Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to examine whether stock market liberalization creates excess stock return volatility in the Qatar Exchange (QSC). Design/methodology/approach – The study utilizes two methods, simple analysis of variance and the EGARCH model with dummy variables....

This research offers a comprehensive review of the volatility spillover patterns in the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) stock market indexes covering daily data from 2/1/2004 to 5/11/2020. During this period, stock markets experienced fluctuations due to unexpected shocks, such as the...