Using daily short sale transactions data for firms traded in the Taiwan Stock Exchange (TWSE) from January 1991 to January 2007, we examine the pattern of short selling trading prior to 338 acquisition announcements. Consistent with the view that short sellers act as informed traders, we find...

11.08.2011 tarihli Sermaye Piyasası Kurulu duyurusunda, İstanbul Menkul Kıymetler Borsası'nda Ağustos 2011 döneminde yaşanan dalgalanmalar ve kayıplar gerekçe gösterilerek açığa satışlarda başlangıç teminatı oranının %50'den %70'e çıkarıldığı ifade edilmiştir. Söz...

We study the association between daily changes in short selling activity and financial stock prices during extreme events using TailCoR, a measure of tail correlation. For the largest European and US banks, as well as European insurers, we uncover a strong relation during exceptional (extreme)...