Appendix

A. Tables


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5.1 Summary statistics local main stock market indices in local currency 212
5.2 Summary statistics local main stock market indices in US Dollars 213
5.3 Statistics best strategy: mean return criterion, 0% costs 215
5.4 Statistics best strategy: mean return criterion, 0.25% costs 217
5.5 Statistics best strategy: Sharpe ratio criterion, 0 and 0.25% costs 218
5.6A Mean return best strategy in excess of mean return buy-and-hold 220
5.6B Sharpe ratio best strategy in excess of Sharpe ratio buy-and-hold 220
5.7A Estimation results CAPM: mean return criterion 222
5.7B Estimation results CAPM: Sharpe ratio criterion 222
5.8A Testing for predictive ability: mean return criterion 224
5.8B Testing for predictive ability: Sharpe ratio criterion 224
5.9 Summary: significance CAPM estimates, mean return criterion 196
5.10 Summary: Testing for predictive ability, mean return criterion 198
5.11 Summary: significance CAPM estimates, Sharpe ratio criterion 200
5.12 Summary: Testing for predictive ability, Sharpe Ratio criterion 201
5.13 Statistics best out-of-sample testing procedure: mean return criterion, 0.25% costs 226
5.14 Statistics best out-of-sample testing procedure: Sharpe ratio criterion, 0.25% costs 228
5.15A Mean return best out-of-sample testing procedure in excess of mean return buy-and-hold 230
5.15B Sharpe ratio best out-of-sample testing procedure in excess of Sharpe ratio buy-and-hold 230
5.16A Estimation results CAPM for best out-of-sample testing procedure: mean return criterion 232
5.16B Estimation results CAPM for best out-of-sample testing procedure: Sharpe ratio criterion 232
5.17 Summary: significance CAPM estimates for best out-of-sample testing procedure 204
5.18 Summary of the results found in Chapters 3, 4 and 5 234
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