Prior studies indicate that institutional investors are informed, in the sense that their trades predict price changes. In this study we show that return predictive ability of institutions arises (after controlling for size, book-to-market, and momentum) mainly from institutional sales of...

We examine how trading by institutional traders affects those by insiders. Using data at the trade level, we find insiders complete their trades faster when institutions trade on the same side in the stock. The effect of institutional activity on insider trading is more pronounced when insiders...

This article investigates the impact of political uncertainty and abnormal market conditions on institutional trading behavior. The study finds that institutional investors are net buyers during abnormal market decreases and net sellers during abnormal market increases. Institutional investors'...

This paper presents evidence of linkages across equity markets in the following transition economies: Russia, Ukraine, Poland and Czech Republic from beginning of January 2005 till the end of December 2014. We apply a multivariate asymmetric EGARCH model. Empirical results indicate significant...

This paper presents evidence of equity market linkages in the following transition economies: Russia, Ukraine, Poland and Czech Republic from beginning of January 2005 till the end of December 2014. I apply a multivariate asymmetric EGARCH model. Empirical results indicate significant return and...