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Journal of Finance Vol. 47 No. 5 1992

Stock Price Dynamics and Firm Size: An Empirical investigation

Yin-Wong Cheung1,2; Lilian Ng2,3

1 University of California, Santa Cruz · 2 Knowledge Centre for Agriculture · 3 The University of Texas at Austin

Abstract

We show that after controlling for the effects of bid‐ask spreads and trading volume the conditional future volatility of equity returns is negatively related to the level of stock price. This “leverage effect” is stronger for small, as compared to large, firms. We also document that while the essential characteristics of the relations between stock price dynamics and firm size are stable, the strengths of the relationships appear to change over time.

DOI
10.1111/j.1540-6261.1992.tb04693.x
Volume
47
Issue
5
Pages
1985-1997
Language
en
Sources
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