Time-Varying Moments, Idiosyncratic Risk, and an Application to Hot-Issue IPO Aftermarket Returns
21 Pages Posted: 8 Mar 2004
Date Written: December 2003
Abstract
This paper proposes time-varying idiosyncratic risk as a component driving conditional abnormal returns and outlines a corresponding Engle et al. (1987) ARCH-M market model. An application is given to initial public offering (IPO) aftermarket stock returns, where a positive relation between idiosyncratic risk and returns is consistent with young issues' equity as a contingent claim on firm assets. The empirical results for an illustrative sample of German Neuer Markt stocks traded during the first two years after initial listing indicate pronounced skewness as well as a positive relation between conditional idiosyncratic risk and expected returns. Conditioning aftermarket performance on risk yields much lower levels of abnormal return significance than a standard approach.
Note: This is a revision of "Neuer Markt IPO Aftermarket Returns: Results from a Market Model with Time-varying Moments and Trading Volume"
Keywords: abnormal returns, idiosyncratic risk, aftermarket stock returns
JEL Classification: C20, G14
Suggested Citation: Suggested Citation
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