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title: Assaying Anomalies in Equity Returns
url: https://www.ml-quant.com/papers/ssrn/4723712/
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updated: 2026-09-26
license: Summaries CC BY 4.0; links go to the original sources
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identifier: SSRN 4723712
source_url: https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=4723712
featured: 2024-02-14
citations: unknown
topic: Asset Pricing & Factors
---


# Assaying Anomalies in Equity Returns

A new protocol and web application are proposed for testing potential predictors of equity returns, providing thorough analysis and identifying common problems in testing equity strategies.

- Source: https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=4723712
- Identifier: SSRN 4723712
- Released: 2023-01-26
- First featured: Quant Letter No. 37 (2024-02-14): https://www.ml-quant.com/issues/2024-02-14/
- Citations (Semantic Scholar): not tracked
- Published in: not yet
- Topic: Asset Pricing & Factors

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