Is Islamic stock index secured against interest rate risk? Evidence from Wavelet analysis

Yasmin Abd Rahim and Abul Masih

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Abstract: This research is motivated by the desire to see the difference on interest rate risk exposure between Islamic and conventional equity across different investment horizons using wavelet analysis. Seven types of interest rates were tested with FTSE Bursa Malaysia Hijrah Shariah Index and FTSE Bursa Malaysia KLCI Index using data ranging from 1st March 2007 till 31st December 2014. The exposure to interest rate risk for both indices was highest at longer term investment horizon which is between 256 to 512 days; followed by investment horizon between 64-128 days. However, short term investment horizon which is between 2-4 days and 4-8 days has the lowest exposure to interest rate risk. High correlations between indexes across investment horizons had been demonstrated empirically. Hence, the hypothesis that an application of Islamic ethical screen would ‘save’ Islamic finance from interest rate risk is not accepted.

Keywords: Islamic stock index; interest rate; wavelet (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: C22 C58 G11 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2015-06-25
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