This book explores the volatility, efficiency and integration of stock
markets in Islamic countries. It presents recent trends, growth and
performance, before moving on to explore how patterns change during
different business cycles for short-term and long-term investors, and
ranks the efficiency of the various markets. It addresses how the level
of market integration has been affected during different economic
periods, and concludes by summarising the performance of the stock
markets, suggesting potential future directions for these markets.