The Dynamic Relation between Stock Returns, Trading Volume, and Volatility

Posted: 31 Oct 2002

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Gong-meng Chen

Hong Kong Polytechnic University - School of Accounting and Finance

Michael Firth

Lingnan University - Department of Finance and Insurance

Oliver M. Rui

China Europe International Business School (CEIBS); affiliation not provided to SSRN

Abstract

We examine the dynamic relation between returns, volume, and volatility of stock indexes. The data come from nine national markets and cover the period from 1973 to 2000. The results show a positive correlation between trading volume and the absolute value of the stock price change. Granger causality tests demonstrate that for some countries, returns cause volume and volume causes returns. Our results indicate that trading volume contributes some information to the returns process. The results also show persistence in volatility even after we incorporate contemporaneous and lagged volume effects. The results are robust across the nine national markets.

Suggested Citation

Chen, Gong-meng and Firth, Michael and Rui, Oliver M. and Rui, Oliver M., The Dynamic Relation between Stock Returns, Trading Volume, and Volatility. Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=311270

Gong-meng Chen

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Oliver M. Rui

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