Stock markets in Islamic countries : an inquiry into volatility efficiency and integration 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. Chapter 1: An Introduction to Islamic Stock Markets: Trends Growth and Performance Chapter 2: Islamic Stock Market Volatility An Empirical Analysis Chapter 3: Islamic Stock Market Efficiency An Empirical Analysis Chapter 4: Islamic Stock Market Integration Chapter 5: Conclusion