Essays about: "asset pricing anomalies"
Showing result 1 - 5 of 22 essays containing the words asset pricing anomalies.
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1. Revisiting the Idiosyncratic Volatility Puzzle and MAX Effect in European Equity Markets
University essay from Handelshögskolan i Stockholm/Institutionen för finansiell ekonomiAbstract : In light of traditional financial theory's argument that firm-specific risk should not impact future returns, the findings of the Idiosyncratic Volatility (IVOL) puzzle, as well as the Maximum Daily Returns (MAX) effect, have sparked a vibrant academic debate. Using data from January, 1993, to December, 2022, this paper presents European aggregate and country-level evidence at the intersection between the two asset pricing anomalies. READ MORE
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2. The power of momentum: An analysis of momentum extremes within sports betting
University essay from Handelshögskolan i Stockholm/Institutionen för finansiell ekonomiAbstract : In this paper I examine 20862 betting contracts within the sport of soccer for the last decade within 5 major leagues. I perform tests of pricing anomalies for different instances of momentum by using sports betting as a laboratory environment. I find evidence of overreaction within the general price movements and for standard momentum portfolios. READ MORE
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3. Volatility-managed portfolios in the international markets
University essay from Stockholms universitet/FinansieringAbstract : Volatility-managed portfolios offer mixed returns in an international setting based on ex-ante information. The results of this paper further strengthen the theory that the variability of excess returns from volatility-management are more dependent on underlying investor strategy rather than differences of global markets. READ MORE
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4. Performance of Small- and Large-cap stock portfolios- The importance of market anomalies across business cycles
University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Graduate SchoolAbstract : This Master´s thesis investigated the importance of the market anomalies size (market capitalization), value (Book-to-Market ratio) and momentum (lagged short-term momentum) for equity returns of small- and large-cap composite stock portfolios. The study focused on two contrasting stock markets (NASDAQ OMX and NYSE) across domestic business cycles over the time-period 2006 to 2021. READ MORE
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5. Dumb and Dumber: A Study of Capital Flows and Cross-sectional Mispricing
University essay from Handelshögskolan i Stockholm/Institutionen för finansiell ekonomiAbstract : This study analyzes the role of smart money and dumb money in relation to cross-sectional mispricing of stocks, measured using eleven well-documented asset pricing anomalies. Further, we investigate whether dumber money is present in the market by examining the relationship between retail investor capital flows and mispricing in the cross section of stocks. READ MORE