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Do stock splits matter for returns, volatility, and liquidity? New Evidence from Borsa Istanbul

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  • Nihat Gumus

    (Department of Management, Ibn Haldun University, Basak Mah. Ordu Cad. F-05 Blok No:3 Basaksehir 34480 Istanbul / Turkey)

  • Ayse Caglayan Gumus

    (Department of Management, Bogazici University, Faculty of Economics and Administrative Sciences, Bebek 34342 Istanbul / Turkey)

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The purpose of this study is to investigate the impact of stock splits on the return, riskiness, and liquidity of stocks. Utilizing a sample of 94 stock splits taken place between 2010 and 2019 at Borsa Istanbul, the study analyzes the daily abnormal returns, change in volatility, and changes in volume around the stock split announcement and execution dates. The results display significant positive abnormal returns around the announcement date but not significant abnormal returns around the execution. The volatility and liquidity of stocks increase significantly around both announcement and execution dates. The findings are in line with the positive signaling, and liquidity hypotheses of stock split and with most of the observations reported in the empirical literature. The new evidence provided points out the lack of semi-strong form of market efficiency at Borsa Istanbul as far as the stock splits are considered. Key Words:Stock splits, Borsa Istanbul, return, risk, liquidity

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  • Nihat Gumus & Ayse Caglayan Gumus, 2021. "Do stock splits matter for returns, volatility, and liquidity? New Evidence from Borsa Istanbul," International Journal of Research in Business and Social Science (2147-4478), Center for the Strategic Studies in Business and Finance, vol. 10(4), pages 467-478, June.
    • Handle: RePEc:rbs:ijbrss:v:10:y:2021:i:4:p:467-478
    DOI: 10.20525/ijrbs.v10i4.1250
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