Blockchain Tecknology and Volatility of Stock Returns in Iran

Determining the factors affecting the volatility and risk of the stock market by expanding the pricing models of capital assets has been the focus of researchers. One of the variables that has a close relationship with financial markets is block chain technology. Therefore, the present study investigated the effect of block chain technology on total and systematic risk volatility in 84 selected companies of the Iran`s stock market during April 2010 to August 2014 using Vector error correction model. The results of the study show that the systematic risk function in the first period has a positive reaction to the changes in blockchain technology, but after the second period, the impact of blockchain technology shocks on the systematic risk of companies has been positive with a constant slope. Also, since the first period, the total risk function has had a positive reaction to the changes in blockchain technology with an upward slope. Systematic risk and total risk functions have also reacted positively to the shocks of the companies' market share and the company's rate of return. The results of the variance analysis of the total risk and systematic risk functions show that in the systematic risk function, according to the asset return rate, blockchain technology and market share had the greatest effect on the changes in the risk function, and in the risk function, according to the market share, asset return rate and Block chain technology has had the greatest effect on the changes of the mentioned risk function.