Introduction

Abstract

The integration of stock exchange markets can be considered as one of the most significant changes in the global financial market. The main aim of this book is to provide the complete analysis of all existing integration projects between stock exchange markets and to figure out the key drivers of the integration process. In particular, this study could be interesting to researchers/Ph.D. students, providing a detailed review that summarizes the state of the art on stock market integration. Educational features are provided by the empirical part, investigating the determinants of stock exchange in terms of multistage statistical data analysis. Finally, after completing this book, the reader will have a clear idea from theoretical and empirical points of view of current tendencies between stock exchange markets worldwide to integrate via M&A solutions.