We derive testable implications of Kyle and Obizhaeva's (2016) notion of "bet invariance'' for the cross-section of trade-time volatilities. We jointly develop theoretical foundations of "no speculative arbitrage'' whose implications incorporate those of bet invariance. Our proposed test...

The recent absence of a discernible liquidity premium in cross-sectional stock returns despite non-trivial trade execution costs is a puzzle. We resolve this puzzle using a proxy for institutional trading costs that exploits the unique institutional features of modern U.S. equity markets....

Theories of customer supplier relationships hold that the private information of suppliers about buyers explains the use of trade credit even when there is a competitive banking sector. If suppliers possess private information about their buyers, then the buyer's order size and ability to pay on...

Theories of customer supplier relationships hold that the private information of suppliers about buyers explains the use of trade credit even when there is a competitive banking sector. If suppliers possess private information about their buyers, then the buyer's order size and ability to pay on...

We propose that extrapolative beliefs about earnings announcement (EA) returns may contribute to our understanding of EA return patterns. We construct a theoretically-motivated measure of extrapolative investors' expectations based on a stock's recent history of EA returns. We then show that...