Stock Market Efficiency And Technical Trading Systems: A Study Of The Malaysian Stock Market

This study attempts to shed light upon this controversy of the value of technical analysis by providing further empirical evidence as to whether technical trading can be used profitably. The efficient market hypotheis provides a theoretical basis to test it technical trading systems might work. This...

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Main Author: Tam , Kut Hing
Format: Thesis
Published: 2005
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description This study attempts to shed light upon this controversy of the value of technical analysis by providing further empirical evidence as to whether technical trading can be used profitably. The efficient market hypotheis provides a theoretical basis to test it technical trading systems might work. This thesis examines 13 technical trading systems commonly used by Malaysian analysts, fund managers and investors. The mean returns from a sample of 38 KLCI linked stocks traded in and out on a technical basis are compared with the returns from a buy-and hold strategy for a seven year period from 1996 to 2002. Three sets of transaction costs are used to test the profitability of these 13 trading systems; the first set with zero transaction cost; the second set for retail trades at 0.84 percent and the third set for online trades at 0.44 percent.
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spelling mmu-8752010-07-07T08:55:55Z http://shdl.mmu.edu.my/875/ Stock Market Efficiency And Technical Trading Systems: A Study Of The Malaysian Stock Market Tam , Kut Hing HG Finance This study attempts to shed light upon this controversy of the value of technical analysis by providing further empirical evidence as to whether technical trading can be used profitably. The efficient market hypotheis provides a theoretical basis to test it technical trading systems might work. This thesis examines 13 technical trading systems commonly used by Malaysian analysts, fund managers and investors. The mean returns from a sample of 38 KLCI linked stocks traded in and out on a technical basis are compared with the returns from a buy-and hold strategy for a seven year period from 1996 to 2002. Three sets of transaction costs are used to test the profitability of these 13 trading systems; the first set with zero transaction cost; the second set for retail trades at 0.84 percent and the third set for online trades at 0.44 percent. 2005-03 Thesis NonPeerReviewed Tam , Kut Hing (2005) Stock Market Efficiency And Technical Trading Systems: A Study Of The Malaysian Stock Market. Masters thesis, Multimedia University. http://myto.perpun.net.my/metoalogin/logina.php
spellingShingle HG Finance
Tam , Kut Hing
Stock Market Efficiency And Technical Trading Systems: A Study Of The Malaysian Stock Market
title Stock Market Efficiency And Technical Trading Systems: A Study Of The Malaysian Stock Market
title_full Stock Market Efficiency And Technical Trading Systems: A Study Of The Malaysian Stock Market
title_fullStr Stock Market Efficiency And Technical Trading Systems: A Study Of The Malaysian Stock Market
title_full_unstemmed Stock Market Efficiency And Technical Trading Systems: A Study Of The Malaysian Stock Market
title_short Stock Market Efficiency And Technical Trading Systems: A Study Of The Malaysian Stock Market
title_sort stock market efficiency and technical trading systems: a study of the malaysian stock market
topic HG Finance
url http://shdl.mmu.edu.my/875/
http://shdl.mmu.edu.my/875/