The accrual information is discussed in light of multifactor factor asset pricing theory. It is argued that the capital market processes information efficiently, and that low accruals firms are risky and therefore earn higher average returns. In other words, the level of accruals proxies for the...

This study examines empirically the Fama and French three factor model of stock returns using Indonesian data over 2003-2006 period. Specifically, it examines the behavior of stock prices, in relation to size (market equity, ME) and book-to-market ratio. The major objective of this study is to...

Conventional finance suggests that the higher the risk of an investment, the higher the return it should give. Nevertheless, whether Islamic stocks that offer alternative investment in the stock market suggest different risk-return relationship still needs to be investigated. This empirical...

Future uncertainties and the uneven distribution of information is a phenomenon that becomes background of the emergence of various concepts and approaches regarding investment strategies, and a popular one is the momentum strategy that was first introduced by Jegadesh and Titman in 1993....

In this paper, calendar seasonality patterns are examined from day-of-the-week effect across weekly patterns, monthly analysis and whole-year seasonal strategies such as Sell in May and Halloween effect. The analysis is done across six indices, DAX, MDAX, SDAX, Eurostoxx 50, Stoxx Europe Mid 200...

Analysts cover portfolios of firms. Firms in these analyst portfolios are thus in principle subject to common (integrated) production of information. Nonetheless, this paper documents significant stock return and forecast revision predictability across firms with common analyst coverage. Prices...