This paper studies calendar effects in the emerging Athens Stock Exchange. Rather than examining only basket indices, we analyse calendar effects for each of the constituent stocks of the Athens Stock Exchange General Index for the period from October 1986 to April 1997. In accordance with...

This paper uses spectral analysis to examine interrelationships between the daily returns generated by one US (S&P 500) and three major European (FTSE 100, DAX 30, CAC 40) share price indices. Evidence is found of strong interdependence between the European returns series, as well as a lead-lag...