Using a sample of NASDAQ firms we investigate informed trading in the limit order book (LOB) prior to earnings announcements. Consistent with recent limit order theory, and in contrast to classic adverse selection models, we show that informed traders supply liquidity. Relative to a sample of...

While it is widely acknowledged that companies face increasing cybersecurity risk stemming from hackers stealing customer information, a relatively unknown cybersecurity risk is from information leakage and subsequent trading by digital insiders – hackers who target corporations to obtain...

This paper contributes to the debate on the consequences of increased disclosure regulation by investigating the effects of expedited reporting requirements of Form 4 filings, mandated by the Sarbanes-Oxley Act (SOX), on the market response to earnings announcements. We first confirm that SOX...