The role of stock size and trading intensity in the magnitude of the "interval effect" in beta estimation: Empirical evidence from the Polish Capital Market

Janusz Brzeszczynski, Jerzy Gajdka, Tomasz Schabek

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    Abstract

    In this paper, we present empirical evidence about the "interval effect" in estimation of beta parameters for stocks listed on the Warsaw Stock Exchange. We analyze models constructed for the returns calculated using intervals of different length-that is, 1, 5, 10, and 21 trading days (corresponding to, roughly, 1 day, 1 week, 2 weeks, and 1 month, respectively). In the cases in which heteroskedasticity was present, we estimated ARCH models. The results indicate that the estimates of betas for the same stock differ considerably when various return intervals are used. We further explore the source of differences in betas for every stock by investigating the relations between them and such factors as stock size and its trading intensity. The empirical results provide evidence that a statistically significant relationship exists between these two characteristics of stocks. This finding has important practical implications for beta estimation in practice. Copyright © 2011 M.E. Sharpe, Inc. All rights reserved.

    Original languageEnglish
    Pages (from-to)28-49
    Number of pages22
    JournalEmerging Markets Finance and Trade
    Volume47
    Issue number1
    DOIs
    Publication statusPublished - 1 Jan 2011

    Keywords

    • autoregressive conditional heteroskedastic (ARCH) models
    • beta estimation
    • interval effect

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