The volume-return relationship: Evidence from European equities

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School of Business | Bachelor's thesis

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2021

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Rahoitus

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en

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18+5

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I study the relationship between stocks trading volume and risk-adjusted returns in European equity market data. I examine the monthly returns of a sample from 31.01.1997 to 30.11.2021. I focus especially on the volume amplification effect, according to which, the volume-return relation should be positive among underpriced stocks and negative among overpriced stocks. In the big picture, I find a consistent positive volume-return relationship regardless of the mispricing component. Thus, as a result, I do not find a significant double-sided volume amplification effect. Overall, the results I find are rather unambiguous and sensitive to changes in assumptions and thus, leave plenty of room for future research.

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Kokkonen, Joni

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volume-return relationship, expected return, trading volume, mispricing

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