Purpose The authors investigate the 2008-2009 short-sales ban in Korea, one of the most comprehensive and restrictive short-selling bans worldwide. The purpose of this paper is to examine: whether the ban stopped a destabilizing effect, if there was any, of short-selling activities; whether the...

Purpose – The paper seeks to examine changes in daily return volatility associated with open market share repurchases. Design/methodology/approach – Univariate analyses, control sample analyses, and multiple regression analyses are employed to explore relations between daily return...

Purpose – The paper seeks to examine changes in daily return volatility associated with open market share repurchases. Design/methodology/approach – Univariate analyses, control sample analyses, and multiple regression analyses are employed to explore relations between daily return...