This paper studies a unique buyback method allowing firms to reacquire their own shares on a separate trading line where only the firm is allowed to buy shares. This temporary trading platform is opened concurrently with the original trading line on the stock exchange. This share repurchase...

We examine whether the post-earnings announcement drift (PEAD) varies cross-sectionally with short-horizon return predictability from order flows, which characterizes the information environment and reflects the extent to which information is efficiently impounded in prices. We first demonstrate...

We investigate the impact of ownership structure on trading volume reaction to earnings announcements using a sample of Japanese companies. Our primary tests focus on differential trading activities carried out by three types of shareholders in response to earnings announcements: corporate...

Purpose – The aim of this paper is to examine the informational efficiency of prices of all exchange traded funds (ETFs) that are actively traded on the NYSE Arca, based on methodology developed by Chordia et al. Design/methodology/approach – The authors estimate the speed of convergence to...