We find that the informed trading measures “abnormal O/S ratio”, “abnormal option volume” and “abnormal implied volatility skew” are negatively related to event period abnormal returns for accelerated share repurchases (ASRs) announcements. This effect is stronger for call options...

We analyze the direct impacts of managerial overconfidence upon the dividend decision and demonstrate that the dividend levels and speeds of adjustment to target levels can increase when managers exhibit overconfidence. However, we demonstrate that the directional impact upon dividend levels...

We find that firms with a corporate general counsel in top management (TMC) are less likely to pay dividends, and for such firms that do pay dividends, the dividend payouts are lower. Our results hold addressing both endogeneity concerns and selection biases. We also find that the presence of a...

We examine the impact of options trading on audit pricing for a sample of US firms over the period from 2001 to 2016. Using two option trading measures, the average daily natural logarithm of option contracts volume and the average daily natural logarithm of option contracts dollar volume, we...

We examine the operating performance subsequent to dividend initiations by comparing firms with similar pre-event operating performance and growth opportunities. We find strong (weak) evidence of information content for dividends initiated by firms subsequent (prior) to the 2003 tax cut in the...

The lead/lag relationship between large and small cap firms is investigated by using a number of Indian equity index series that differ in their market capitalisation characteristics. Large cap indices are found to lead small cap indices and to have higher speeds of adjustment towards intrinsic...

Seasoned equity offerings (SEOs) in the UK provide valuable choices to the issuer in terms of renounceability and control dilution. This is especially the case following the removal of the size restriction of pound;15 m on share placements to institutional investors in January 1996. We formulate...

The quality options for Japanese Government Bond Futures contracts are analyzed using a discrete trinomial lattice approach based on a two-factor Heath, Jarrow and Morton (1990b) model. The impacts of the quality option on hedging effectiveness are investigated. In general, the pure quality...