A comparison of the forecasting accuracy of the downside beta and beta on the JSE top 40 for the period 2001-2011

The purpose of this research report is to determine whether the use of a Downside risk variable – the D-Beta – is more appropriate in the emerging market of South Africa than the regular Beta used in the CAPM model. The prior research upon which this report expands, performed by Estrada (1999; 2002;...

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Main Author: O'Malley, Brandon Shaun
Format: Others
Language:en
Published: 2014
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net10539/14045