1. DETERMINING THE EFFECT OF INDIVIDUAL ACADEMY AWARD NOMINATIONS AND WINS ON SUBSEQUENT BOX OFFICE PERFORMANCE Open Access Author: Denkin, Benjamin Lawrence Title: DETERMINING THE EFFECT OF INDIVIDUAL ACADEMY AWARD NOMINATIONS AND WINS ON SUBSEQUENT BOX OFFICE PERFORMANCE Area of Honors: Finance Keywords: Academy Awardsfinancebox office performance File: Download Benjamin_Denkin_Thesis.pdf Thesis Supervisors: Laura B Field, Thesis SupervisorLaura B Field, Thesis SupervisorJames Alan Miles, Honors Advisor
2. A look at crowdfunding -- an emerging trend that threatens to displace traditional financial intermediaries Open Access Author: Banker, Rishin Rajiv Title: A look at crowdfunding -- an emerging trend that threatens to displace traditional financial intermediaries Area of Honors: Finance Keywords: crowdfundingcrowdsourcingcrowdfinanceventure financingWeb 2.0technology File: Download Thesis_-_Rishin_Banker.pdf Thesis Supervisors: Dr. Brent William Ambrose, Thesis SupervisorDr. Brent William Ambrose, Thesis SupervisorJames Alan Miles, Honors Advisor
3. Traditional-style vs. Roth-style 401k Plans: Calculating the Optimal Savings Rate for Consumption-smoothing Open Access Author: Bader, David Andrew Title: Traditional-style vs. Roth-style 401k Plans: Calculating the Optimal Savings Rate for Consumption-smoothing Area of Honors: Finance Keywords: financeretirementsavings401kconsumption-smoothing File: Download FINAL_Version_of_Thesis_Submission.pdf Thesis Supervisors: James Alan Miles, Thesis SupervisorJames Alan Miles, Honors AdvisorLouis Gattis Jr., Faculty Reader
4. How the Financial Markets Reacted to the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Crisis Open Access Author: Truitt, Gregory Edward Title: How the Financial Markets Reacted to the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Crisis Area of Honors: Finance Keywords: financefinancial market reactionsnuclear crisis File: Download Truitt_Greg_Japanese_Nuclear_Crisis_FINAL_SUBMISSION.pdf Thesis Supervisors: Michelle Lowry, Thesis SupervisorJames Alan Miles, Honors AdvisorJames Alan Miles, Faculty Reader
5. The Effect of the Decline of the Greek Economy on European Businesses Open Access Author: Carrick, Kelsi Nadine Title: The Effect of the Decline of the Greek Economy on European Businesses Area of Honors: Finance Keywords: greek economyevent studyfinancestock marketthe euroEurozoneEuropean Businesses File: Download Carrick_Kelsi_businesseffectofdeclininggreekeconomy_thesis2012.pdf Thesis Supervisors: Laura B Field, Thesis SupervisorJames Alan Miles, Honors Advisor
6. An Analysis of the Hedge Fund Industry Open Access Author: Ahmed, Tariq Title: An Analysis of the Hedge Fund Industry Area of Honors: Finance Keywords: hedge fundinvestingfinanceequitymarket returns File: Download Final_Thesis.pdf Thesis Supervisors: James Alan Miles, Thesis SupervisorJames Alan Miles, Honors AdvisorDr. Joseph Randall Woolridge, Faculty Reader
7. The Effect of Cybercrime News Announcements on Stock Prices Open Access Author: Wang, Kyle T Title: The Effect of Cybercrime News Announcements on Stock Prices Area of Honors: Finance Keywords: cybercrimecyber attackfinancestock pricesstock marketmarkethackinghackreportingbreach File: Download KTW_MASTER.pdf Thesis Supervisors: Chris Muscarella, Thesis SupervisorJames Alan Miles, Honors Advisor
8. Investing Around Earnings Announcements: An Options-based Trading Strategy Open Access Author: Ebeling, Brandon M Title: Investing Around Earnings Announcements: An Options-based Trading Strategy Area of Honors: Finance Keywords: financeearnings announcementoptionsstraddlestranglePEADPost earnings announcement drift File: Download Thesis_Final.pdf Thesis Supervisors: James Alan Miles, Thesis SupervisorJames Alan Miles, Honors AdvisorTimothy T Simin, Faculty Reader
9. Replicating Mutual Funds Using Online Investment Platform Open Access Author: Lindt, Dana Elizabeth Title: Replicating Mutual Funds Using Online Investment Platform Area of Honors: Finance Keywords: financeinvestingmutual fundsonline investingreturns File: Download Thesis_-_Dana_Lindt.pdf Thesis Supervisors: James Alan Miles, Thesis SupervisorDr. Brian Spangler Davis, Honors Advisor
10. Shorting ISIL: The Role of Finance in Understanding and Defeating Islamic State Open Access Author: Button, Ian Richard Title: Shorting ISIL: The Role of Finance in Understanding and Defeating Islamic State Area of Honors: Finance Keywords: ISILIslamic Statefinancewarlandpoweral-Qaedaterritorymarginal analysiscost-benefit analysis File: Download Button_Ian_ShortingISIL.pdf Thesis Supervisors: Dr. Brian Spangler Davis, Thesis SupervisorDr. Brian Spangler Davis, Honors AdvisorJames Alan Miles, Faculty Reader