This study reexamines Dubofsky's (1992) limit order adjustment hypothesis via an intraday analysis of minute-by-minute trade and quote data recorded on the ex-dividend days of common stocks listed on the NYSE, AMEX, and NASDAQ. According to Dubofsky's (1992) model, the asymmetric adjustment of...

We empirically test whether the disposition effect has an asymmetrical impact on the price adjustment on the ex-dividend day of common stocks listed in NYSE and AMEX during the 2001-2008 period. We find that stocks with accrued gains have a greater ex-day price drop ratio (PDR) than stocks with...

This paper investigates the role of textual information in a U.S. bank merger prediction task. Our intuition behind this approach is that text could reduce bank opacity and allow us to understand better the strategic options of banking firms. We retrieve textual information from bank annual...

Stock price synchronicity has been associated with various market outcomes like the return-sentiment relations, stock liquidity, and asset pricing models. Therefore, researchers have devoted a lot of time in revealing the underlying factors that drive stock price synchronicity. Using a sample of...

In this paper, we provide novel evidence of shareholder value creation in European bank M&As. We show that since 2009, bidders realize approximately 3% higher abnormal returns compared to the previous years; the returns being accompanied by significant improvements in long-term profitability....

Stock price synchronicity has been associated with various market outcomes like the return-sentiment relations, stock liquidity, and asset pricing models. Therefore, researchers have devoted a lot of time in revealing the underlying factors that drive stock price synchronicity. Using a sample of...