Detecting information from directors' trades: Signal definition and variable size effects

Journal of Business Finance and Accounting

Volumn 24, Issue 3-4, 1997, Pages 309-342

  Gregory, Alan ^a   Matatko, John ^b   Tonks, Ian ^c  

^a ABERYSTWYTH UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF EXETER   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 0345215818     PISSN: 0306686X     EISSN: 14685957     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1468-5957.00107     Document Type: Article

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