An empirical investigation of high end-of-day transaction returns between 1978-1985

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dc.contributor.authorGosnell, Thomas Francisen
dc.contributor.committeechairKeown, Arthur J.en
dc.contributor.committeememberJohnson, Dana J.en
dc.contributor.committeememberMyers, Raymonden
dc.contributor.committeememberPatterson, Douglas M.en
dc.contributor.committeememberPinkerton, John M.en
dc.contributor.departmentFinance, Insurance, and Business Lawen
dc.date.accessioned2017-03-10T15:15:16Zen
dc.date.available2017-03-10T15:15:16Zen
dc.date.issued1987en
dc.description.abstractUsing a random sample of transactions data from the time period of September 1, 1978 through August 31, 1985, the high end-of-day transaction returns noted by Wood, Mclnish and Ord and by Harris were examined to determine their persistence over time and their relationship to a commonly used measure of daily security performance. Additionally, final transactions were classified by type of price change-reversal or continuation-in order to document whether the high end-of-day returns are the result of security price appreciation or the result of increases in transactions at the ask price. New information provided by this study can be summarized as follows: 1. The end-of-day anomaly persisted over the time period of the study and appeared to be strongest in the last three years. 2. A Friday effect was found in that the mean return to the final transaction on Friday was at least as great or greater than the mean final transaction returns on the other days of the week. 3. A relationship was found to exist between CRSP excess return level (good day/bad day) and the final transaction return, and there was evidence that the final transaction may have had a large impact on the CRSP excess return. 4. Reversals are more frequent than continuations on the final trade, particularly after 3:56pm, and the mean return to reversals is greater than the mean return to continuations.en
dc.description.degreePh. D.en
dc.format.extentix, 134 leavesen
dc.format.mimetypeapplication/pdfen
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10919/76099en
dc.language.isoen_USen
dc.publisherVirginia Polytechnic Institute and State Universityen
dc.relation.isformatofOCLC# 16942170en
dc.rightsIn Copyrighten
dc.rights.urihttp://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/en
dc.subject.lccLD5655.V856 1987.G676en
dc.subject.lcshCapitalists and financiersen
dc.subject.lcshStocksen
dc.subject.lcshCapital marketen
dc.titleAn empirical investigation of high end-of-day transaction returns between 1978-1985en
dc.typeDissertationen
dc.type.dcmitypeTexten
thesis.degree.disciplineFinance, Insurance, and Business Lawen
thesis.degree.grantorVirginia Polytechnic Institute and State Universityen
thesis.degree.leveldoctoralen
thesis.degree.namePh. D.en

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