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Advances in Investment Analysis and Portfolio Management (New Series) is an annual publication designed to disseminate developments in the area of investment analysis and portfolio management. The publication is a forum for statistical and quantitative analyses of issues in security analysis, portfolio management, options, futures, and other related issues. The objective is to promote interaction between academic research in finance, economics, and accounting and applied research in the financial community.The chapters in this volume cover a wide rage of topics including equity markets, hedging with futures, IPOs, asset allocation, bankruptcy costs, ADR, and event studies.