Predictability of Stock Returns on the Dhaka Stock Exchange

Essays on Predictability of Stock Returns

This thesis consists of three chapters exploring predictability of stock returns. In the first chapter, I suggest a new approach to analysis of stock return predictability. Instead of relying on predictive regressions, I employ a state space framework. Acknowledging that expected returns and expected dividends are unobservable, I use the Kalman filter technique to extract them from the observed...

Impact of Speculative Bubble on Stock Returns in Companies Listed on Tehran Stock Exchange

Recent studies show that individual investors tend to speculate on stock markets and hold shares with a lottery-like return. For this speculation of people have a significant impact on stock returns, individual investors must trade the same shares with the same time. The purpose of this study was to investigate the effect of the speculative bubble on the stock returns of companies in Iran. Foll...

Entropy and Predictability of Stock Market Returns¤

We examine the predictability of stock market returns by employing a new metric entropy measure of dependence with several desirable properties. We compare our results with a number of traditional measures. The metric entropy is capable of detecting nonlinear dependence within the returns series, and is also capable of detecting nonlinear\a±nity" between the returns and their predictions obtain...

Robust Resampling Methods and Stock Returns Predictability

Investigating the effect of volume shock on abnormal stock returns of companies listed on the Tehran Stock Exchange

The aim of this study was to investigate the effect of volume shock on abnormal stock returns. In terms of research method, this research is in the category of descriptive-correlational research and in terms of research purpose, it is in the category of applied research. The statistical population in this study is all companies listed on the stock exchange that 120 companies were selected as a ...