Insider trading and the long-run performance of new security issues

Journal of Corporate Finance

Volumn 6, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 25-53

  Kahle, Kathleen M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH   (United States)

Author keywords

G32; Insider trading; Long run stock performance; New security issues

Indexed keywords

EID: 0012572415     PISSN: 09291199     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/s0929-1199(99)00015-2     Document Type: Article

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