Can liquidity shifts explain the lockup expiration effect in stock returns?
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Paper/Presentation Title | Can liquidity shifts explain the lockup expiration effect in stock returns? |
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Presentation Type | Paper |
Authors | Krishnamurti, Chandrasekhar (Author), Subrahmanyam, Avanidhar (Author) and Thong, Tiong Yang (Author) |
Editors | Miltersen, Kristian R. |
Journal or Proceedings Title | Proceedings of the 36th European Finance Association Bergen Meetings (EFA 2009) |
Number of Pages | 38 |
Year | 2009 |
Place of Publication | Bergen, Norway |
Web Address (URL) of Paper | http://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=1341465 |
Web Address (URL) of Conference Proceedings | http://www.efa2009.org/webyep-system/program/download.php?FILENAME=32-3-at-Vedlegg.pdf&ORG_FILENAME=EFA2009PrintedProgram.pdf |
Conference/Event | EFA 2009: European Finance Association (Bergen Meeting) |
Event Details | EFA 2009: European Finance Association (Bergen Meeting) Event Date 19 to end of 27 Aug 2009 Event Location Bergen, Norway |
Abstract | Several studies on the expiration of IPO lockups document a strong negative reaction even though the unlock event is devoid of any informational content. The empirical finding has remained a conundrum. In this paper, we find that changes in liquidity can account for the observed stock price reaction around lockup expiration. Specifically, firms which show improvement in liquidity subsequent to the unlock day experience positive abnormal returns in the post-expiration period, and vice versa. Another interesting conclusion that emerges from our research is that liquidity changes can predict future abnormal returns. Our results remain robust to the use of alternate procedures to characterize unexpected changes in liquidity. |
Keywords | lockup expiration; illiquidity; share prices |
ANZSRC Field of Research 2020 | 350202. Finance |
520104. Industrial and organisational psychology (incl. human factors) | |
380107. Financial economics | |
Public Notes | No evidence of copyright restrictions preventing deposit. |
Byline Affiliations | School of Accounting, Economics and Finance |
University of California, United States | |
Singapore Management University |
https://research.usq.edu.au/item/9z7y2/can-liquidity-shifts-explain-the-lockup-expiration-effect-in-stock-returns
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