Volatility has been described as an indicator of uncertainty which has implications for investment decisions,
risk management as well as monetary policy. This paper investigates the pattern of volatility in
the daily trading volume index of Hong Kong stock exchange. The empirical evidence provided in this
paper suggests that TGARCH specification is superior to GARCH specification. This is particularly important
when one is dealing with the case of asymmetric information that captures the leverage effect of the
volatile stock market.