About the Series
Islamic Investment Research (IIR) is an independent working paper series based in Montréal. It publishes empirical research on investing within the constraints of Islamic law: portfolio construction, risk management, sukuk, equity screening and digital assets.
Much of the existing research on systematic investing assumes access to interest-bearing instruments, short selling and conventional derivatives. IIR focuses on what changes when those tools are not available, and on testing halal alternatives with the same rigour applied to conventional strategies.
Research Standards
Papers in the series are expected to:
- state their rules and test design before results are reported;
- keep an out-of-sample period separate from the period used to design the strategy;
- include transaction costs and, where relevant, dividend purification;
- state how each instrument was screened for Sharia compliance;
- disclose any personal positions held by the authors.
Disclaimer
Working papers are preliminary and circulated for discussion. They are the responsibility of their authors, and they are not investment advice or a Sharia ruling. Readers should consult a qualified scholar on matters of compliance.
Editor
Mohammad Azhan Chowdhry · ORCID 0009-0002-6599-5574
azhan.amc@gmail.com