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A simple behavioural model of investor holding periods under the presence of trading costs

 

ABSTRACT

We develop a simple behavioural model where changes in investor holding periods of stocks are a function of variations in levels and shocks of trading costs. We construct a value weighted portfolio of all stocks listed on the London Stock Exchange, over the time period of 1990–2014 in order to empirical examine the model. We establish that levels have a greater impact then unanticipated trading costs on investor holding periods. Our article outlines the importance of trading costs in determining investor portfolio construction.

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Notes

1 The intermediate mathematical steps from Equations 1 to 4 are available from the authors upon request.

2 Note that all the variables are estimated in logarithms, due to the excess skewness and kurtosis of the data.

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