We examine the effects of the short selling ban, imposed by Australian regulators in the wake of the global financial crisis, on trading of financial stocks. Unlike other developed markets, where regulators imposed short-selling restrictions for brief periods of time at the height of the...

In this paper we examine the effects of the short selling ban on trading of financial stocks imposed by Australian regulators in the wake of the global financial crisis. Unlike other developed markets where regulators imposed short-selling restrictions mostly for brief periods of time at the...

This paper provides the first detailed examination of momentum effect in Australian equity market. In contrast to previous research, we find that momentum effect has not been present in Australian market since late 1970s. We argue that previous research found strong momentum effect because they...

Which investor class causes stock price anomalies? Are individual investors responsible for prices that deviate from fundamental value? We address these questions in the context of a specific anomaly, that of stock price 'bubbles.' Using data from the Australian Stock Exchange Clearinghouse...

Herding among investors is a popular behavioral explanation for the excess variability and short-term trends observed in financial markets. Most empirical studies, however, fail to find evidence of herding in spite of testing a variety of theoretical models. One excuse for this failure is the...