The attitude of individual investors is strongly correlated with their sentiment, so their behavior on the stock market can generate important changes in price fluctuations. The aim of our study was to provide evidence regarding the relationship between the evolution of stock market and the...

This paper examines the Halloween effect in the Romanian stock market. The analysis is conducted for four stock indices using monthly returns. The Halloween effect is not identified for any of the indices. Therefore, an investment strategy based on the Halloween effect was not suitable for...

This study examines the relation between the sentiment of noise traders and stock prices in ten Post-Communist East European stock markets: Bulgaria, Czech Republic, Estonia, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, Romania, Slovak Republic and Slovenia over the period April 2004 to March 2014. The...

This study examines the day-of-the-week effect in 18 Post-Communist East European stock markets: Bosnia, Bulgaria, Croatia, Czech Republic, Estonia, Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, Hungary, Kazakhstan, Latvia, Lithuania, Montenegro, Poland, Romania, Russia, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia and...

This paper tests the Fisher effect in the case of Romanian stock market. According to the Fisher effect, the expected nominal return on stocks move in one to one correspondence with the expected rate of inflation. The relationship between nominal stock return and inflation is examined for four...

The Efficient Market Hypothesis is still a 'hot' topic in financial economics. This paper provides a review of the empirical results obtained in the investigation of the Romanian stock market’s informational efficiency. Tests on the predictability of returns suggest that the Romanian stock...

Regional financial performance could influence the attitude of shareholders and of the investors. It is important as it provides information about the entities that act in the area and about the factors, qualitative: like auditor type or quantitative such as individual financial elements that...

The modifications related to the fiscal regulations in Romania that refer to the VAT encashment system are considered as a fiscal relief for companies. Our purpose is to analyze the way in which the VAT encashment system becomes efficient and companies can benefit from the advantages offered by...

The aim of this study is to identify whether foreign and domestic investors have different interests when it comes to acquiring a company. Our database consists of all takeover bids on the Romanian capital market made between 2004 and 2011.The results of our analysis show that while domestic...

In a company, managers usually tend to report financial data in such a way that offer them several advantages. It is often discussed if the result obtained during a financial reporting period are realistic by comparing to macroeconomic evolution or they are artificially raised in order to get...