Abstract
We provide evidence of the nature of the transmission of volatility within the UK stock market. We find a distinct asymmetry in that shocks to the return volatility of a portfolio of relatively large firms influence the future volatility of a portfolio of relatively small firms, but find that the reverse is not the case. The characteristics of the volatility process suggest that this result is not caused by thin trading.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 145-160 |
Number of pages | 16 |
Journal | European Journal of Finance |
Volume | 2 |
Issue number | 2 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 1996 |
Keywords
- transmission of volatility
- UK
- stock market
- return volatility
- portfolio
- large firms
- influence
- future volatility
- small firms
- thin trading