Why do option introductions depress stock prices? A study of diminishing short sale constraints

Journal of Financial and Quantitative Analysis

Volumn 36, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 451-484

  Danielsen, Bartley R ^a   Sorescu, Sorin M ^b  

^a DEPAUL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON   (United States)

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EID: 0035732388     PISSN: 00221090     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/2676220     Document Type: Article

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