Pre-bid price run-ups and insider trading activity: Evidence from Canadian acquisitions

International Review of Financial Analysis

Volumn 9, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 21-43

  Jabbour, Alain R ^a   Jalilvand, Abolhassan ^b   Switzer, Jeannette A ^b  

^a 6152 Coburg Road   (Canada)

^b DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Insider trading; JEL classifications: G34; Mergers; Stock Price Run ups

Indexed keywords

EID: 0043230076     PISSN: 10575219     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1057-5219(99)00026-5     Document Type: Article

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