This study examines the relationship between the characteristics that define initial public offerings (IPOs) and the post-offering liquidity of stocks outstanding. We argue that higher underpricing, relative size and retail composition of the offerings will result in higher post-listing...

This paper reports on an issue hitherto unexplored in the literature, namely, the new shares price setting during the subscription period. We report evidence of a spread between the old stock price and the value of new shares obtained through subscription. A framework is developed within which...

This paper examines the influence of the subscription rights market on the liquidity and the trading activity of ex-rights stocks during the subscription period. The results reveal that the liquidity of the ex-rights stocks, except on the two first trading days, increases during this period....

This study contributes to broadening our knowledge of the corporate governance of firms. In particular, we consider board independence as a fundamental variable in the explanation of good governance practices. For this purpose, we analyse the Annual Corporate Governance Reports of the Spanish...

This paper examines the influence of secondary offerings (SOs) on the liquidity and trading activity of stocks outstanding. The results reveal that liquidity and trading activity increase after the execution of SOs. We observe that the offering discount is explained by the size of the offering...