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Trading mechanisms, return’s volatility and efficiency in the Casablanca Stock Exchange

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  • FERROUHI, El Mehdi
  • EZZAHID, Elhadj

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This paper studies the impact of the stock market continuity on the returns volatility and on the market efficiency in the Casablanca Stock Exchange. For the most active stocks, the trading mechanism used is the continuous market which is preceded by a call market pre-opening session. Results obtained concerning return volatility and efficiency under the two trading mechanisms show that the continuous market returns are more volatile than the call market returns and 50 percent of stocks studied show independence between variations.

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  • FERROUHI, El Mehdi & EZZAHID, Elhadj, 2013. "Trading mechanisms, return’s volatility and efficiency in the Casablanca Stock Exchange," MPRA Paper 77322, University Library of Munich, Germany.
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    Keywords

    Trading mechanism; microstructure; call market; continuous market; efficiency; volatility;
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    JEL classification:

    • C1 - Mathematical and Quantitative Methods - - Econometric and Statistical Methods and Methodology: General
    • C10 - Mathematical and Quantitative Methods - - Econometric and Statistical Methods and Methodology: General - - - General
    • G17 - Financial Economics - - General Financial Markets - - - Financial Forecasting and Simulation
    • G21 - Financial Economics - - Financial Institutions and Services - - - Banks; Other Depository Institutions; Micro Finance Institutions; Mortgages
    • G3 - Financial Economics - - Corporate Finance and Governance
    • G32 - Financial Economics - - Corporate Finance and Governance - - - Financing Policy; Financial Risk and Risk Management; Capital and Ownership Structure; Value of Firms; Goodwill

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