Lockup expiration, insider selling and bid-ask spreads
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Article Title | Lockup expiration, insider selling and bid-ask spreads |
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ERA Journal ID | 18553 |
Article Category | Article |
Authors | Krishnamurti, Chandrasekhar (Author) and Thong, Tiong Yang (Author) |
Journal Title | International Review of Economics and Finance |
Journal Citation | 17 (2), pp. 230-244 |
Number of Pages | 15 |
Year | 2008 |
Place of Publication | Netherlands |
ISSN | 1059-0560 |
1873-8036 | |
Digital Object Identifier (DOI) | https://doi.org/10.1016/j.iref.2007.06.005 |
Abstract | Contrary to our expectation that lockup expiration should result in an exacerbation of the information asymmetry problem faced by market makers, we find an improvement in secondary market liquidity in the post-expiration period. For the subset of firms with reported insider sales during the 10-day post-lockup expiration period, bid–ask spreads reduce by a larger percentage—mainly due to a decline in the adverse selection component. VC-backed firms also experience a decline in quoted and effective spreads in the postlockup period as compared to non-VC firms. Our empirical results show that insider selling and VC unwinding both improve liquidity after unlock day. However, only insider selling is associated with a reduction in the adverse selection component of spread. |
Keywords | lockup expiration; insider selling; liquidity; adverse selection costs |
ANZSRC Field of Research 2020 | 350202. Finance |
350101. Accounting theory and standards | |
480602. Equity and trusts law | |
Public Notes | Files associated with this item cannot be displayed due to copyright restrictions. |
Byline Affiliations | Monash University |
Singapore Management University |
https://research.usq.edu.au/item/9z7z0/lockup-expiration-insider-selling-and-bid-ask-spreads
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