Eine von Praktikern f¨ur den US–amerikanischen Aktienmarkt häufig verwendeteFaustregel besagt, daß aus einem positiven Anstieg des Aktienindex innerhalb der erstenfünf Börsentage eines Jahres auf eine positive Entwicklung des Aktienindex fürdas gesamte Kalenderjahr geschlossen werden...

1. Equity market informational effi ciency : history and development / Qaiser Munir and Sook Ching Kok -- 2. Equity market anomalies : concepts, classifications, theories and evidence / Qaiser Munir and Sook Ching Kok -- 3. The random walk hypothesis on the small and medium capitalized segment...

This paper examines the determinants of stock returns in a small open economy using an APT framework. The analysis is conducted for the Swiss stock market which has the particularity of including a large proportion of firms that are exposed to foreign economic conditions.

China is the world's largest investor and greatest contributor to global economic growth by wide margins. The efficiency of its financial system in allocating capital to investment will be important to sustain this growth. This paper shows that China's stock market has a crucial role to play....

China is the world's largest investor and greatest contributor to global economic growth by wide margins, and will remain so for many years. The efficiency of its financial system in allocating capital to investment will be important to sustain this growth. This paper shows that China's stock...

This paper shows that, counter to common perception, stock prices in China are strongly linked to firm fundamentals. Since the reforms of the early 2000s, stock prices are as informative about future profits as they are in the US. Although the market is segmented from international equity...