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Abstract
This study provides a comprehensive analysis of the relationship between fan tokens and equities as investment vehicles in football clubs. Using the GO-GARCH methodology to account for time-varying higher-order co-moments, we examine the risk-return characteristics of these assets in different portfolio contexts over the period November 2021-March 2023. Our results show high diversification opportunities between fan tokens and equities, especially with investments in different leagues. Portfolio analysis shows that equities generally outperform fan tokens as an investment vehicle, highlighting the importance of active portfolio management. The study also shows that equities have broader diversification potential than fan tokens when added to a portfolio. Furthermore, Turkish fan tokens have better characteristics than Italian fan tokens, possibly due to the nonfinancial benefits for investors. The results are relevant for both retail and institutional investors, regardless of their risk tolerance profiles.
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Research in International Business and Finance (RIBAF) seeks to consolidate its position as a premier scholarly vehicle of academic finance. The Journal publishes high quality, insightful, well-written papers that explore current and new issues in international finance. Papers that foster dialogue, innovation, and intellectual risk-taking in financial studies; as well as shed light on the interaction between finance and broader societal concerns are particularly appreciated. The Journal welcomes submissions that seek to expand the boundaries of academic finance and otherwise challenge the discipline. Papers studying finance using a variety of methodologies; as well as interdisciplinary studies will be considered for publication. Papers that examine topical issues using extensive international data sets are welcome. Single-country studies can also be considered for publication provided that they develop novel methodological and theoretical approaches or fall within the Journal''s priority themes. It is especially important that single-country studies communicate to the reader why the particular chosen country is especially relevant to the issue being investigated. [...] The scope of topics that are most interesting to RIBAF readers include the following: -Financial markets and institutions -Financial practices and sustainability -The impact of national culture on finance -The impact of formal and informal institutions on finance -Privatizations, public financing, and nonprofit issues in finance -Interdisciplinary financial studies -Finance and international development -International financial crises and regulation -Financialization studies -International financial integration and architecture -Behavioral aspects in finance -Consumer finance -Methodologies and conceptualization issues related to finance