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The winner/loser hypothesis: some preliminary Australian evidence on the impact of changing risk

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  • Robert Prince

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The extent of the winner-loser anomaly on the Austalian equities market for the period 1974-91 is examined. Documentation of the contrarian strategy is argued as being invalid unless compensation is made for changing risk premiums through time. The evidence shows a slight reversal for the winner portfolio based on raw returns, but risk adjusted winners continue to be winners and losers persist as losers although the behaviour is not statistically significant.

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  • D. E. Allen & Robert Prince, 1995. "The winner/loser hypothesis: some preliminary Australian evidence on the impact of changing risk," Applied Economics Letters, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 2(8), pages 280-283.
    • Handle: RePEc:taf:apeclt:v:2:y:1995:i:8:p:280-283
    DOI: 10.1080/135048595357230
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