Enhancing momentum investment strategy using leverage

Investment-Based Momentum Profits

We offer an investment-based explanation of momentum. The neoclassical theory of investment implies that expected stock returns are related to expected investment returns, defined as the next-period marginal benefits of investment divided by the current-period marginal costs of investment. Empirically, winners have higher expected growth of investment-to-capital and higher expected marginal pro...

The impact of leverage on firm investment: Canadian evidence

This study examines the impact of financial leverage on the firms’ investment decisions using information on Canadian publicly traded companies. It shows that leverage is negatively related to investment and that this negative effect is significantly stronger for firms with low growth opportunities than those with high growth opportunities. The paper tests the robustness of these results using ...

Taxes, Leverage, and Stimuli of Investment under Uncertainty

This paper examines the effect of leverage on the effectiveness of a self-financed taxsubsidy program offered by a government in stimulating a firm’s investment. We show that the firm, be it levered or unlevered, has an incentive to hasten its investment because of the agency conflicts arising from the commitment made by the government on the terms of the tax-subsidy program. We further show th...

Exploring Investment Strategies in Financial Markets through Agent-based Modeling: Active Investment Strategy and Passive Investment Strategy Exploring Investment Strategies in Financial Markets through Agent-based Modeling: Active Investment Strategy and Passive Investment Strategy

Recent progress of computer technology makes it possible to analyze financial and economic systems through simulation studies. Among them, agent-based modeling is promising. In this paper, using agentbased modeling from distributed artificial intelligence, I discuss the validity of passive investment strategies in financial markets where active investors who hold future information exist. As a ...

The Importance of Investment Strategy