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The Halloween effect in European sectors

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  • Carrazedo, Tiago
  • Curto, José Dias
  • Oliveira, Luís

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We present economically and statistically empirical evidence that the Halloween effect is significant. A trading strategy based on this anomaly works persistently and outperforms the buy and hold strategy in 8 out of 10 indices in our sample.

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  • Carrazedo, Tiago & Curto, José Dias & Oliveira, Luís, 2016. "The Halloween effect in European sectors," Research in International Business and Finance, Elsevier, vol. 37(C), pages 489-500.
    • Handle: RePEc:eee:riibaf:v:37:y:2016:i:c:p:489-500
    DOI: 10.1016/j.ribaf.2016.01.003
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    Keywords

    Halloween effect; Market efficiency; Anomaly; Returns;
    All these keywords.

    JEL classification:

    • G10 - Financial Economics - - General Financial Markets - - - General (includes Measurement and Data)
    • G14 - Financial Economics - - General Financial Markets - - - Information and Market Efficiency; Event Studies; Insider Trading

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