Is the efficient market hypothesis day-of-the-week dependent? Evidence from the banking sector

C-Tier
Journal: Applied Economics
Year: 2015
Volume: 47
Issue: 23
Pages: 2359-2378

Score contribution per author:

0.251 = (α=2.01 / 4 authors) × 0.5x C-tier

α: calibrated so average coauthorship-adjusted count equals average raw count

Abstract

In this article, we propose a new hypothesis: that the efficient market hypothesis is day-of-the-week-dependent. We apply the test to firms belonging to the banking sector and listed on the NYSE. We find significant evidence that the efficient market hypothesis is day-of-the-week-dependent. Overall, for only 62% of firms, the unit root null hypothesis is rejected on all the five trading days. We also discover that when investors do not account for unit root properties in devising trading strategies, they obtain spurious profits.

Technical Details

RePEc Handle
repec:taf:applec:v:47:y:2015:i:23:p:2359-2378
Journal Field
General
Author Count
4
Added to Database
2026-01-24