Skewness analysis on Japanese stocks, random portfolios, industry portfolios and market indices.

We study skewness of stocks in Japan with particular emphasis on industry portfolios. Industry portfolios are unique as they are formed from stocks that tend to move in the same fashion and possess similar cyclical tendencies. We find that the formation of industry portfolios helps to ‘preserve’ pos...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Ng, Yi Ting., Ong, Hui Ling., Tan, Yue Li.
Other Authors: Kong, Yoon Kee
Format: Final Year Project (FYP)
Published: 2008
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10356/9290