Do Stop-loss Rules Add Value in International Equity Market Allocation?

31 Pages Posted: 29 Sep 2020 Last revised: 17 Dec 2020

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Bochuan Dai

Tsinghua University - Tsinghua University School of Economics and Management

Ben R. Marshall

Massey University - School of Economics and Finance

Nhut H. Nguyen

Auckland University of Technology

Nuttawat Visaltanachoti

Massey University - Department of Economics and Finance

Date Written: July 15, 2020

Abstract

We consider the performance of stop-loss rules in international equity market allocation. Our results indicate that stop-loss rules, which involve closing positions that decline by a pre-specified percentage, are important determinants in the parametric portfolio policy. They generate portfolios that have superior mean and risk-adjusted returns for investors. This result holds in general but is economically stronger in declining markets. The out-performance is robust to the inclusion of transaction costs.

Keywords: Asset Allocation, Stop-Loss Rule

JEL Classification: G11, G12

Suggested Citation

Dai, Bochuan and Marshall, Ben R. and Nguyen, Nhut H. and Visaltanachoti, Nuttawat, Do Stop-loss Rules Add Value in International Equity Market Allocation? (July 15, 2020). Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=3657303 or http://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.3657303

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