A Comparison of Tail Behaviour of Stock Market Returns

Most investors believe that left tails of the stock returns distribution are heavier than the right ones. It is a natural consequence of crashes perception as much more turbulent than the booms. Crashes develop in shorter time intervals than booms and changes of prices are significantly bigger. Thi...

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Main Author: Echaust Krzysztof
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sciendo 2014-06-01
Series:Folia Oeconomica Stetinensia
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Online Access:http://www.degruyter.com/view/j/foli.2014.14.issue-1/foli-2014-0102/foli-2014-0102.xml?format=INT