Effect of Stock Market Activities on Banks’ Deposits - Case of Jordan

Abstract

This study was to determine the influence between the ASE activity and the activity of the banking system, and to identify the important variables and the most effective in forecasting tool. This study is used to investigate a number of variables in the Amman Stock Exchange activity and their effect on the banks activities for the period of 1992-2009.The study built a predictive model in order to predict the size of the private sector deposits in the banking system as an independent variable and to determine the dependent variables in the banking system. The researcher has used simple linear regression, Multiple Regression, and Stepwise Multi Regression. The study results have confirmed that there is a statistically significant effect of Amman Stock Exchange (ASE) activities on Jordan Banks’ deposits.

Keywords : Stock Market, Banks, Deposits, Private Sector, Amman Stock Exchange.