Trading Volume, Realized Volatility and Jumps on the Australian Stock Market
Journal of International Financial Markets Institutions and Money, Forthcoming
33 Pages Posted: 10 May 2014
Date Written: March 8, 2014
Abstract
We study the volume-volatility relation by splitting volume into the number of trades and the average trade size at individual and institutional level, and realized volatility into its continuous and jump components. We find that the number of trades is the most important variable driving realized volatility. The number of trades by the individual investors carries more explanatory power in explaining volatility compared to the number of trades by institutional investors. The average trade size cannot be entirely disregarded, though; its importance compared to the number of trades is limited. Order imbalance plays a minimal role in driving volatility.
Keywords: Volatility, Information flow, Jump
JEL Classification: G10, G20, G24
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