We examine the effectiveness of price limits on Chinese A shares and investigate the characteristics of those stocks that hit their price limits more frequently. We find that the effect of price limits is asymmetric for the A shares in upward and downward price movements and different for...

We examine time-series features of stock returns and volatility, as well as the relation between return and volatility in four of China's stock exchanges. Variance-ratio tests reject the hypothesis that stock return follows a random walk. We find evidence of long memory of returns. Application...

We examine the dynamic relation between returns, volume, and volatility of stock indexes. The data come from nine national markets and cover the period from 1973 to 2000. The results show a positive correlation between trading volume and the absolute value of the stock price change. Granger...