Abnormal accruals, normal accruals and stock trading costs

Abstract

In this paper, the relation between accruals and stock trading costs is researched. Also, both abnormal accruals and normal accruals are found that they are related with stock trading costs. Meanwhile, this paper bases the measure on the extent to which daily quoted spreads and effective spreads change with abnormal accruals and normal accruals. The results show that accruals have positive association with stock trading costs. Further, investors can find out trusting information about companies and compare prices to determine whether the investment is worthy or not, and the assistance about making investment decisions transmits from this paper to investors and even government.