Quantifying the Effects of the Inclusion and Segregation of Contracts for Difference in Australian Equity Markets

Shaen Corbet and Cian Twomey ()
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Shaen Corbet: DCU Business School (DCUBS), Dublin City University (DCU), Dublin 9, Ireland.

International Journal of Economics and Financial Issues, 2014, vol. 4, issue 2, 411-426

Abstract: This study examines the effects that Contracts for Difference (CFDs) have had on the Australian equity market, either as an accelerant for mispricing, or as a source of increased market functionality through the addition of a new tradable product and increased liquidity. The Australian Securities Exchange (ASX) made the decision to segregate CFDs to a separate ring-fenced exchange in November 2007. This study uses EGARCH techniques to test for the effects of CFDs on return volatility at the time of CFD inclusion and segregation in Australian equity markets at the index and equity-specific level. A fully worked explanation and example of a CFD-influenced overhang' is also provided. The results provide evidence that cannot reject the presence of overhangs' in Australian equity markets.

Keywords: Contracts for Difference; EGARCH; equity markets; volatility. (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: G12 G15 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2014
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