates a causality relationship between lead-lag volume and volatility. We find supportive evidence for the Sequential Information Arrival Hypothesis but not for the Mixture of Distributions Hypothesis.

Peng, Handa. / "August 2011." / Thesis (M.Phil.)--Chinese University of Hong Kong, 2011. / Includes bibliographical references (p. 81-83). / Abstracts in English and Chinese. / Abstract --- p.1 / 摘要 --- p.2 / Acknowledgements --- p.3 / Introduction --- p.6 / Chapter Section I --- Literature Review --- p.11 / Theories on Sovereign Default --- p.11 / Historical Case Studies on Sovereign Default --- p.15 / Brief Summary on the Existing Theories and Empirical Cases --- p.16 / Chapter Section II --- Historical Backgrounds --- p.21 / Political Instability and Military Expenditures --- p.21 / Fiscal Status during the rule of the Nanking Government --- p.22 / Silver Standard and Currency Reform in 1935 --- p.26 / Chapter Section III --- Sovereign Default and Restructuring Episodes of the Nanking Government --- p.29 / Data --- p.29 / Sovereign Debt as a Heritage --- p.30 / Background Information of the Debts --- p.34 / The Restructuring Episode --- p.37 / Market Reactions --- p.42 / Chapter Section IV --- Capital Market Access and Reputational Theories in the Restructuring Episode --- p.45 / Access to the International Capital Market --- p.45 / Relevance of the Traditional Reputational Model --- p.48 / Signaling Model and Role of Reputation --- p.51 / Chapter Section V --- Role of Sanctions in the Restructuring Episode --- p.57 / Analytical Framework of the Sanctions Model --- p.57 / Three Possible Channels of Direct Sanctions --- p.60 / Chapter Section VI --- Informational Explanation of the Restructuring Episode --- p.64 / A Practical Analytical Framework for the Informational Model --- p.64 / Issue of Credibility and Currency Reform --- p.66 / The Need for the Settlement of Old Debts --- p.68 / Outcomes --- p.73 / Summary --- p.77 / Conclusion --- p.79 / References --- p.81 / Chapter Appendix I --- Basic information on Chinese sovereign bonds traded in the London Stock Exchange --- p.84 / Chapter Appendix II --- Price of Chinese Sovereign Bonds traded in the London Stock Exchange --- p.86 / Chapter Appendix III --- Price level change around the settlement of two Tienstin-Pukow loans --- p.93 / Chapter Appendix IV --- "Price levels and yield to maturities of the Chinese sovereign bonds on November 1，1935 and June 25, 1937" --- p.94 / Chapter Table I --- Classification of Literatures on Cost of Sovereign Defaults --- p.17 / Chapter Graph I --- Fiscal Status of China in the Nanking Decade --- p.22 / Chapter Graph II --- Breakdown of Revenue --- p.23 / Chapter Graph III --- Breakdown of Expenditures --- p.24 / Chapter Graph IV --- Financing Methods of Government Deficit --- p.25 / Chapter Graph V --- Time Distribution of Borrowing and Defaulting of Old Debts --- p.32 / Chapter Table II --- Purpose of the Old Debts --- p.35 / Chapter Table III --- Lending Countries of the Old Debts --- p.35 / Chapter Table IV --- Collateral of the Old Debts --- p.36 / Chapter Table V --- Currency Denomination of the Old Debs --- p.37 / Chapter Graph VI --- Restructuring Time Distributions --- p.39 / Chapter Graph VII --- Time distribution of new debts obtained during the Nanjing government --- p.46 / Chapter Graph VIII --- Exports and Imports of China in 1921-1937 --- p.61 / Chapter Graph IX --- "Wholesale Price Index in Shanghai, 1929-1937" --- p.74 / Chapter Graph X --- Monthly Exchange Rate of Chinese Currency to U.S. Dollar (Indirect Quotation) --- p.74 / Chapter Graph XI --- "Net Domestic Capital Formation in China, 1931-1936" --- p.76 / Chapter Graph XII --- "Industrial Product and Its Growth Rate in China, 1928-1936" --- p.76