Idiosyncratic risk Pricing : Evidence from Tehran Stock Exchange

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . .. .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . The purpose of this research is empirical test of idiosyncratic risk pricing in Tehran Stock Exchange during 1378 to 1389. The current research is considered as “Ex-post facto” that has been done using “portfolio study approach” and is based on observational data. The statistical sample composed of 11880 firms/season observations from 270 listed companies in Tehran Stock Exchange. Results show that investors expect to compensate (obtain risk premium) for bearing idiosyncratic risk. The performance of momentum portfolios based on idiosyncratic risk always is positive and statistically significant. Furthermore, the results robustness tests confirm that this positive performance is not influenced by thin trading effects, change in idiosyncratic volatility estimation method and weighting scheme of return computation.