The Impact of Short Selling on Intraday Volatility: Evidence from the Istanbul Stock Exchange

Çankaya, Serkan and Eken, Hasan/M. and Ulusoy, Veysel (2011): The Impact of Short Selling on Intraday Volatility: Evidence from the Istanbul Stock Exchange. Published in: International Research Journal of Finance and Economics No. 93 (2012): pp. 202-212.

Abstract

This paper examines the interrelation between short selling and volatility as differing from previous research in that it focuses on intraday activities rather than the daily price movements. We demonstrate that the effects of short selling activity changes during the two sessions of the day and rest of trading hours. The study also presents evidence that there is a considerable amount of short selling activity in the Istanbul Stock Exchange(ISE), particularly at the beginning of opening sessions, which significantly impacts the volatility of the market for the rest of the trading day.

• Item Type: MPRA Paper
• Language: English
• Keywords: Short selling, Istanbul Stock Exchange, Intraday volatility, market efficiency, financial crises
• Subjects: G - Financial Economics > G1 - General Financial Markets > G14 - Information and Market Efficiency ; Event Studies ; Insider Trading; G - Financial Economics > G1 - General Financial Markets > G15 - International Financial Markets; G - Financial Economics > G0 - General > G01 - Financial Crises

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