Examining market efficiency in India: an empirical analysis of the Random Walk Hypothesis Alan Harper South University Zhenhu Jin Valparasio University ABSTRACT This study tries to determine whether the Indian stock market is efficient by examining if the stock returns follow a random walk. Following previous studies‚ we use autocorrelation‚ the Box-Ljung test statistics and the run test and find that the Indian stock market was not efficient in the weak form during the testing period. The
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Definition of ’Stock Market Crash’ A rapid and often unanticipated drop in stock prices. A stock market crash can be the result of major catastrophic events‚ economic crisis or the collapse of a long-term speculative bubble. Well-known U.S. stock market crashes include the market crash of 1929 and Black Monday (1987). Investopedia explains ’Stock Market Crash’ Stock market crashes wipe out equity-investment values and are most harmful to those who rely on investment returns for retirement
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The Stock Markets The main function of the stock market is to enable trade in the shares of public companies‚ which in turn reflect the performance of th3 companies whose shares are traded in the stock market. Stock markets are also a vital part of an economy or the economic system of a country or nation. Research has shown that most economies around the world‚ today‚ are judged by the performance of their stock markets. To trade in the stock market‚ a company has to be transparent about its fundamentals
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Development Of Efficient Market Hypothesis Xiao Yang FIN 790 Spring 2013 January 30‚ 2013 Introduction For many years‚ many economics have been interested in developing and testing models of stock price behaviour. Market Efficiency is one of the important financial theories on stock price behavior. Many basic financial theories‚ such as Capital Asset Pricing Model (CAPM)‚ Portfolio Theory‚ and Option Pricing Model are based on Market Efficiency
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relationship between stock market and foreign exchange market has recently drawn much attention from economic policy planners‚ financial economists‚ and practitioners. Knowledge about the relationship between the exchange market and stock market is essential from the perspective of monetary and fiscal policy decisions‚ portfolio management‚ and economic development. STOCK MARKET A stock market is a private or public market for the trading of company stock and derivatives of company stock at an agreed
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Introduction The stock exchange market in China has developed rapidly since the early 1990s. In 2007‚ the Chinese stock market overtook the Japanese market in terms of capitalization and topped the world in initial public offerings‚ underlining the dramatic surge in the country’s financial sector. Nonetheless‚ within one year the Chinese stock market plunged to less than a third of the value it held at its peak. This marks the most rapid decline of any major market in the world‚ even against the
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Overview of Dhaka Stock Exchange Prepared For Rehana Fowzia Assistant professor Department of BBA Stamford University‚ Bangladesh Submitted By Md. Kawsar Hossain ID # 02808354 Batch # 28th Department of B.B.A Major In Accounting Submission Date: 18/11/2009 Stamford University‚ Bangladesh Certificate Head of Department This is that Internship Report On “Overview of Dhaka Stock Exchange” submitted for
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macroeconomic variables such as the achievement of a desired level or rate of growth in real activity‚ the exchange rate‚ the price level or inflation‚ the balance of payment‚ real output and employment. Monetary policy works through the effects of the cost and availability of loans on real activity‚ and through this on inflation‚ and on international capital movements and thus on the exchange rate. Its actions such as changes in the RBI discount rate have at best an indirect effect on macroeconomic
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Dhaka Stock Exchange Ltd. A short overview Dhaka Stock Exchange (Generally known as DSE) is the main stock exchange of Bangladesh. It is located in Motijheel at the heart of the Dhaka city. It was incorporated in 1954. Dhaka stock exchange is the first stock exchange of the country. As of 18 August 2010‚ the Dhaka Stock Exchange had over 750 listed companies with a combined market capitalization of $50.28 billion. History First incorporated as East Pakistan Stock Exchange Association Ltd in
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Vietnam Stock Exchange The Stock Trading Center of Vietnam (‘STC’)‚ located in Ho Chi Minh City ‚ was officially inaugurated on July 20‚ 2000‚ and trading commenced on July 28‚ 2000. Initially‚ two equity issues were listed‚ Refrigeration Electrical Engineering Joint Stock Corporation (‘REE’) and Saigon Cable and Telecommunication Material Joint Stock Company (‘SACOM’). As of this date‚ an additional of 20 issues is also listed with a current market capitalization of US$239m. The Stock Trading
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