Dynamic Volume-Return Relation of Individual Stocks /

We examine the dynamic relation between return and volume of individual stocks. Using a simple model in which investors trade to share risk or speculate on private information, we show that returns generated by risk-sharing trades tend to reverse themselves while returns generated by speculative tr...

Ausführliche Beschreibung

Gespeichert in:
1. Verfasser:
Llorente, Guillermo
Körperschaft:
National Bureau of Economic Research
Weitere Verfasser:
Michaely, Roni, Saar, Gideon, Wang, Jiang
Format:
Elektronisch E-Book
Sprache:
Englisch
Veröffentlicht:
Cambridge, Mass. National Bureau of Economic Research 2001.
Zusammenfassung:
We examine the dynamic relation between return and volume of individual stocks. Using a simple model in which investors trade to share risk or speculate on private information, we show that returns generated by risk-sharing trades tend to reverse themselves while returns generated by speculative trades tend to continue themselves. We test this theoretical prediction by analyzing the relation between daily volume and first-order return autocorrelation for individual stocks listed on the NYSE and AMEX. We find that the cross-sectional variation in the relation between volume and return autocorrelation is related to the extent of informed trading in a manner consistent with the theoretical prediction.
Umfang:
1 online resource: illustrations (black and white);
Anmerkungen:
May 2001.
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