Stock market volatility is the systematic risk faced by investors who hold a market portfolio (e.g., a stock market index fund). Schwert (1989b) has undertaken an extensive study of stock market volatility, using historical data back to the 19th century. Some of his major findings are illustrated in Figure 1, which plots quarterly stock market volatility for the post-World War II period.1 The f...

creating confidence in the stock market through a secure environment is one of the main achievements of stock markets in the world. in the stock markets of developed countries, there are markets which provide confidence and reduce the risks resulting from the fluctuation of share prices. these markets are called “stock transaction choice markets”. while comparing stock transaction choice contra...

The Stock market forecasters focus on developing a successful approach to predict stock prices. The vital idea to successful stock market prediction is not only achieving best results but also to minimize the inaccurate forecast of stock prices. This paper attempts to design and implement a predictive system for guiding stock market investment. The novelty of our approach is the combination of ...

in this article using autoregressive (ar), autoregressive conditional heteroskedasticity (arch), generalized autoregressive conditional heteroskedasticity (garch) models we assess the weekend effect and also compare the trading patterns of individual and legal investors during 1381-1385 in tehran stock exchange. our findings suggest that weekend effect exists in tehran stock exchanges which are...

The especial importance of capital market in countries is undeniable in economic development via effective capital conduct and optimum resources allocation. Investment in capital market requires decision making in new stock exchanges, and   accessing information in the case of future status of capital market. Undoubtedly, nowadays most part of capital is exchanged via stock exchange all around ...

CONTENTS 1. Introduction 2. Measurement and methodology 2.1 The definition of fixed capital stock 2.2 The perpetual inventory method 2.3 The lifetime and age of capital stock 3. Privatisation and the institutional classification of capital stock 4. Growth in real fixed capital stock 5. The composition of fixed capital stock 5.1 Fixed capital stock by kind of economic activity 5.2 Fixed capital ...

in this paper we investigate the effect of oil price shocks on stock market index in iran, by using of a structural var (svar) approach. we used four variables in the model namely kilian index, global oil supply, real oil price and real stock market index. the data are monthly and spanning the period 1997m10-2014m12. we identify the effect of four different shocks on stock market including oil ...

The stock market is forward looking; economic indicators and important future events are factored into stock prices. According to the Efficient Market Hypothesis†, markets operate efficiently and stock prices instantly and stock prices instantly reflect all information available. However, inefficiencies in the stock market exist due to the behaviors and expectations of investors. Stock prices m...