Time-scale effects on the gain-loss asymmetry in stock indices
Abstract
The gain-loss asymmetry, observed in the inverse statistics of stock indices is present for logarithmic return levels that are over , and it is the result of the non-Pearson type auto-correlations in the index. These non-Pearson type correlations can be viewed also as functionally dependent daily volatilities, extending for a finite time interval. A generalized time-window shuffling method is used to show the existence of such auto-correlations. Their characteristic time-scale proves to be smaller (less than trading days) than what was previously believed. It is also found that this characteristic time-scale has decreased with the appearance of program trading in the stock market transactions. Connections with the leverage effect are also established.
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@article{arxiv.1608.04506,
title = {Time-scale effects on the gain-loss asymmetry in stock indices},
author = {Bulcsú Sándor and Ingve Simonsen and Bálint Zsolt Nagy and Zoltán Néda},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1608.04506},
year = {2016}
}
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10 pages, 12 figures, 1 supplementary material