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The day of the week effect on stock market volatility

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This study tests the presence of the day of the week effect on stock market volatility by using the S&P 500 market index during the period of January 1973 and October 1997. The findings shown that the day of the week effect is present in both volatility and return equations. While the highest and lowest returns are observed on Wednesday and Monday, the highest and the lowest volatility are observed on Friday and Wednesday, respectively. Further investigation of sub-periods reinforces our findings that the volatility pattern across the days of the week is statistically different.(JEL G10, G12, C22)

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  1. Bilkent University, Ankara, Turkey

    Hakan Berument

  2. Department of Finance, SBPA, University of Houston-Clear Lake, 77058, Houston, TX

    Halil Kiymaz

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Berument, H., Kiymaz, H. The day of the week effect on stock market volatility. J Econ Finan 25, 181–193 (2001). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02744521

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