Honours Theses and Postgraduate Coursework: Recent submissions
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The Impact of Trading Halts on the Australian Equities Markets
Published 2008-02-05This dissertation examines the impact of trading halts on the trading behaviour for a sample of halted stocks listed on the Australian Stock Exchange (ASX). A detailed analysis of returns, liquidity and volatility around ...Open AccessThesis -
Liquidity and Information Asymmetry Around Preliminary Final Reports
Published 2008-02-05This thesis seeks to examine changes in liquidity and information asymmetry around earnings and dividend announcements, using evidence from the Australian market. Unlike previous studies conducted, this thesis examines a ...Open AccessThesis -
The impact of a tick size reduction in Futures Markets: evidence from the Sydney Futures Exchange
Published 2008-02-04This dissertation examines the impact of a reduction in the minimum price increment on market quality and price impact in the 3 Year Commonwealth Treasury Bond Futures contract. Prior to the tick size reduction, the minimum ...Open AccessThesis -
Unwanted Husbands and Adultery : Medieval Marriage in the Twelfth-Century Tristan and Isolde Legend
Published 2008-01-22This thesis discusses the evidence provided by late twelfth-century and early thirteenth-century romances on medieval marriage. During the twelfth century marriage was a much debated topic in the medieval Church, which was ...Open AccessThesis -
Feminism in Flux : Indigenous Rights Activism and the Evolution of Feminism in New South Wales, 1930-1960
Published 2008-01-22From the 1930s in Australia, white female voices of protest regarding Indigenous affairs were prominent. While undoubtedly emerging from philanthropic concerns, this thesis argues that more can be elicited from white women’s ...Open AccessThesis