Stock Market Developments and Investment Implications
A special issue of International Journal of Financial Studies (ISSN 2227-7072).
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 31 January 2026 | Viewed by 17
Special Issue Editor
Interests: capital markets; asset pricing; international finance; corporate finance
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
The structure, behavior, and volatility of global stock markets continue to evolve in response to macroeconomic, technological, and geopolitical shifts. These ongoing developments present both challenges and opportunities for investors, regulators, and researchers seeking to understand market dynamics and make informed investment decisions.
This Special Issue of the International Journal of Financial Studies (IJFS) invites high-quality theoretical and empirical contributions that explore recent stock market developments and their implications for investment strategies, asset pricing, portfolio management, and financial regulation.
We seek original research that enhances our understanding of how modern stock markets operate under dynamic conditions and how investors respond to changing risks, innovations, and informational environments.
Topics of Interest
Relevant topics for submission include, but are not limited to, the following:
- Market structure evolution and trading mechanisms;
- Stock market volatility, anomalies, and market efficiency;
- Behavioral and sentiment-driven market effects;
- Impacts of algorithmic and high-frequency trading;
- ESG investing and the integration of sustainability factors into equity markets;
- The role of financial technologies and digital platforms in shaping investment behavior;
- Monetary policy, inflation expectations, and equity market reactions;
- Cross-border capital flows and emerging market dynamics;
- Portfolio diversification and risk management in volatile environments;
- Asset pricing innovations and empirical testing of financial models.
We welcome both single-country and cross-country studies, as well as research employing novel datasets or methodologies.
Prof. Dr. Khelifa Mazouz
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- stock market volatility
- investment strategies
- asset pricing models
- behavioral finance
- algorithmic and high-frequency trading
- ESG investing
- financial technology (FinTech)
- market efficiency
- portfolio management
- cross-border capital flows
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