Intraday returns patterns of Malaysian common stock

This study examines the intraday return and risk behavior of Malaysian stock· prices. The volatility of the return is greater in the morning session for both period A and period B as measured by the standard deviation ratios. It is also obsenJed that the intraday standard deviations showed two disti...

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Main Authors: Mohammed Zain Yusof, Fauzias Mat Nor, Othman Yong
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Language:English
Published: Penerbit Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia 1995
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spelling ukm-79642016-12-14T06:45:47Z http://journalarticle.ukm.my/7964/ Intraday returns patterns of Malaysian common stock Mohammed Zain Yusof, Fauzias Mat Nor, Othman Yong, This study examines the intraday return and risk behavior of Malaysian stock· prices. The volatility of the return is greater in the morning session for both period A and period B as measured by the standard deviation ratios. It is also obsenJed that the intraday standard deviations showed two distinct U-shaped curves for Period A (where trading started at 10. OOam and ended at 4.00pm) and also a U-shaped curve intraday for period B (where trading started at 9.30pm and ended at 5.00pm). The rank correlation which affects index return volatility is also observed. These observed volatility especially in the later period (period B) seems to be consistent with the rational trading noise hypothesis as proposed by Kyle (1985), where insider s private information is assimilated into prices by the end of the trading session. Penerbit Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia 1995 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://journalarticle.ukm.my/7964/1/799-1526-1-SM.pdf Mohammed Zain Yusof, and Fauzias Mat Nor, and Othman Yong, (1995) Intraday returns patterns of Malaysian common stock. Jurnal Pengurusan, 14 . pp. 43-58. ISSN 0127-2713 http://ejournals.ukm.my/pengurusan/issue/view/203
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description This study examines the intraday return and risk behavior of Malaysian stock· prices. The volatility of the return is greater in the morning session for both period A and period B as measured by the standard deviation ratios. It is also obsenJed that the intraday standard deviations showed two distinct U-shaped curves for Period A (where trading started at 10. OOam and ended at 4.00pm) and also a U-shaped curve intraday for period B (where trading started at 9.30pm and ended at 5.00pm). The rank correlation which affects index return volatility is also observed. These observed volatility especially in the later period (period B) seems to be consistent with the rational trading noise hypothesis as proposed by Kyle (1985), where insider s private information is assimilated into prices by the end of the trading session.
format Article
author Mohammed Zain Yusof,
Fauzias Mat Nor,
Othman Yong,
spellingShingle Mohammed Zain Yusof,
Fauzias Mat Nor,
Othman Yong,
Intraday returns patterns of Malaysian common stock
author_facet Mohammed Zain Yusof,
Fauzias Mat Nor,
Othman Yong,
author_sort Mohammed Zain Yusof,
title Intraday returns patterns of Malaysian common stock
title_short Intraday returns patterns of Malaysian common stock
title_full Intraday returns patterns of Malaysian common stock
title_fullStr Intraday returns patterns of Malaysian common stock
title_full_unstemmed Intraday returns patterns of Malaysian common stock
title_sort intraday returns patterns of malaysian common stock
publisher Penerbit Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia
publishDate 1995
url http://journalarticle.ukm.my/7964/
http://journalarticle.ukm.my/7964/
http://journalarticle.ukm.my/7964/1/799-1526-1-SM.pdf
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