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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Main Authors: Chia, Ricky Chee-Jiun, Liew, Venus Khim-Sen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: IOSR 2012
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Online Access:http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/17992/
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description 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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spelling unimas-179922022-01-24T01:04:23Z http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/17992/ Month-of-the-Year and Symmetrical Effects in the Nikkei 225 Chia, Ricky Chee-Jiun Liew, Venus Khim-Sen H Social Sciences (General) 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 IOSR 2012 Article PeerReviewed text en http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/17992/1/Ricky.pdf Chia, Ricky Chee-Jiun and Liew, Venus Khim-Sen (2012) Month-of-the-Year and Symmetrical Effects in the Nikkei 225. Journal of Business and Management (IOSRJBM), 3 (2). pp. 68-72. ISSN 2278-487X http://www.iosrjournals.org/
spellingShingle H Social Sciences (General)
Chia, Ricky Chee-Jiun
Liew, Venus Khim-Sen
Month-of-the-Year and Symmetrical Effects in the Nikkei 225
title Month-of-the-Year and Symmetrical Effects in the Nikkei 225
title_full Month-of-the-Year and Symmetrical Effects in the Nikkei 225
title_fullStr Month-of-the-Year and Symmetrical Effects in the Nikkei 225
title_full_unstemmed Month-of-the-Year and Symmetrical Effects in the Nikkei 225
title_short Month-of-the-Year and Symmetrical Effects in the Nikkei 225
title_sort month-of-the-year and symmetrical effects in the nikkei 225
topic H Social Sciences (General)
url http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/17992/
http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/17992/
http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/17992/1/Ricky.pdf