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Weak Form Efficiency of Selected European Stock Markets: Alternative Testing Approaches

In: Mathematical and Statistical Methods for Actuarial Sciences and Finance

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  • Giuseppina Albano

    (University of Salerno, Department of Economics and Statistics)

  • Michele La Rocca

    (University of Salerno, Department of Economics and Statistics)

  • Cira Perna

    (University of Salerno, Department of Economics and Statistics)

Abstract

Modelling and forecasting financial data is an important problem which has received a lot of attention especially for the intrinsic difficulty in practical applications. The present paper investigates the weak form efficiency of some selected European markets: AEX, CAC40, DAX, FTSE100, FTSEMIB, IBEX35. In order to keep into account nonlinear structures usually found in returns time series data, a non parametric test based on neural network models has been employed. The test procedure has been structured as a multiple testing scheme in order to avoid any data snooping problem and to keep under control the familywise error rate. For sake of comparison we also discuss the results obtained by applying some classical and well known tests based on the Random Walk Hypotheses. The data analysis results clearly show that ignoring the multiple testing structure of these latter test might lead to spurious results.

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  • Giuseppina Albano & Michele La Rocca & Cira Perna, 2014. "Weak Form Efficiency of Selected European Stock Markets: Alternative Testing Approaches," Springer Books, in: Marco Corazza & Claudio Pizzi (ed.), Mathematical and Statistical Methods for Actuarial Sciences and Finance, pages 1-12, Springer.
    • Handle: RePEc:spr:sprchp:978-3-319-02499-8_1
    DOI: 10.1007/978-3-319-02499-8_1
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