We examine the behavior of call options during the ex-dividend period of their underlying stocks. The evidence is inconsistent with the predictions of rational exercise policy; a significant fraction of the open interest remains unexercised. The potential profits to the option writers trigger a...

We show that estimating the demand and supply elasticity at the opening stage at the Tel Aviv Stock Exchange is highly sensitive to which of the reasonable measures is used. We compare the estimated elasticity of excess demand at the opening to the elasticity measured during the continuous...

We use an objective measure - the ex post rate of publication of presented paper - to document the information content of a presentation at a conference. We select five conferences that are open to all submitters, the selection of papers is based on peer review, and the papers not limited to a...

We develop a measure (based on the relative slopes of the demand and supply schedules) quantifying the asymmetric presence of liquidity traders in the market: a steeper slope of the demand (supply) schedule indicates a concentration of liquidity traders on the demand (supply) side. Using the...

We examine a sample of 459 firms filing for Chapter 11 during the period 1991 to 1998 and find that our sample firms experience significant improvements in their operating performance during Chapter 11. Our evidence is consistent with the hypothesis that Chapter 11, if anything, provides net...

This paper presents new empirical evidence suggesting that the market evaluates acquisition announcements in the context of the firm's investment policy. When a firm with superior prior internal investment purchases another, market participants often learn from the acquisition, that internal...

This paper proposes a new method using option prices to estimate the market value of the voting right associated with a stock. The method consists of synthesizing a non-voting share using put-call parity, and comparing its price to that of the underlying stock. Empirically, we find this measure...

We show that distribution of stock dividends is costly to stockholders of levered firms. In addition, it is associated with reductions in future profits. Yet consistent with past studies, we document positive and significant announcement returns for the 1954-2017 period, perhaps responding to...

Following a ruling of the Israeli Securities Authority, portfolio managers had to obtain their clients' consent, in writing; so that they can continue to receive a fraction of the transaction costs their clients pay the broker executing the trades. One would expect an overwhelming opposition to...

In the presence of derivative markets, shareholders can choose their desired mix of cash-flows/votes and vary it through time. We find that the optimal security-voting structure is time varying. Even in the presence of derivatives, most of the time, shareholders optimally choose 1S1V. 1S1V turns...