The Relationship between Stock Returns and Trading Hours: Evidence from Amman Stock Exchange

Buthiena Kharabsheh, Mahera Hani Megdadi, Waheeb Abu-ulbeh
2018 International Journal of Engineering & Technology  
This study investigates the relationship between stock returns and trading hours for 22 shares listed on Amman Stock Exchange (ASE). We analyze the hourly trading data for the period Dec.2005 to Dec.2006. The two trading hours in ASE were split into four periods; first half of the first hour (10:00-10:30), second half of the first hour (10:30-11:00), first half of the second hour (11:00-11:30), and second half of the second hour (11:30-12:00). Using the Generalized Autoregressive Conditional
more » ... eroscedasticity (GARCH) model, our results reveal that the hourly trading time significantly affects stock returns.
doi:10.14419/ijet.v7i3.21.17101 fatcat:5sen6h6zpfdf7aaue6to4zhiru