This article analyses the volatility forecasting performance of the GARCH models based on various distributional assumptions in the context of stock market indices and exchange rate returns. Using rollover methods to construct the out-of-the-sample volatility forecasts, this study shows that the...

This article examines the informational content of the basis under positive and negative prior shocks, and its linkage to the relationship between the Indian stock index spots and futures contracts. The leading role of the futures market in the spot markets is confirmed. Furthermore, the...

This paper examines the positive connection between the 52-week high of a stock price and its return. In addition, other reference points including 5-day high, 20-day high, and 60-day high are considered under different stock market index levels. Using firm characteristics as proxies of...

In this article we explore how autocorrelation impacts volatility in stock markets. We use the Threshold Autoregressive-Generalized Autoregressive Conditional Heteroscedasticity (TAR-GARCH) model to obtain a better approximation of the volatility pattern with the threshold of a positive or...

Herding behavior, which is investing in crowded stocks during a specific period, will push the target stocks' return down or up. Using both institutional and individual investors' intraday trading data to calculate the measure of daily herding, we find that a zero-cost investing strategy of...

In this paper, we examine two different investing attitudes, being conservative sentiment which mitigates the momentum effect and, alternatively, the optimistic sentiment which strengthens such an effect. Where the stock market index levels close near a previous peak level, the impact of the...

This paper reports the announcement effects of insider transfer trades and relates these with firms' characteristics. Regulations in Taiwan specify that insiders give three days prior notice to the competent authority of stock transfers and this news can stimulate market participants' investment...

This article undertakes eight hedging models (Regression, MD-GARCH, BEKK-GARCH, CCC-GARCH, ECM-MD, ECM-BEKK, ECM-CCC, and state space models) to investigate hedging effectiveness of different price scenarios in energy futures markets. Different models have systematically evidenced that hedging...

Understanding the behavioral intentions of public transit passengers is important, because customer loyalty is seen as a prime determinant of long-term financial performance. This study highlights such behavioral intentions and explores the relationships between passenger behavioral intentions...