A December Effect with Tax-Gain Selling?
- 1 July 2003
- journal article
- Published by Taylor & Francis in CFA Magazine
- Vol. 59 (4) , 78-90
- https://doi.org/10.2469/faj.v59.n4.2547
Abstract
We present evidence on the December effect. When investors do not sell winner stocks in December but postpone their sale to January so that capital gains will not be realized in the current fiscal year, the “winners” appreciate in December. The December effect is relatively easy to arbitrage. We also present evidence regarding the persistence of the January effect and note that the January effect continues because it is difficult to exploit profitably.Keywords
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