Month-of-the-Year and Symmetrical Effects in the Nikkei 225
This study finds significant November effect in the Nikkei 225 index of the Tokyo Stock Exchange (TSE). This finding is consistent with previous evidence supportive of tax-loss selling hypothesis for the stock markets of U.S. and U.K. In addition, the estimated Threshold generalized autoregressive...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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IOSR
2012
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| Online Access: | http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/17992/ http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/17992/1/Ricky.pdf |
| Summary: | This study finds significant November effect in the Nikkei 225 index of the Tokyo Stock Exchange
(TSE). This finding is consistent with previous evidence supportive of tax-loss selling hypothesis for the stock
markets of U.S. and U.K. In addition, the estimated Threshold generalized autoregressive conditional
heteroscedasticity (TGARCH) model reveals no significant asymmetrical effect on good and bad news. The
existence of month-of-the-year effect in TSE suggests that by means of properly timed investment strategies,
financial managers, financial counselors and investors could take advantage of the patterns and gain profit |
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