By mixing concepts from both game theoretic analysis and real options theory, an investment decision in a competitive market can be seen as a "game" between firms, as firms implicitly take into account other firms' reactions to their own investment actions. We review several real option game models, suggesting which critical problems have been "solved" by considering game theory, and which significant problems have not been adequately addressed. We provide some insights on the plausible empirical applications, or shortfalls in applications to date, and suggest some promising avenues for future research.

By mixing concepts from both game theoretic analysis and real options theory, an investment decision in a competitive market can be seen as a "game" between firms, as firms implicitly take into account other firms' reactions to their own investment actions. We review two decades of real option game models, suggesting which critical problems have been "solved" by considering game theory, and which significant problems have not been yet adequately addressed. We provide some insights on the plausible empirical applications, or shortfalls in applications to date, and suggest some promising avenues for future research.

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We examine the stock price and volume effects associated with changes in the composition of the FTSE Bursa Malaysia Kuala Lumpur Composite Index (KLCI), over the time period of 2005 to 2012. We find evidence to support the price pressure hypothesis for both additions to and deletions from the KLCI. This is because significant stock price and trading volume effects in the pre index revision period are entirely reversed after the announcement of the news. Our empirical findings can be explained by the market microstructure literature. Significant changes in liquidity causes trading volume and stock prices to reverse back to their original level before the index revisions took place. JEL Classification: G12, G14.

We review more than two decades of literature on initial public offerings (IPOs) in China, discussing the research hypotheses that have been studied as well as the main findings. We summarize past and current developments in the literature and highlight the research problems which have not yet been adequately resolved. We provide updated information on the popularity of IPOs and allocation mechanisms over the last 25 years as well as on the underpricing that is associated with the usage of each IPO allocation mechanism. We also suggest new avenues for future research, based on the identified gaps in the extant literature.