Long-memory in asset returns and volatility: evidence from West Africa

This paper measures the degree of long-memory or long-range dependence in asset returns and volatility of two stock indices in Ghana and Nigeria. The presence of long-memory opens up opportunities for abnormal returns to be made by analyzing price history of a particular market. The authors employ t...

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Main Authors: Emmanuel Numapau Gyamfi, Kwabena A. Kyei, Ryan Gill
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: LLC "CPC "Business Perspectives" 2016-06-01
Series:Investment Management & Financial Innovations
Online Access:https://businessperspectives.org/images/pdf/applications/publishing/templates/article/assets/7410/imfi_en_2016_02_Gyamfi.pdf