Stock Message Board Recommendations and Share Trading Activity

Kiran Thapa

in PhD Thesis from Finance Discipline Group, UTS Business School, University of Technology, Sydney

Abstract: The efficiency of capital markets is largely attributable to an effective information network that exists among market participantsthat include fund managers, analysts, and investors. The role of many market participants is to improve the flow of information to assist the market in becoming aware of, and understanding, information. In this work, we look at the role of message boards in improving market efficiency. We examine the impact of message boards on stock returns, volatility, trading volume and liquidity. The overall findings of our study are that message boards serve no useful purpose for stock returns and liquidity. However, message boards do seem to add risk to share trading by increasing the turnover and share price volatility. We also observe that message board participants are likely to follow the stock market activity. Our results make one think that participation in message boards serves more for social purposes such as interaction with like-minded investors, general amusement etc than anything else.

Date: 2013
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