Does Insider Trading Impair Market Liquidity? Evidence from IPO Lockup Expirations

Journal of Financial and Quantitative Analysis

Volumn 39, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 25-46

  Cao, Charles ^a,b   Field, Laura Casares ^a   Hanka, Gordon ^c  

^a PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b CCFR   (United States)

^c VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 1842435918     PISSN: 00221090     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/s0022109000003872     Document Type: Article

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