1. Impact of Divergent Consumer Confidence on Option Prices

   • James Huang

   OriginalPaper Pages: 165 - 177

2. The Dynamics of Implied Volatilities: A Common Principal Components Approach

   • Matthias R. Fengler
   • Wolfgang K. Härdle
   • Christophe Villa

   OriginalPaper Pages: 179 - 202

3. Price Discovery, Causality and Forecasting in the Freight Futures Market

   • Manolis G. Kavussanos
   • Nikos K. Nomikos

   OriginalPaper Pages: 203 - 230