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We empirically analyze the determinants of Initial Public Offering (IPO) underpricing using panel data for 29 countries … variations in underpricing. When more information is available price discovery is facilitated, allowing for more effective … the market and require higher underpricing in return. Overall, we conclude that better investor protection and better …
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The signaling hypothesis suggests that firms have incentives to underprice their initial public offerings (IPOs) to signal their quality to the outside investors and to issue seasoned equity (SEO) at more favorable terms. While the initial empirical evidence on the signaling hypothesis was weak,...
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U.S. trading in non-U.S. stocks has grown dramatically. Round-the-clock, these stocks trade in the home market, in the U.S. marketand, potentially, in both markets simultaneously. We use a state space model to study 24-hour price discovery. As opposed to thestandard variance ratio'' approach,...
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probability of underpricing increases as elimination from the tournament becomes more likely. …
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The underpricing of initial public offerings is a well-documented fact of empirical equity market research. Theories … explain this underpricing with market imperfections. We study three empirically relevant IPO mechanisms under almost perfect … report underpricing in each of these IPO mechanisms. Uncertainty about the aftermarket behavior may partly explain IPO excess …
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We investigate whether firms manage stock prices in anticipation of share issuance. Warrant exercise results in share issuance and warrant expiration dates are fixed years in advance, which precludes market timing. We predict firms manage stock prices to prevent (induce) warrant exercise when...
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We show that the introduction of a new asset affects the prices of previously existing assets in a market. Using data from 254 IPOs in emerging markets, we find that stocks in industries that covary highly with the industry of the IPO experience a larger decline in prices relative to other...
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This paper analyzes how newly introduced transparency requirements for short positions affect investors' behavior and security prices. Employing a unique data set, which contains both public positions above and confidential positions below the regulatory disclosure threshold, we offer several...
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