Demand Curves for Stocks Do Slope Down: New Evidence from an Index Weights Adjustment

Posted: 26 May 2013 Last revised: 30 May 2013

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Aditya Kaul

University of Alberta - Department of Finance and Statistical Analysis

Vikas Mehrotra

University of Alberta - Department of Finance and Statistical Analysis

Randall Morck

University of Alberta - Department of Finance and Statistical Analysis; National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER); European Corporate Governance Institute (ECGI); Asian Bureau of Finance and Economic Research

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Date Written: April 23, 1999

Abstract

Weights in the Toronto Stock Exchange 300 index are determined by the market values of the included stocks’ public floats. In November 1996, the exchange implemented a previously announced revision of its definition of the public float. This revision, which increased the floats and the index weights of 31 stocks, conveyed no information and had no effect on the legal duties of shareholders. Affected stocks experienced statistically significant excess returns of 2.3 percent during the event week, and no price reversal occurred as trading volume returned to normal levels.These findings support downward sloping demand curves for stocks.

Suggested Citation

Kaul, Aditya and Mehrotra, Vikas and Morck, Randall K., Demand Curves for Stocks Do Slope Down: New Evidence from an Index Weights Adjustment (April 23, 1999). Journal of Finance, Vol. 55, No. 2, 2000, University of Alberta School of Business Research Paper No. 2013-214, Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=2269158

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