Underwriter short covering in the IPO aftermarket: A clinical study

Journal of Corporate Finance

Volumn 10, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 575-594

  Boehmer, Ekkehart ^a   Fishe, Raymond P H ^b  

^a New York Stock Exchange Inc   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI   (United States)

Author keywords

Aftermarket liquidity; Initial public offering; Price stabilization; Short covering

Indexed keywords

EID: 2342577512     PISSN: 09291199     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0929-1199(03)00021-X     Document Type: Article

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