Intraday stock volatility : a New Zealand perspective : a thesis presented in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of Masters of Business in Finance at Massey University

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dc.contributor.authorMead, Daniel J
dc.date.accessioned2017-04-07T01:07:16Z
dc.date.available2017-04-07T01:07:16Z
dc.date.issued1999
dc.description.abstractOpen-to-open, close-to-close, open-to-close (trading) and close-to-open (non-trading) time periods are examined for dually and non-dually listed stocks in an attempt to explain the volatility patterns which were observed in the New Zealand Stock Exchange. The time period analysed covers the 1997 calendar year. The intraday volatility pattern for the New Zealand Stock Exchange showed similar results to previous studies performed on large exchanges around the world. That is, when the return variances are plotted against the trading time they follow a distinct U-shaped curve, caused by high volatility at the opening and closing of the market. Previous studies have found that the high volatility experienced at the opening of the market results from the long non-trading period prior to the opening. This was examined by analysing the open-to-open to close-to-close variance ratio for both dually and non-dually listed stocks. The explanation that the long non-trading period prior to the opening of the market is a major cause of the volatility experienced at the market opening is not supported by the results found in this study. The results obtained from this study show that the high volatility at the market opening is associated with high capitalised stocks. A low open-to-close (trading) to close-to-open (non-trading) variance ratio was observed in the New Zealand market. Previous research has attributed this low ratio to dually listed stocks continuing to trade during the non-trading overnight period of the domestic market. The findings in this study contradict this explanation and suggest that it is low capitalised stocks that are associated with the low trading to non-trading variance ratio observed in the New Zealand Stock Exchange.en_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10179/10725
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherMassey Universityen_US
dc.rightsThe Authoren_US
dc.subjectNew Zealanden_US
dc.subjectStock exchangesen_US
dc.subjectStocks - Pricesen_US
dc.titleIntraday stock volatility : a New Zealand perspective : a thesis presented in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of Masters of Business in Finance at Massey Universityen_US
dc.typeThesisen_US
massey.contributor.authorMead, Daniel Jen_US
thesis.degree.disciplineFinanceen_US
thesis.degree.grantorMassey Universityen_US
thesis.degree.levelMastersen_US
thesis.degree.nameMaster of Business (M.B.S.)en_US
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