In recent years skewness has become a much-discussed factor in financial research, and many studies/models involve the skewness of various financial variables. This paper (i) points out the universal neglect in the finance literature of skewness' sampling error and its significant consequences;...

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to examine the day‐of‐the‐week effect for three primary money market instruments in Canada. The sample period is 1980‐2009. Design/methodology/approach – The authors use three approaches. First, a parametric t ‐test is employed to determine if...

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to examine the day-of-the-week effect for three primary money market instruments in Canada. The sample period is 1980-2009. Design/methodology/approach – The authors use three approaches. First, a parametric t-test is employed to determine if a...