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This study examines the determinants of time-varying return volatility of Africa's equity markets using monthly indices … of eight top African stock markets. The conditional variance is modelled as a proxy for Africa's volatility indices using … volatility, the least squares dummy variable bias correction (LSDVC) model is employed. The study finds that volatility of …
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return correlations using weekly returns on futures markets and investigate the extent to which multivariate volatility …
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We employ a wavelet approach and conduct a time-frequency analysis of dynamic correlations between pairs of key traded assets (gold, oil, and stocks) covering the period from 1987 to 2012. The analysis is performed on both intra-day and daily data. We show that heterogeneity in correlations...
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We employ a wavelet approach and conduct a time-frequency analysis of dynamic correlations between pairs of key traded assets (gold, oil, and stocks) covering the period from 1987 to 2012. The analysis is performed on both intra-day and daily data. We show that heterogeneity in correlations...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010407524
We construct a momentum factor that identifies cross-sectional winners and losers based on a weighting scheme that incorporates all the price data, over the entire lookback period, as opposed to only the first and last price points of the window. The weighting scheme is derived from the...
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return correlations using weekly returns on futures markets and investigate the extent to which multivariate volatility …
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We merge the literature on downside return risk and liquidity risk and introduce the concept of extreme downside liquidity (EDL) risks. The cross-section of stock returns reflects a premium if a stock's return (liquidity) is lowest at the same time when the market liquidity (return) is lowest....
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more for stocks with higher turnover, less volatility, healthy fundamentals and transparent information environment, while …
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We study the predictability of equity risk premiums for UK equity indexes, in particular whether stylized facts found for the US stock market also apply to the UK market. We compare the performance of economic and technical indicators with a particular focus on the time-varying nature of...
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