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Price Limit and Volatility in Taiwan Stock Exchange: Some Additional Evidence from the Extreme Value Approach

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  • Aktham I. Maghyereh

    (Department of Economics and Finance, College of Business and Economics, UAE University, AL-Ain, UAE)

  • Haitham A. Al Zoubi

    (Department of Banking and Finance, The Hashemite University, Zarka-1331-Jordan, Jordan)

  • Haitham Nobanee

    (Department of Banking and Finance, The Hashemite University, Zarka-1331-Jordan, Jordan)

Abstract

We reexamine the effects of price limits on stock volatility of Taiwan Stock Exchange using a new methodology based on the Extreme-Value technique. Consistent with the advocates of price limits, we find that stock market volatility is sharply moderated under more restrictive price limits.

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  • Aktham I. Maghyereh & Haitham A. Al Zoubi & Haitham Nobanee, 2007. "Price Limit and Volatility in Taiwan Stock Exchange: Some Additional Evidence from the Extreme Value Approach," Review of Pacific Basin Financial Markets and Policies (RPBFMP), World Scientific Publishing Co. Pte. Ltd., vol. 10(01), pages 51-61.
    • Handle: RePEc:wsi:rpbfmp:v:10:y:2007:i:01:n:s0219091507000957
    DOI: 10.1142/S0219091507000957
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    Keywords

    Price limits; Extreme value theory; Volatility; Taiwan stock exchange;
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    JEL classification:

    • G1 - Financial Economics - - General Financial Markets
    • G2 - Financial Economics - - Financial Institutions and Services
    • G3 - Financial Economics - - Corporate Finance and Governance

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